Wärtsilä Scrubber for Containerships Ltd
Wärtsilä has signed a turnkey contract with Containerships Ltd Oy. The agreement covers the retrofitting of a Wärtsilä fresh water scrubber for the vessel Containerships VII, which is equipped with a Wärtsilä W7L64 main engine. This is Wärtsilä's first commercial marine scrubber project for a main engine. The scrubber will be delivered to the customer in August 2011. The conversion will enable the vessel to meet future sulphur oxides (SOx) emission requirements in Sulphur Emission Control Areas.
Containerships Group Welcomes FESCO Statement
FINLAND-based door-to-door short-sea operator Containerships Group has welcomed a public statement by FESCO which clearly states that it is not involved in any attempts to purchase the Containerships Group or the Moby Dick terminal used by Containerships Group in St Petersburg. Sigurjon Markusson, managing director of Containerships Group says, "We welcome and fully accept the statement by FESCO that they have not been looking at buying our group, and that statements attributed to them in the Russian press were made up by journalists. We also welcome and accept their clarification that they are not involved in the harassment suffered by our terminal operators in St Petersburg."
Containerships Group Not For Sale
sell the company to FESCO or anyone else. Eimskip, which in turn is listed on the Icelandic Stock Exchange. remainder of the company is owned privately in Finland. intend to buy Containerships Group. FESCO and we have no intention of having any discussions with them. Petersburg. terminal in St Petersburg through its Multi Link Terminals subsidiary. It is our main Russian gateway. terminal by illegally closing the access roads to the terminal. terminal and a successful line serving Russia to sell out. will continue to flow freely across our network.
