Wärtsilä strengthens its support for African maritime sector with delivery of donated ship engine
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
Wärtsilä Corporation, Press release, 29 December 2014 at 10 am EET
An important initiative by Wärtsilä to support and stimulate the maritime
economy in South Africa has come to fruition with the delivery of a state-of-
the-art Wärtsilä 20 engine. The engine has been donated by Wärtsilä to the
Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU), and will be used to facilitate
teaching within the University's School of Engineering. The donation is part of
a long-term sponsoring partnership with NMMU and the South African International
Maritime Institute (SAIMI).
The official hand-over took place earlier in connection to the African Maritime
Domain (AMD) Conference in Port Elizabeth in November but the actual delivery of
the 11 ton engine has now been completed. The engine will give students the
opportunity to have hands-on experience of the latest developments in ship
engine design and technology. At the earlier hand-over ceremony, Professor
Dalenca Pottas of NMMU's School of Engineering commented:
"NMMU's business strategy in the next decade and beyond is to develop our marine
education and training, as well as our research and engagement programmes, and
to significantly upscale our strategic support for this crucial sector."
"We are proud and pleased to be donating this engine, a 8-cylinder in-line
Wärtsilä 20, to NMMU, and to supporting its marine sector development strategy.
By making this engine available as the centrepiece of the school's training
facility we confirm our commitment to expanding the knowledge base of future
maritime specialists, which in turn will benefit the industry as a whole," says
Mr Aaron Bresnahan, Vice President, Sales, Wärtsilä Ship Power.
The engine is housed at NMMU because the institution plays an integral role in
providing the human capacity necessary for growing the continent's blue economy
by offering top maritime qualifications. The university's location between the
major South African ports of Durban and Cape Town is also considered to be
ideal.
The Wärtsilä 20 engine series provides robustness & reliability as the prime
mover in smaller vessels or for generating set applications. More than 4000
Wärtsilä 20 engines have been delivered since its introduction to the market in
the early 1990s. The engine can switch from MDO to HFO and vice versa without
power interruption at any engine operation load.
The Wärtsilä 20 engine is fully compliant with the IMO Tier II exhaust emissions
regulations set out in Annex VI of the MARPOL 73/78 convention.
Link to more information about the Wärtsilä 20 engine:
Link to wartsila.com
Link to video on YouTube:
Video from engine donation ceremony
Link to image
Caption: People in the picture from left to right; Professor Derrick Swartz -
Vice Chancellor NMMU, Mr Greg Davids - Wärtsilä Business Development Partner in
Africa, Ms Itumeleng Pooe - SAMSA Senior Manager Marine Tourism & Leisure,
Professor Dalenca Pottas - Acting Dean, Faculty of Engineering NMMU and Mr Odwa
Mtati - SAIMI Project Manager.
Media contacts:
Mr Aaron Bresnahan
Vice President, Sales, Ship Power
Wärtsilä Corporation
Tel: +1 410 573 2100
aaron.bresnahan(at)wartsila.com
Ms Marit Holmlund-Sund
Senior Manager Marketing, Communications, Ship Power
Wärtsilä Corporation
Tel: +358 10 709 1439
marit.holmlund-sund(at)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 maximizes the environmental and economic performance of the
vessels and power plants of its customers.
In 2013, Wärtsilä's net sales totalled EUR 4.7 billion with approximately
18,700 employees. The company has operations in more than 200 locations in
nearly 70 countries around the world. Wärtsilä is listed on the NASDAQ OMX
Helsinki, Finland.
www.wartsila.com
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