Technology group Wärtsilä is to provide the ship design, main engine and other propulsion equipment for a new state-of-the-art fishing vessel.
The 69.8m Resolute will be built at the Balenciaga shipyard in Spain for Scottish owners, Castlehill, and replaces an existing trawler of the same name.
Riku-Pekka Hägg, director of ship design at Wärtsilä Marine, said that the company was pleased to be working again with Castlehill and the Balenciaga yard. “Wärtsilä’s Smart Marine vision supports the development of efficient and environmentally sustainable solutions, and this ship will certainly meet those criteria,” he added.
In addition to the ship design and relevant documentation, Wärtsilä will also supply a Wärtsilä 32 main engine, as well as the gear, shaft line, stern tube and combined pitch propeller. Under a separate agreement, the company will also develop a concept that can be used for the owner’s application for an extended fishing quota.
“Wärtsilä has tremendous experience and an excellent track record in producing advanced fishing vessel designs, and we are confident that this latest design will meet our expectations,” said Castlehill’s owner, Georg West.
Delivery is scheduled in 2020 for operation in the fishing grounds of the North Sea.
