Job losses after Wärtsilä restructure

Plans to integrate Wärtsilä’s Voyage business into Wärtsilä Marine Power are under way with the loss of 150 jobs..

The company believes a strengthened port-to-port voyage optimisation will benefit customers by lowering costs and reducing emissions in marine operations.

“We are committed to drive decarbonisation in the maritime industry and accelerate the turnaround of our former Voyage business,” explained Roger Holm, president of Wärtsilä Marine Power.

“By combining digital capabilities with performance-

Floating wind move

Chinese manufacturer of wind turbines, Ming Yang Smart Energy, has developed a 16.6 MW twin floating offshore wind platform. The 180m-diameter rotors are mounted on a floating, self-aligning structure, which consists of an anchor buoy, mooring bearing and a steel structure (floating foundation). Component supplier Liebherr notes the technology opens up the possibility of erecting offshore wind turbines in offshore regions with deeper waters.

based services, we plan to offer our customers unique end-to-end solutions to optimise their vessel and port operations,” he added.

Under the integration NACOS Navigation, NACOS Automation, Dynamic Positioning and Sensors will be merged into a new business unit and moved to Wärtsilä Portfolio Business during April 2023. This will mean the loss of 300 positions although 150 new ones will be created.

The business unit Marine Electrical Systems, currently part of the Marine Systems business, is also slated to be moved to Portfolio Business

VPS widens services

VPS, the global marine fuel testing advisory company, has acquired a UK based realtime emissions measurement company, Emsys Maritime. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Emsys Maritime is a marketleading manufacturer of real-time, laser driven marine emissions measurement technology. The acquisition is expected to complement VPS’ own growing digital decarbonisation service offering.

“Marine Electrical Systems largely serves different markets and customers than the rest of Wärtsilä and has limited strategic fit with the rest of the group,” said Tamara de Gruyter, executive vice president of Marine Systems and Portfolio Business.

“Therefore, we believe that an independent set-up and potential new ownership will be the best way forward for Marine Electrical Systems to develop and create shareholder value,” she added.

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Spanish H2 exports

Cepsa has entered into an agreement to supply green ammonia to ACE Terminal at the Port of Rotterdam for conversion into green hydrogen for use by industries and shipping. Cepsa is developing 2GW of green hydrogen at two sites in Andalusia. The two hydrogen plants, with a €3 billion investment, will form part of the Andalusian Green Hydrogen Valley. Cepsa aims to start the first green hydrogen exports from Spain in 2027.