Shipping giant Maersk once again halted shipping through the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden after one of its box ships came under attack twice in 24 hours over the weekend, the company announced Tuesday.
Timely engine control system upgrade enhances reliability and efficiency for Gunvor Maersk
To mitigate the risk of delays posed by aging equipment, leading global shipping operator Maersk engaged Wärtsilä to undertake an extensive retrofit of the control systems onboard it’s Gunvor Maersk container vessel. The upgrade allowed the vessel to benefit from the latest advances in Wärtsilä’s engine control system technologies, providing increased reliability along with problem-free performance and improved operational efficiency.
While maintenance is still available for vessels operating with Wärtsilä’s older WECS-9500 engine control system, replacement components are becoming harder to obtain; this problem of obsolescence was a significant driver behind part of Maersk’s motivation for requesting the upgrade.