W?sil?nd Neste Oil sign maintenance agreement for eight vessels
(Thomson Reuters ONE) - W?sil?orporation, Press release, 11 February 2010, at 9.30 am (EET)W?sil?the marine industry's leading ship power system integrator, has signeda five-year maintenance agreement with Finnish Neste Oil. The agreement coversboth the main and auxiliary engines, delivered by W?sil?for eight vessels inthe Neste Oil's fleet. According to the agreement, W?sil?ffers maintenanceoperations, spare parts, including performance optimisation, as well as anannual visit of specialists to check the optimal operation of each vessel'sengines under running conditions."Our strategy is to use the original manufacturer's spare parts in the dieselengines' critical sections and the manufacturer's service personnel in majoroverhaul works. Now with this maintenance agreement we can fulfil our strategyin the most cost efficient way. We do see additional value like annualperformance tests and enhanced communication between our operational personneland W?sil?'s technical support. This will improve engine reliability and fueleconomy making our ships even safer, more environmentally friendly and moreefficient," says Mr Sami Niemel?Technical Manager, Neste Oil.W?sil?as extensive experience in providing long-term operational andmanagement services for about 1000 similar engines installed in ships andland-based power plants all over the world. W?sil?'s maintenance agreementsare available for all marine installations. With a long term service agreement,the customer has guaranteed availability of spare parts and maintenance crews.By having annual onboard visits and continuous monitoring of the enginecondition, the engine efficiency can be optimised.W?sil?ervices is one of the three W?sil?usinesses. In 2009, W?sil?ervices net sales were EUR 1.8 billion, which corresponds to 35 per cent ofW?sil?'s total net sales. W?sil?as over 11,000 employees in Servicesbusiness in 70 countries.Neste Oil operates a fleet of about 30 vessels. It transports around 40 milliontons of crude oil, petroleum products and chemicals annually, primarily in theBaltic Sea, a particularly sensitive sea area, the North Sea and the NorthAtlantic. All of the company's vessels are ice-reinforced and they feature adouble hull.Link to a picture can be found at the end of this release.Caption: The 106,000 dwt crude oil carrier Mt Mastera within the Neste Oil fleetwill be covered by the new maintenance agreement signed between W?sil?ndNeste Oil.For further information, please contact:Mr Christer KantolaVice President, Sales & MarketingW?sil?ervicesTel: +358 400 662846christer.kantola(at)wartsila.comMs Tuula FranckSenior Manager, External CommunicationsW?sil?orporationTel: +358 400 267555tuula.franck(at)wartsila.comW?sil?n briefW?sil?s a global leader in complete lifecycle power solutions for the marineand energy markets. By emphasising technological innovation and totalefficiency, W?sil?aximises the environmental and economic performance of thevessels and power plants of its customers.In 2009, W?sil?'s net sales totalled 5.3 billion with more than 18,000employees. The company has operations in 160 locations in 70 countries aroundthe world. W?sil?s listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki, Finland.www.wartsila.com[HUG#1383327] Picture of Mt Mastera : http://hugin.info/131481/R/1383327/342194.jpg
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