Wärtsilä to power eleven new Spliethoff Group...

Wärtsilä Corporation, Press release, 15 December 2009

Wärtsilä, the marine industry's leading ship power system integrator,
has during 2009 been awarded two large orders from the Spliethoff
Group, headquarted in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The orders are for
propulsion systems for eleven ships that the Spliethoff Group has
ordered at the Ouhua Shipyard in Zhejiang, China. The Wärtsilä scope
of delivery includes engines, propellers and efficiency rudders, as
well as bow thrusters forming a complete integrated propulsion system
for the ships.

The new orders are for five 16,800 dwt Heavy-Lift vessels to be
operated by BigLift Shipping, and six 12,500 dwt Multipurpose
vessels. Deliveries of the Heavy-Lift vessels will take place between
August and December 2010, and the Multipurpose vessels will be
delivered between December 2010 and May 2011. With these additional
newbuildings the total order book is now about 20 vessels under
delivery with Wärtsilä propulsion solutions for the Spliethoff Group

"These new contracts strengthen the successful and long-standing
relationship between Spliethoff and Wärtsilä. More than 60 Spliethoff
vessels in operation are equipped with Wärtsilä propulsion systems"
says Reinier de Vries, Senior Account Manager, Wärtsilä in the
Netherlands.

For the Heavy-Lift vessels, Wärtsilä's scope includes an 8-cylinder
in-line Wärtsilä 46 main engine with an output of 8400kW at 500 rpm,
a controllable pitch (CP) propeller, a Wärtsilä Energopac efficiency
rudder, and a bow thruster.

"The propulsion technology carried by these vessels has been
effectively optimized by designing an efficient rudder/propeller
combination, and by employing a six-metre propeller. Wärtsilä used
both computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and full-scale tank tests in
finalising the design," adds de Vries.

For each Multipurpose vessel, Wärtsilä will be delivering a
6-cylinder in-line Wärtsilä 46 main engine with an output of 5430kW
at 500 rpm, a CP propeller and bow thrusters. The design of the
engine and propeller allows the customer to achieve maximum fuel
efficiency.


Long-time customer of Wärtsilä

Spliethoff is a long-time customer of Wärtsilä. The company's
activities include worldwide transportation of forest products and
comprehensive services designed to meet the needs of large projects,
especially those undertaken by the oil, gas and telecom industries.
Spliethoff is also engaged in global parcel delivery services.

The Spliethoff Group owns and operates a large and modern fleet of
about 100 vessels, of which 55 are Multipurpose tween-deck vessels
ranging between 12,000 and 24,000 dwt tonnes. When heavy-duty
equipment is required, the company calls on the assistance of BigLift
Shipping, a Spliethoff Group company.

Spliethoff's policy is to build a series production of a number of
sister vessels. This ensures that several vessels of the same size
are available, thus providing excellent operational flexibility.

Link to a picture can be found at the end of this release.
Caption: Wärtsilä will deliver the propulsion systems for eleven new
Spliethoff Group vessels to be built at the Ouhua Shipyard in China.
The picture is of the D4-type 16,800 dwt Heavy-Lift vessels to be
operated by BigLift Shipping.


Media contact:
Ms Marit Holmlund-Sund
Senior Manager, PR and Marketing Communications
Wärtsilä Corporation
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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 2008, Wärtsilä's net sales totalled EUR 4.6 billion with 19,000
employees. The company has operations in 160 locations in 70
countries around the world. Wärtsilä is listed on the NASDAQ OMX
Helsinki, Finland.

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