Wärtsilä and CSSC sign BWMS license agreement
The agreement provides CSSC with access to technology and the rights to manufacture the system under license for applications to CSSC customers. Wärtsilä gains access to CSSC’s new manufacturing facility supporting supply of the Wärtsilä BWMS direct to its own customers. The agreement was signed in Jiujiang on 5t December and has immediate effect.
Wärtsilä retains ownership of the Aquarius Electro-Chlorination (EC) technology and all associated intellectual property rights, while CSSC will manufacture the system for sale and installation on its newbuild and retrofit projects.
CSSC is the largest group of shipbuilding companies in the world with a significant need for robust BWMS technology for their Chinese and international customers. The system will be supplied with Wärtsilä type approval.
Joe Thomas, director, BWMS, Wärtsilä Marine Solutions, said the deal “facilitates the supply of Wärtsilä Aquarius EC BWMS to a significant provider in the Chinese marine market, both for new shipbuilding and retrofit projects”.
“By combining the strengths of our two companies, we can more effectively meet the growing demand for EC BWMS for medium to large vessel applications,” Thomas added.
Zou Xiubin, director, Jiujiang Precision Measuring Technology Research Institute, noted: “As a subsidiary of CSSC, our institute has strong design and manufacturing capabilities. We have easy access to the resources concerning shipbuilding and retrofits for marketing and sales of BWMS systems, and Wärtsilä, as a significant global marine equipment supplier, has great advantages in technical support and global after sales service.”
The agreement has an initial term of six years.
