Wärtsilä wins order for advanced lubricating ...

Wärtsilä Corporation, Trade & Technical Press 17 February 2010 at 11 am EET

Wärtsilä, the marine industry's leading ship power system integrator, has been
awarded a contract by DSD Shipping AS of Stavanger, Norway to retrofit the main
engines on four DSD Shipping vessels with the Wärtsilä Retrofit Pulse
Lubricating System.

The Retrofit Pulse Lubricating System (RPLS) is designed to lower the oil feed
rate to the engine, thus cutting the consumption of lubricating oil. This
creates obvious savings in operating costs, and also has a positive effect on
exhaust emissions. The DSD Shipping contract is Wärtsilä's first order for the
retrofitting of small bore two-stroke engines with this system.

"With its improved capability, this new cylinder lubricating system will improve
efficiencies, reduce our costs, and lessen our environmental impact. The
Retrofit Pulse Lubricating System is a notable performance improvement to the
Wärtsilä engines, and we look forward to rapidly completing the series of
retrofits," said Mr Rolf Herheim, Technical Director, DSD Shipping AS, one of
Norway's oldest shipping companies.

The order calls for the sale, installation and commissioning of RPLS on the
Wärtsilä main engines of four DSD Shipping vessels. Three vessels ("Stavanger
Bay", "Stavanger Viking" and "Stavanger Blossom") are equipped with 6-cylinder
RTA58T engines, and one vessel ("Stavanger Prince") operates a 7-cylinder
RTA62U. The vessels are all approximately 105,000 dwt, and were built during the
past eight years.

In addition to the RPLS, the installation will include the MAPEX-PR online liner
wall temperature monitoring and alarm system, and a propeller shaft power
measurement system.

Wärtsilä and DSD Shipping AS signed the agreement for these vessels in the
fourth quarter of 2009. Delivery is scheduled within four months following the
signing.


About the Retrofit Pulse Lubricating System

The Retrofit Pulse Lubricating System is a timed lubricating system developed by
Wärtsilä. It distributes cylinder lubricating oil in pressurised pulses
precisely into the piston ring package, where it is evenly distributed around
the circumference of the liner.

This system was designed to retrofit existing Wärtsilä mechanically controlled
RTA and electronically controlled RT-flex type engines. It is fitted as standard
for new RT-flex and RTA type engines. The Retrofit Pulse Lubricating System is
an outstanding example of applying electronic controls to engines already in
operation in order to deliver improved performance and flexibility.

Related information:
Link to more information about the Retrofit Pulse Lubricating System on
www.wartsila.com:
Wärtsilä Pulse Lubricating System
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http://www.wartsila.com/Wartsila/global/docs/en/service/Leaflets/Upgrades/PLS_R
etrofit_lowres.pdf>

Link to a picture can be found at the end of this release.
Caption: Illustration of the Retrofit Pulse Lubricating System.


Media contact:
Ms Marit Holmlund-Sund
Senior Manager, PR and Marketing Communications
Wärtsilä Corporation
Direct tel:[phone]
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Internet:www.wartsila.com


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 2008, Wärtsilä's net sales totalled EUR 4.6 billion with 19,000 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



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    Illustration of the Retrofit Pulse Lubricating System: 

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