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Wärtsilä to supply engines to ships built in Philippines
Manila: Wärtsilä is suppling the main engines for four bunker-saving post-panamax container ships being built in the Philippines for Ciner Shipping.
"The 9,000 teu container ships will be powered by Wärtsilä X92 engines, incorporate one of the most fuel efficient and environmentally advanced container ship designs available on the market today," said Vassilis Papakalodoukas, ceo of Ciner Shipping Industry & Trading Inc.
The ships will be built at Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction (HHIC) shipyard's facilities in the Philippines. [13/12/10]