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Wärtsilä Communication and Control

Center (Wärtsilä 3C) – launched at SMM 2010 — is touted as the first system to in- tegrate the entire vessel’s control into one solution.

Wärtsilä 3C is a new way of thinking, and it is positioned by the manufacturer as the first system to integrate the entire vessel’s control into one solution. With the introduction of Wärtsilä 3C, Wärt- silä’s integrates its own products and sys- tems, such as automation, propulsion and engines, with other operationally relevant equipment and systems to obtain a truly fully integrated solution. In this case, all the needed ship’s controls and alarms are integrated with a common interface for the highest efficiency and best possible situational awareness. The Wärtsilä 3C has been designed in cooperation with experienced maritime professionals to ensure fluent control of the vessel, and to make ship operation easier and safer.

Wärtsilä 3C system is a key enabler for the leveraging of energy management and integrated navigation solutions, and offers efficiency optimization and emis- sions reduction benefits. Route planning, optimal engine configuration and deci- sion support will increase the vessel’s fuel economy and reduce the mainte- nance requirements of the ship’s systems.

In optimizing engine performance, and ensuring maximum power availability with high efficiency, fuel consumption is reduced – as is, therefore, the volume of harmful emissions.

With the Wärtsilä 3C, owners can re- motely optimize their assets and achieve real-time fleet management. The Wärtsilä 3C will comply with all major classifica- tion societies and notations, and is de- signed to meet the highest standards – even when being used in the most diffi- cult operating environments. The modu- larized components and customized de- sign make the Wärtsilä 3C suitable for all types of vessels. Furthermore, regardless of the ship’s level of redundancy, it will maintain the same high system design and component quality. The navigation technology used in the Wärtsilä 3C is supplied by Raytheon Anschütz, a proven provider of advanced maritime naviga- tional systems.

Wärtsilä 3C to Integrate Ship Controls with a Single Interface

Jaakko Eskola (above) launched the new 3C concept (below) at SMM.