Wärtsilä opens new services workshop in Rio de Janeiro
The workshop will be the largest of its kind in Rio de Janeiro. It features a laboratory for automation and electronic fuel injection, as well as a dedicated marine thruster facility.…
Marine power solutions and services provider, Wärtsilä has opened a new services workshop in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
At 4,600 square metres of built area, the workshop will be the largest of its kind in the state of Rio de Janeiro. It features a laboratory for automation and electronic fuel injection, as well as a dedicated marine thruster facility. Services will be available to superyachts, as well as to offshore vessels.
It replaces the company's current premises in São Cristóvão, Rio de Janeiro, and is designed to bring logistical advantages for the company and its customers.
"The location is strategic, both for receiving components as well as for our deliveries, as Niterói is a hub for offshore services in Brazil. This upgraded facility enables us to support our customers even better and service the increased number of installations, as predicted by our customers as well as by the oil exploration industry of Brazil," says Robson Campos, Managing Director for Wärtsilä Brazil.
In Niterói, the company will be able to provide services on a 24/7 basis, thus doubling its operational capability status. The scope of services will also be expanded to include repairs to large engines, and the maintenance of propulsion systems for ships.
"Propellers can weigh up to 80 tonnes. We have invested in the equipment needed to service such very large components in the most efficient and safe way," continued Campos.
About 200 employees will work in the new workshop, 120 of whom are able to work offshore. The team will be connected to Wärtsilä's worldwide technical support and will join a network of international technicians able to support local projects all around the world.
At 4,600 square metres of built area, the workshop will be the largest of its kind in the state of Rio de Janeiro. It features a laboratory for automation and electronic fuel injection, as well as a dedicated marine thruster facility. Services will be available to superyachts, as well as to offshore vessels.
It replaces the company's current premises in São Cristóvão, Rio de Janeiro, and is designed to bring logistical advantages for the company and its customers.
"The location is strategic, both for receiving components as well as for our deliveries, as Niterói is a hub for offshore services in Brazil. This upgraded facility enables us to support our customers even better and service the increased number of installations, as predicted by our customers as well as by the oil exploration industry of Brazil," says Robson Campos, Managing Director for Wärtsilä Brazil.
Robson Campos, Managing Director for Wärtsilä Brazil
In Niterói, the company will be able to provide services on a 24/7 basis, thus doubling its operational capability status. The scope of services will also be expanded to include repairs to large engines, and the maintenance of propulsion systems for ships.
"Propellers can weigh up to 80 tonnes. We have invested in the equipment needed to service such very large components in the most efficient and safe way," continued Campos.
About 200 employees will work in the new workshop, 120 of whom are able to work offshore. The team will be connected to Wärtsilä's worldwide technical support and will join a network of international technicians able to support local projects all around the world.
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