Wärtsilä low-speed engines and support servic...

Wärtsilä Corporation, Trade & Technical Press release, 1 December
2009

China Shipping Container Lines Co., Ltd. (CSCL), part of the China
Shipping Group (CSG), has chosen Wärtsilä main engines for eight
container vessels. The Wärtsilä engines for this order will be built
under licence by Doosan Engine, Korea. Wärtsilä, the marine
industry's leading ship power system integrator, will supply a
package of support services for this order, which was placed in
October. The ships are to be built at the Jiangnan Changxing shipyard
in Shanghai.

"The low fuel consumption across many load parameters was the key
technical reason to select the Wärtsilä common rail 2-stroke engine,"
commented Mr Li Xueqiang, deputy GM of CSCL, who added: "This is a
partnership with Wärtsilä forever. Service quality and engine
performance are the most important facts for a successful
partnership."

The CSG fleet is largely powered by Wärtsilä engines, and currently
has more than 310 Wärtsilä engines in service, including close to 100
low speed main engines and more than 210 four-stroke engines. About
75 Wärtsilä engines are contracted to be delivered during 2010-2012,
including more than 20 low speed main engines and 55 four-stroke
engines.

This latest order, however, marks the first order for Wärtsilä main
engines for CSG's container vessel fleet, which is ranked amongst the
world's leaders in terms of operating capacity.

This order calls for Wärtsilä to supply its 7-cylinder RT-flex68TD
common rail 2-stroke engines for the eight 4700 teu container
vessels. The selection of this particular engine type came after CSG
scaled down the original speed specified in the design, in line with
the downturn in the shipping market, to a maximum of 18 knots.

Wärtsilä's support services for this order will include RT-flex
engine training at the Wärtsilä Services facilities in Shanghai using
an RT-flex electronic simulator. Additionally, a single RT-flex rail
unit will be specially manufactured to enhance the hands-on basic
operational training courses. These courses will primarily target the
Chinese crew who will operate common rail 2-stroke engines in the
future.


Long-standing relationship

CSG continues to develop its partnership with Wärtsilä, adopting many
different products and services into its various business areas. For
example, CSG's Tanker division, the largest sea-borne tanker fleet in
China, has recently taken possession of six product tankers fitted
with Wärtsilä RT-flex50 and RT-flex58TB main engines, Wärtsilä Auxpac
20 auxiliary engines, as well as Wärtsilä fixed pitch propellers and
thrusters. In total, 80 Wärtsilä Auxpac 20 auxiliary engines have
been ordered, including 33 engines already in service.

Currently, four VLCC projects and eight VLOC projects with Wärtsilä
RTA84TB main engines and Wärtsilä Auxpac 20 auxiliary engines are
under construction. Similarly, four Ropax projects with Wärtsilä 32
four-stroke engines and Wärtsilä 20 Auxpac auxiliary engines are also
ongoing. During the past three years, Wärtsilä Services in China has
supported CSCL's operation of almost 130 sets of Wärtsilä 32
auxiliary engines via a service agreement. Under this agreement,
equipment and parts are continually rolled-over on an exchange basis
from one vessel to another. This greatly reduces the overhaul time
onboard since preparations can be made in the workshops to be ready
for the next CSG ship. It has been a particularly successful model.

"Our long-standing relationship with China Shipping Group is based on
mutual respect for each others' expertise and professionalism. We at
Wärtsilä are committed to supplying propulsion units that meet
today's needs in the areas of fuel savings and emissions reduction,
and to supporting our customers with flexible and efficient service
and technical assistance," commented Mr Andrew Stump, Sales Director,
Ship Power Merchant, Wärtsilä in China.

Since CSG was founded in 1997, it has developed five specialized
shipping fleets of oil tankers, tramps, passenger ships, container
vessels and special cargo ships, comprising more than 440 vessels
with an aggregated deadweight of 18 million tonnes, and an annual
traffic volume of over 390 million tonnes.


Wärtsilä will be exhibiting at the Marintec exhibition in Shanghai,
China, 1-4 December on stand number 2G41 in Hall 2!


Media contact:
Ms Marit Holmlund-Sund
Senior Manager, PR and Marketing Communications
Wärtsilä Corporation
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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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