Wärtsilä to supply catalytic converters to Fi...

Wärtsilä Corporation, Press release, 24 October 2011, at noon (12.00) EET

Wärtsilä will supply two Finnish icebreakers with catalytic converters designed
to significantly reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides, which are harmful to the
environment and to human health. The ships will also be converted to enable the
use of Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel fuel.

Wärtsilä, the marine industry's leading solutions provider, has been contracted
by Finland-based Arctia Offshore Oy to carry out modification work to two of the
company's vessels. The contract was signed in September 2011. The turnkey
project involves the fitting of combined Wärtsilä NOx Reducer (NOR) and
Oxidation Catalysts (OXI) to the MSV Fennica and MSV Nordica, both of which are
multi-functional vessels based on a modified icebreaker design. The ships will
also be converted to enable the use of Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel fuel.

When this conversion work is completed, the vessels will fulfil the United
States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) emission requirements for
operating in the Arctic Ocean. This opens up the possibility for Arctia Offshore
to participate in arctic oil exploration projects in an environmentally
sustainable manner.
The work will involve fitting the combined Wärtsilä NOR/OXI solution to each of
the eight engines that drive the two vessels. The installation schedule is
divided into two parts, with the first set scheduled for completion by the end
of December 2011, and the second set by the end of April 2012.

"This represents yet another example of Wärtsilä's competence in designing
integrated solutions that are both technically advanced and environmentally
sustainable. The conversion work that we will carry out on these two offshore
service vessels will not only reduce their environmental impact, but will
notably enhance their operational capabilities by allowing them to work in the
sensitive environment of the Arctic Ocean," says Leonardo Sonzio, Director
Environmental Services, Wärtsilä.


Wärtsilä Services


Services is one of the three Wärtsilä's businesses alongside Ship Power and
Power Plants. Wärtsilä Services offers services to both the global marine and
energy markets and operates the most extensive service network in the industry.
The company's extensive portfolio of services includes spare parts and field
services, as well as the servicing of engines, propulsion systems, electrical
and automation systems, and boilers. It also covers environmental services and
solutions, upgrades and conversions, long-term agreements for engine and
propulsion systems, as well as training services. Wärtsilä's Services business
is also in the forefront in developing new service concepts to meet customer
needs for optimal operational efficiency. Wärtsilä Services operates some 70
fully owned workshops and employs over 11,000 services professionals.

Link to picture: Fennica
Link to picture: Nordica


Read more about Wärtsilä Services


For further information, please contact:

Britt-Mari Kullas-Nyman
General Manager, Environment, Air & Energy
Environmental Services
Wärtsilä Corporation
Tel. [phone]
[e-mail]

Peter Guldbrand
Sales Manager
Wärtsilä Finland Oy, Services
Tel. [phone]
[e-mail]

Wärtsilä in brief
Wärtsilä is a global leader in complete lifecycle power solutions for the marine
and energy markets. By emphasising technological innovation and total
efficiency, Wärtsilä maximises the environmental and economic performance of the
vessels and power plants of its customers.
In 2010, Wärtsilä's net sales totalled EUR 4.6 billion with more than 17,500
employees. The company has operations in 160 locations in 70 countries around
the world. Wärtsilä is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki, Finland.
www.wartsila.com

Arctia in brief
Arctia Offshore Ltd is part of the Arctia Shipping Group and maintains three
multi-purpose icebreakers. In addition to icebreaking tasks in Finland, the
vessels provide e.g. support services to oil and gas industries around the
world. Arctia Shipping Ltd is a limited company owned by the state of Finland
and specialises in icebreaking services, special services provided by
multipurpose vessels, international freight shipping, ferry traffic in the
Finnish archipelago and oil spill response operations. Arctia's fleet consists
of four conventional icebreakers, three multi-purpose icebreakers, one oil-
recovery icebreaker and eleven vessels used for ferry service in the Finnish
archipelago. Founded in 2010, Arctia Shipping Ltd carries on the business
activities of the former Finnish state shipping enterprise Fintaship.


http://www.arctia.fi




Fennica: 


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Nordica: 


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