Wärtsilä introduced it has signed a five-year Optimized Maintenance Agreement with the Irish Naval Service. The settlement, which covers 4 offshore patrol vessels (OPV), is designed to make sure operational reliability together with long-term price predictability.
“We have had good experience with Wärtsilä over the years, and we have great trust in their capabilities. This agreement will help us to achieve the level of efficiency and reliability that we aim for, which in turn will improve the environmental performance of these ships,” says Lieutenant Commander Cian O’Mearain.
The scope of the settlement consists of Maintenance Planning and 24/7 distant operational help, together with Wärtsilä’s Expert Insight, a digital predictive upkeep answer which makes use of synthetic intelligence (AI) and superior diagnostics to watch onboard tools and methods in real-time. Specialists at Wärtsilä Expertise Centers are assigned to observe the state of affairs and help prospects with proactive recommendation ought to or not it’s deemed vital or applicable.
The settlement supplies shut protection of the ships’ engines, propulsion equipment and shaft seals. It additionally consists of crew coaching companies, a technical advisor, upkeep planning, full operational help, and all scheduled upkeep spare elements.
As a results of this operational help, unplanned downtime is diminished considerably, and practically all points will be resolved remotely, Wärtsilä mentioned.
“Optimized Maintenance Agreements are an integral part of Wärtsilä’s lifecycle support strategy. They are tailored to the customer’s unique needs by combining the right services and solutions into a comprehensive agreement package. In other words, we provide a ‘one-stop-shop’ support and we minimise the environmental impact by optimising the maintenance services,” mentioned Lee Martindale, General Manager – Sales, Wärtsilä.
Each of the 4 vessels operates with two Wärtsilä 26 engines, two Wärtsilä controllable pitch propellers, two Wärtsilä gearboxes, two Enviroguard shaft seals and three Floodguard shaft seals.
