# Wärtsilä to supply cargo handling systems for five VLECs built in China

Wärtsilä was selected by Jiangnan Shipyard to supply cargo handling and fuel gas supply systems for five 99,000 cbm very large ethane carriers being built in China for an undisclosed owner. Delivery starts Q3 2026.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2024-10-01
- Where: China
- Status: announced
- Products: cargo handling system, fuel gas supply system
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Wärtsilä](https://endata.com/companies/254.md) (supplier)
- [China State Shipbuilding Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/714.md) (partner)
- [Jiangnan Shipyard](https://endata.com/companies/6513.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [offshore-energy.biz](https://www.offshore-energy.biz/2024/10/01/wartsila-systems-picked-for-five-99000-cbm-vlec-newbuilds), 2024-10-01: "The order has been placed by Jiangnan Shipyard, part of China State Shipbuilding Corporation."

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