Wartsila B : Wärtsilä signs major training contract with Dutch ship owner Wagenborg

Wärtsilä Corporation, Press release, 11 January 2010, at 11 am (EET)

Wärtsilä has signed a three-year training contract with its long-time customer
Wagenborg Shipping of the Netherlands. The agreement covers the training of more
than 830 of the shipping company's crew members, and will be held at Wärtsilä
Land & Sea Academy training centres. The training provided by Wärtsilä consists
of about 70 courses a year. The programme includes product specific instruction
on diesel engines and propulsion systems, as well as customised training in
electrical engineering, navigation, hydraulics and pneumatics.

Wärtsilä's Land & Sea Academy organisation operates globally in ten locations,
which are the Netherlands, Sweden, Finland, Switzerland, Italy, India, South
Korea, Philippines, USA and Brazil. The Land & Sea Academy provides customised
training programmes for Wärtsilä´s customers and technical product instruction
for Wärtsilä employees. In all, some 10,000 people are trained annually at these
facilities.

"General strategic analyses indicate that the number of different nationalities
and cultures on vessels will likely increase in the future. Given these facts,
Wagenborg will benefit from a partner who is able to provide a wide range of
both practical and theoretical dedicated training programmes at various
locations around the world. Most importantly, these training programmes will,
regardless of time or place, guarantee the same standard and level of tuition.
Wagenborg has found such a partner in the Wärtsilä Land & Sea Academy," says Mr
Cees Horvers, General Manager, Wagenborg Shipping, Manning Department.

Wagenborg Shipping employs more than a thousand seamen on its vessels. They come
not only from the Netherlands and other parts of Europe, but from various parts
of the world. Currently the company has more than 20 nationalities represented,
including some from China, and recently also Vietnam.

Wagenborg Shipping has more than 150 vessels of various types, including a fleet
for the transportation of forestry products. Many of the Wagenborg vessels are
equipped with Wärtsilä engines and propulsion systems. The company's selection
of the Wärtsilä Land & Sea Academy as its preferred training provider was based
on the company's long-standing relationship with Wärtsilä, and the high volume
of Wärtsilä products on board its vessels.

The Wärtsilä Land & Sea Academy customer training programmes are designed mainly
for the operation and maintenance of products delivered by Wärtsilä.
Additionally, more general courses on subjects, such as safety management and
nautical training, are also offered. The Land & Sea Academy courses are all run
by certified professional instructors.

The training programmes for Wagenborg Shipping will consist of 4 to14 day
modules concentrating on a particular product or product competence. The
training programme will be delivered through the Wärtsilä Land & Sea Academies
in the Netherlands and Philippines.


Related information:
Press Release, 9 April 2009: Wärtsilä expands services offering in the
Netherlands


Read more about Wärtsilä Land & Sea Academy at: http://wlsa.wartsila.com/

For further information, please contact:

Mr Gert van Doorn
Communications Director, Benelux
Wärtsilä Netherlands
Tel: [phone]
[e-mail] 

Ms Tuula Franck
Senior Manager, External Communications
Wärtsilä Corporation
Tel: [phone]
[e-mail] 


Wärtsilä in brief

Wärtsilä is a global leader in complete lifecycle power solutions for the marine
and energy markets. By emphasising technological innovation and total
efficiency, Wärtsilä maximises the environmental and economic performance of the
vessels and power plants of its customers.

In 2008, Wärtsilä's net sales totalled EUR 4.6 billion with 19,000 employees.
The company has operations in 160 locations in 70 countries around the world.
Wärtsilä is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki, Finland.



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