Wärtsilä and Maersk LNG sign service agreement

The agreement includes maintenance planning, condition & performance monitoring, co-ordination and supply of technical services, parts and service work for five 165,000 cum LNG vessels equipped with Wärtsilä 50DF dual-fuel engines over a five year period.

Headquartered in Copenhagen, Maersk LNG operates a fleet of seven LNG vessels, with one more on order for delivery early 2010.

Wärtsilä offers proactive and dynamic maintenance programmes called DMP (Dynamic Maintenance Planning), which includes the planning and scheduling of engine maintenance based on online monitoring of each engine’s mechanical condition, performance, system efficiency data and other indicators. As data is collected and monitored daily, the sources of faults can be identified before failure occurs.

The DMP system offers clear potential for reducing maintenance costs, as Wärtsilä states. Intervals between overhauls are flexible based on actual condition and operational risk profile, the need for unplanned maintenance is reduced, up-time is increased and engine efficiency can be optimized.