Wärtsilä in MSCL maintenance deal

Global technology group, Wärtsilä, has signed an optimised maintenance agreement with Marine Service Company Ltd (MSCL), a Saudi Arabian tug operator.

MSCL operates four terminal escort tugs operating in the port of Rabigh and the five year deal is the first between Wärtsilä and a marine operator in Saudi Arabia.

Within the agreement, in addition to systematic service activity planning, Wärtsilä will provide maintenance budgeting, major overhauls, state-of-the-art tools, spare parts, and technical expertise covering the ships’ engines and certain auxiliary equipment. In addition, technical audits will be carried out bi-annually, and MSCL’s vessel crews will receive extensive training on the onboard equipment.

“Vessel availability is of utmost importance to MSCL as an operator, and it is in our interest to have a long-term cooperation with reliable and valued partners,” said Captain Salah U Ahmed, general manager, MSCL.

“The optimised maintenance agreement with Wärtsilä is a value-based solution that suits our technical and financial requirements. It is a true upgrade, since it not only increases the availability and efficiency of the vessels, but it also has a positive effect on our bottom line,” he added.