Wärtsilä starts workshop operations at Grand Bahama Shipyard
Wärtsilä Caribbean, Local News Release, September 25, 2011
Wärtsilä Caribbean Inc. and Grand Bahama Shipyard have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enter into a cooperation agreement under which Wärtsilä will provide workshop services for engines, propulsion systems, seals and bearings as well as governor testing and exchange capabilities at the premises of Grand Bahama Shipyard in Freeport, Bahamas.
Wärtsilä’s services operations in the Caribbean include service offices in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. The goal of the cooperation is to broaden Wärtsilä’s scope of services for marine customers in the region. “This is an important milestone in the development of the marine business in the Caribbean region. The Grand Bahama Shipyard is one of the biggest shipyards in the region. Establishing an onsite workshop enables us to optimize the response times for vessels coming into GBS,” says André Bosman, Director, Wärtsilä Services Unit, Caribbean. Mr. R.G. Couser, Vice President, Sales & Marketing from GBS, states that "Grand Bahama Shipyard is delighted with this arrangement; it is the perfect fit to further the ambition of the company as it is our aim to provide the full range of services to all our customers and be the "one stop" preference in the region".
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 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.
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For further information, please contact:
André Bosman
Director
Services Unit Caribbean, Wärtsilä
Phone: 809 988 8000
E-mail: andre.bosman@wartsila.com
Marc Tarbox
General Manager
Wärtsilä Caribbean
Phone: 787 457-7700
E-mail: marc.tarbox@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 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
Grand Bahama Shipyard in brief
GBSL is the largest shipyard in the Caribbean region consisting of three floating docks that can accommodate vessels up to 310m in length, 58m beam and maximum lifting capacity of 82,500 tonnes. To support the docks, four wet berths are available with a mean water draft throughout the yard of 18m. The yard has been in existence for ten years and has achieved and maintained continual growth in providing first class docking facilities for all forms of ship repair.
For further information, please contact:
Graham Couser
VP Sales & Marketing
Grand Bahama Shipyard Ltd.
Phone: +242 350 4057
E-mail: gcouser@gbshipyard.com
For details on Grand Bahama Shipyard, please visit www.gbshipyard.com.