Wärtsilä venture delivers first China-specific gensets

Wärtsilä Qiyao Diesel Company (WQDC), Wärtsilä's joint venture in Shanghai, has reported A prototype was ready for testing by WQDC last year.delivery of its first Auxpac 16 gensets to the Chinese market.

The sets will be installed in a series of bulk carriers being built by Guoyu Shipyard for Singapore shipowner Pioneer.

Auxpac 16 has been designed as an auxiliary engine for a variety of vessel types, and its powerful output with compact design makes it especially suited to small bulkers, tankers, and container vessels needing auxiliary power in the 630 kWe/genset range.

The Auxpac 16, a medium-speed, small-bore (160 mm) six-cylinder HFO auxiliary genset, is the smallest in its range. It was designed specifically for the Chinese market, having been developed by Wärtsilä in partnership with the Shanghai Marine Diesel Engine Research Institute since 2011. It used engineering and design experience from the Wärtsilä Auxpac 20.