Rendering of the new IOMSP ferry Manxman (Image: IOMSP & Houlder)
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä said it will supply a range of solutions for a new 132-meter RoPax ferry being built at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in South Korea for the Isle of Man Steam Packet Co (IOMSP). The newbuild will serve the Heysham to Douglas, Isle of Man route.
The Wärtsilä scope includes Wärtsilä 31 engines, electrical and automation including Wärtsilä’s Low Loss Concept (LLC), an energy storage system and propulsion machinery including the transverse thrusters. Wärtsilä will also supply a NACOS Platinum integrated navigation system along with a newly developed Bridge Console Design and its Aquarius UV ballast water management system.