This is the first fuel cell system (FCS) designed to be inherently gas safe meaning that the surrounding machinery space will be considered gas safe under all conditions.
The Al Zubarah-class corvettes will be capable of fulfilling different kinds of tasks, from surveillance with sea rescue capacities to being fighting vessels.
Wärtsilä will provide technical support via a long-term service agreement for its broad scope of solutions installed on Brittany Ferries’ latest RoPax vessel, the ‘Salamanca’.
