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Wärtsilä Services’ Marine Customer Seminar, which took place in Istanbul on 19 April, was about Wärtsilä’s recent developments especially in the areas of maintenance and repair, propulsion and retrofit, along with electrical and automation services.

Experts sharing information about the subjects in turn were Naeem Arshad Zubair, South Europe and Africa Area Sales Manager in QuantiServ, who provided the seminar attendees insights into the company’s capabilities and price points vis-à-vis competitors’ services.

Joop van der Heijden, Propulsion Sales & Sales Support Senior Manager, gave a briefing about the Wärtsilä EnergoFlow, an innovative and cost-effective pre-swirl stator which, without increasing maintenance needs, increases fuel efficiency by up to 10 percent. Joop answered the customer’s questions by explaining the processes, which also included an efficiency calculation of the propulsion system.

Raymond Johansen, Exhaust Gas Cleaning Sales Manager, spoke about one of the most popular topics and products nowadays: The Exhaust Gas Cleaning System, which is also widely known as the Scrubber. The key takeaway from his presentation was that, installing a scrubber will definitely eliminate future risks for owners whose ships plan on entering ECA regions. Johansen also indicated in his presentation that, ship owners don’t have to worry about the rise and fall of fuel prices, and can plan their fuel purchases in advance for smoother operations.

Wärtsilä’s Electrical & Automation Manager Ivan Catalfamo made his presentation on electrical and automation products and services. This was the first time many customers in Turkey were exposed to the company’s extensive E&A portfolio, which includes integrated bridge systems, navigation automation control system, and diesel-electric propulsion systems.

One of the attendees commented, “It was a very productive day for us, because we had the chance to learn more about the existing and new products. It was an eye opener as well, regarding IMO’s 2020 regulations,” on the seminar, which ended with a networking dinner.

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