In March 2016, Wärtsilä Canada signed a deal on optimised maintenance solution with STQ (Société des traversiers du Québec). The agreement will cover supply of spare parts and technical maintenance services for 4 x Wärtsilä 12V34 dual-fuel engines, gas value units and LNGPac fitted on vessel F.-A.-Gauthier. The agreement also includes supply and installation of condition-based monitoring system and on-demand remote operational support for safe and reliable operation of Wärtsilä supplied equipment on the vessel.This is the first Long Term Service Agreement for Wärtsilä Canada that includes dual-fuel engines and associated technologies. Under this 2+1+1+1 year agreement, STQ’s staff will receive hands-on training and technical guidance from Wärtsilä and technical audits to manage unscheduled maintenance, spare part deliveries and other services.