OPearl secures 15-year service deal for 14 LNG carriers

Hong Kong-based OPearl LNG Ship Management has agreed a 15-year service deal covering 14 vessels under its management.

Swiss marine power company WinGD said it had signed in December a long-term service agreement with OPearl LNG Ship Management, which manages a fleet of LNG carriers.

The agreement, provided under the Global Service launched in June 2025 by WinGD, covers spare parts, field services, technical support, performance monitoring, maintenance planning, and crew training for OPearl’s four 6X72DF-2.2 and ten 5X72DF-2.1 engines.

“Meeting tight delivery schedules requires vessels that operate with maximum uptime and minimum disruption,” said Rudi Holbecker, director of Global Service at WinGD.

Earlier this year, the technology group Wärtsilä signed a ten-year lifecycle agreement with OPearl LNG Ship Management covering a total of 14 LNG carrier vessels. The 14 vessels covered by this agreement will be delivered between Q3 2025 and Q2 2027. Each ship will operate with two 6-cylinder and two 8-cylinder Wärtsilä 34DF dual-fuel engines. They will also each feature four Wärtsilä Gas Valve Units (GVU).

On December 2023, NYK jointly established OPearl LNG Ship