(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 8-Feb-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Shipping company Hagland Shipping AS to order hybrid retrofit installation from Wärtsilä for its general cargo vessel ‘Hagland Captain’. The agreement between the two companies has been signed in December 2018 and the project will be first of its … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Environment, Finland, News, Norway, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged battery hybrid propulsion solution, Bellona, cargo, cargo vessel, fuel consumption, Hagland Shipping AS, hybrid propulsion solution, hybrid retrofit installation, marine hybrid propulsion, nitrogen oxide, NOAH, Oivind Wendelboe Aanensen, Paul Kohle, reduce emissions, reduce noise, shipping, ships, short sea shipping, vessel, Wärtsilä
(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 23-Jan-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — The technology group Wärtsilä has recently been awarded a number of contracts to supply its Aquarius UV Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) to global shipping operators. The systems will enable the vessels to be compliant with … Read the full press release
Posted in Finland, Industrial, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Aquarius UV Ballast Water Management System, Arto Lehtinen, BWMS, fleet, ship owners, shipping, vessels, Wärtsilä
(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 16-Jan-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Eniram, a Wärtsilä company and French ferry operator La Méridionale, have taken notable steps on digitalising La Méridionale’s fleet with the help of the latest energy management technology. This partnership is in line with … Read the full press release
HELSINKI, 30-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The technology group Wärtsilä strengthens its position as a global leader in the maritime markets by introducing the first Wärtsilä-branded high-speed engine. The International Workboat Show in New Orleans, USA, was the venue of the official … Read the full press release
Posted in Finland, Industrial, Marketing, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged efficiency, engine, ferries, International Workboat Show, IWBS2018, maritime, New Orleans, shipping, Stefan Wiik, tugs, USA, vessels, Wärtsilä, WorkBoat
HELSINKI, 30-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The technology group Wärtsilä has successfully completed a further round of test procedures of its automated dock-to-dock solution. In an unprecedented operation, in the presence of the Norwegian Maritime Authority (NMA), the system was further tested … Read the full press release
Posted in Finland, Industrial, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged automated shipping, automation, autonomous, ferry, Folgefonn, Joonas Makkonen, Nils Haktor Bua, shipping, Sigbjørn Myrvang, Wärtsilä
Operators in the marine and energy industries face increasing demands when it comes to security throughout their product and service lifecycles. Digitalisation is taking over the marine and energy industries, building the importance of cyber security for data protection and … Read the full press release
Posted in Finland, Industrial, Internet & Online, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged cyberrisks, Cybersecurity, dataprotection, digitalisation, ENERGY, marine, safety, SECURITY, Wärtsilä
HELSINKI, 08-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The largest ever high-speed catamaran, which will operate on LNG fuel, will feature a fully integrated scope of supply from the technology group Wärtsilä. The 125 metres long vessel is being built at the Armon Gijón … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Finland, Industrial, Spain, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Armon Gijón, catamaran, ferry, Juan M. Paino, LNG, scope, Stefan Wiik, Wärtsilä
HELSINKI, 08-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The technology group Wärtsilä’s Aquarius UV Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) has successfully completed all the required testing procedures, and has now been submitted for US Coastguard (USCG) Type Approval. This follows the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Type … Read the full press release
Posted in Finland, Industrial, Technology
Tagged Approval, Craig Patrick, testing, US Coastguard, USCG, Wärtsilä, Water Management System
HELSINKI, 04-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The technology group Wärtsilä was awarded a 38 MW power plant project by the EPC company Groupement TEC-IEE in Equatorial Guinea. The project is sponsored by the Ministry of Hydrocarbons with the intention to boost … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Finland, Industrial, Technology
Tagged Equatorial Guinea, H.E. Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima, LNG, power plant, Wärtsilä
HELSINKI, 04-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The technology group Wärtsilä has decided to reorganise into two business areas, Wärtsilä Marine Business and Wärtsilä Energy Business, covering both new sales and services for the respective markets. With this change, Wärtsilä aims to deliver … Read the full press release
Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse, France, 27-Aug-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Three of the marine sector’s major technology companies, WinGD, Wärtsilä and GTT, have agreed to collaborate in making the use of LNG fuel a truly viable option for ship owners and operators. By combining their … Read the full press release
Clean, secure, and uninterrupted power is at the core of Hawaiian Electric’s 50-megawatt Schofield Generating Station. Wärtsilä has signed a Maintenance and Operational advisory agreement for the power plant, located on the island of Oahu, 40 kilometres from Honolulu. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Finland, Management, Technology
Tagged electricity, ENERGY, Hawaiian Electric, Honolulu, maintenance, Michael DeCaprio, Oahu, power, Walter Reggente, Wärtsilä
HELSINKI, 01-Aug-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Digitalisation and the rapid development of new technologies is fundamentally transforming the marine industry. New innovations increase efficiency and flexibility. However, these innovations are no longer confined to products and systems. They will also revolutionise marine … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Industrial, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged AR, augmented reality, augmented_reality, Bearings, bearings services, maintenance, marine, RePAIR, Seals, Smart Glasses, SmartGlasses, stern tube seals, Thomas Pauly, VR, Wärtsilä
HELSINKI, 17-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Wärtsilä and Transocean will optimise the maintenance of all Wärtsilä thrusters installed within the Transocean fleet, while seeking to significantly reduce dry-docking costs by extending the service intervals of the thrusters. The agreement aims to deliver … Read the full press release
Posted in Finland, Industrial, Management, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged dry-docking, fleet, Kourtney Dever, thruster maintenance, thrusters, Transocean, Wärtsilä
HELSINKI, 29-Jun-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Mr Javier Cavada Camino, President of Energy Solutions, Executive Vice President and member of the Board of Management will leave Wärtsilä to become President & CEO of the London-based energy storage company Highview Power on 30 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Finland, Management
Seoul, South Korea and Helsinki, Finland, 29-Jun-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The technology group Wärtsilä and Hyundai Motor Group have signed a technology and commercial partnership designed to utilize second-life electric vehicle (EV) batteries towards the growing energy storage market. The … Read the full press release
HELSINKI, 04-Jun-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The technology group Wärtsilä and Norwegian Wilhelmsen Ship Management, a Wilhelmsen group company, have signed a 5-year agreement covering the maintenance of exhaust gas cleaning systems installed in three vessels managed by Wilhelmsen Ship Management. The … Read the full press release
HELSINKI, 20-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The technology group Wärtsilä is to acquire Transas, a global company headquartered in the U.K. The move will speed Wärtsilä along its path towards its Smart Marine Ecosystem vision. Established in 1990, Transas is a global market leader … Read the full press release
HELSINKI, 22-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The technology group Wärtsilä will provide additional generating capacity to the local electricity grid in the Portuguese administered Azores Islands. A new 10 MW extension to the existing Belo Jardim power plant on the island of … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Finland, Industrial, Management, Portugal, Technology
Tagged Azores, Azores Islands, electricity, electricity grid, grid, Melle Kruisdijk, Pedro Neves, power plant, Wärtsilä
HELSINKI, 22-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The technology group Wärtsilä and Saudi Arabia-based Najran Cement Company continue their co-operation by renewing the three-year asset management agreement for Najran Cement Company’s installations in Sultana and Akfah in Saudi Arabia. Wärtsilä will continue to ensure … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Finland, Industrial, Management, Technology
Tagged Akfah, Cement, Najran Cement Company, Saudi Arabia, Sultana, sustainability, Wärtsilä
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