Finnish Border Guard to acquire LNG-fuelled multipurpose patrol ship

摘要

Finland's new goverment has decided in principle to acquire a multipurpose patrol ship equipped with liquified natural gas (LNG)-fuelled engines for the Finnish Border Guard (FBG/Suomen rajavartiolaitos).The 90 m-long helicopter-capable vessel is being developed in collaboration with the country's environmental administration and will have "minimal" emissions, the FBG said on 7 October.STX Finland's Rauma shipyard is also closely involved in the Ulkovar-tiolaiva (UVL) 10 project and detailed design work is expected to be completed in 2012, with construction starting immediately afterwards for delivery the following year.