Wärtsilä has signed a five-year support agreement with Qatar-based Nakilat, to provide remote support for the onboard Gas Process Plants on its QFlex vessels.
Under the contract, Wärtsilä will provide 24/7 technical remote support for the vessels’ onboard Gas Process Plants. Nakilat has direct access to Wärtsilä’s team of LNG technical experts for specialized technical advice and remote troubleshooting, therefore to reduce potential equipment downtime, as well as avoiding onboard visits by service engineers. Furthermore, following each cargo loading, selected operational data from the running reliquefaction systems is analysed by Wärtsilä’s LNG technical team to ensure the operability and readiness of the system. This also creates a traceable operational data history.
Nakilat Chief Operating Officer, Samir Bailouni said:
“As the global leader in energy transportation, the efficiency and reliability of our reliquefaction systems is a key element to efficient cargo-handling operations and vessels serviceability to the customer. Such support agreements are intended to give the assurance that the reliquefaction systems are operated safely and optimally within plant design parameters, thereby ensuring the integrity of our global operations,”
Wärtsilä’s Director Services, Gas Solutions, Rene Christian Olsen commented:
“Lifecycle support to our customers’ installations is a central pillar in the strategy of Wärtsilä Gas Solutions. Agreements such as these are the best way for ensuring that the products, systems and solutions that we deliver are properly maintained, and that their reliability and performance are at the optimal level,”
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