Wärtsilä has opened a new workshop facilities in Helsinki, Finland. Operations in Helsinki began in the beginning of August 2011. The new facilities enable the company to offer a wide range of workshop services with rapid response times.
The new workshop, located in Vuosaari Harbour in Eastern Helsinki, covers an area of 1150 square metres and is equipped with 5 and 12.5 tonne overhead cranes, advanced machining equipment, fuel injection system component overhaul tools and testing devices, and the latest technology service tools. Services offered include full workshop operations for engines and propulsion systems, as well as the servicing of mechanical and electrical equipment onboard vessels of all types. The new workshop has also its own transport vehicles to secure fast response capability.
Minimal Environmental Footprint
The demands placed on the supply of service and maintenance operations are very high in Finland and the Baltic Sea area. This is a result of the increasing awareness of, and focus on environmental aspects, for example through initiatives such as the Baltic Sea Action Group, which Wärtsilä supports. Ship owners and vessel operators expect high quality and efficient services with a minimal environmental footprint.
Vuosaari Harbour
Vuosaari Harbour, part of the Port of Helsinki, has extensive ro-ro and container facilities with expanding commercial activities, and is Finland’s primary channel for imports and exports. Occupying premises located within the harbour zone, the new workshop will operate in parallel with Wärtsilä’s existing workshop facilities in Vaasa on the country’s west coast.
The new workshop complements workshop services throughout the Baltic Sea region. The company also has service workshops in Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Lithuania and Estonia and a new workshop was opened in Gdansk, Poland, in May 2011.
