Wärtsilä smart technology optimism tempered by geopolitics
Increased demand for scrubbers is driving Wärtsilä’s orderbook higher and customers appear interested in signing long-term agreements over transactional sales
Jaakko Eskola, president and chief executive of Wärtsilä, sees positive momentum in second-quarter numbers and there is optimism about the smart marine vision. However, he cautions that geopolitical developments are making customers think twice before investing