CSSC Wärtsilä Engine (Shanghai), the joint venture targeting the offshore and LNG markets commenced the construction of its new factory at Lingang , Shanghai.
Following the groundbreaking ceremony, strategic cooperation agreements were signed between CWEC and the Hudong Zhonghua and Shanghai Waigaoqia shipyards, Wärtsilä said in a statement.
The CWEC joint venture was established in July 2014 for the manufacture of medium and large bore, medium speed, diesel and dual-fuel Wärtsilä engines.
The production capacity of the new facility is planned at 180 engines per year.
LNG World News Staff; Image: Wärtsilä