Wärtsilä, a leader in diesel and natural gas engines, biopower solutions and complete propulsion systems and CEVA Logistics, one of the leading supply chain companies in the world, have signed a cooperation agreement for the 24/7 global spare parts transportation management and “control tower” activities for Wärtsilä Services. The contract value is approximately €32 million per year over the next three years. Th e agreement follows Wärtsilä´s earlier announcement of its intention to centralise spare parts logistics and to build a Central Distribution Centre facility in the Netherlands. The new operating model is planned to be fully implemented by 2011.

CEVA Logistics will take responsibility for shipments of spare parts to Wärtsilä’s various warehousing facilities in Europe and for the spare parts deliveries to Wärtsilä’s international customers. Until today Wärtsilä’s seven product companies in Finland, Italy, the Netherlands, France, Sweden, Norway and Switzerland, are responsible for the global logistics of the spare parts for their own products. A centralisation of these activities will result in faster and more effi cient spare part deliveries, the engine manufacturer said.