Wärtsilä expands its service offering in the Canary Islands in cooperation with Zamakona Yards
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
Wärtsilä Corporation, Press release, 28 June 2016 at 10 am EET
Wärtsilä, the marine industry's leading solutions and services provider, is
enhancing its service offering by participating in a new maintenance hub in the
Canary Islands. The facility, operated by one of Spain's biggest shipbuilding
and ship repair groups, Zamakona Yards, will provide Wärtsilä's high quality
service expertise to satisfy the growing needs of marine and power plant
operators.
Wärtsilä will offer maintenance and repair services at a new maintenance hub for
marine and power plant operators with special focus on the offshore market in
cooperation with CCB Zamakona Offshore S.L. and Zamakona Shipyard, subsidiaries
of Zamakona Yards, in Las Palmas, Canary Islands. The new custom-built service
centre at the crossroads of the Atlantic, linking Europe, Africa and the
Americas, will allow Wärtsilä to better serve operators with ongoing
exploration, production and development operations in these regions.
Both Wärtsilä's customers and those of CCB Zamakona Offshore and Zamakona
Shipyard will benefit from the local support and experience as well as from the
integrated approach that focuses full vessel overhaul capabilities in one
location. Wärtsilä will be able to provide high quality service expertise to
offshore customers and other segments.
"The common maintenance hub will complement our global service network, as
customers will have easy access to the Wärtsilä expertise required for the
overhaul of our sophisticated machinery and equipment. The Canary Islands are an
important and strategic area in the ship repair and offshore business, and we
want to offer our services where our customers need them," says Till Siegmann,
Director Service Unit, Wärtsilä Iberica.
Strategic location and expertise attract customers
Zamakona Yards operates in the Canary Islands and the Cantabrian Sea, offering a
range of shipbuilding and repair services. The company has a strong history of
forming strategic alliances with major equipment and engine manufacturers in
order to provide comprehensive service. Wärtsilä has provided expert services to
Zamakona Yards' mechanical workshop for more than thirty years and delivered
engines for several vessels at the group's shipyards in Basque country.
"We are certain that this enhanced collaboration with Wärtsilä will create
further attraction for ship owners to choose Las Palmas as the repair base for
their vessels. The port of Las Palmas is an international port where more than
80% of the vessels are foreign. The location is ideal for ships traveling
between Europe, Africa and America, and Wärtsilä's expertise allows us to offer
them more comprehensive lifecycle services," says Alvaro Garaygordóbil, CEO,
Canary Islands Zamakona Yards.
Wärtsilä is increasing its cooperation with shipyards globally in order to
provide expert support as close to the customer as possible, and these
agreements are complementary to the Wärtsilä network of global service centres.
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Caption: Wärtsilä will offer maintenance and repair services at a new
maintenance hub for marine and power plant operators in cooperation with
Zamakona Yards in Las Palmas, Canary Islands.
For further information, please contact:
Rafael González-Román
Account manager Canary Islands
Wärtsilä Iberica
rafael.gonzalez-roman(at)wartsila.com
Tel: +34 6726 46255
Hanna Viita
Director, Marketing
Wärtsilä Services
hanna.viita(at)wartsila.com
Tel: +358 40 1 1755
Wärtsilä Services in brief
Wärtsilä Services creates lifecycle services for its customers, enhancing their
business - whenever, wherever. We provide industry's broadest range of services
for both shipping and power generation. Our solutions range from spare parts and
basic support to ensuring maximised lifetime, increased efficiency and
guaranteed performance of customer's equipment or installation - in a safe,
reliable, and environmentally sustainable way.
Wärtsilä in brief
Wärtsilä is a global leader in advanced technologies and complete lifecycle
solutions for the marine and energy markets. By emphasising sustainable
innovation and total efficiency, Wärtsilä maximises the environmental and
economic performance of the vessels and power plants of its customers.
In 2015, Wärtsilä's net sales totalled EUR 5 billion with approximately 18,800
employees. The company has operations in over 200 locations in more than 70
countries around the world. Wärtsilä is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki.
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