Wärtsilä looks to green R&D as pandemic hits sales
It expects demand to be ‘somewhat better’ than a year ago with the market still challenging and unpredictable. New energy efficiency rules should drive demand for retrofits
Wärtsilä has pointed to a string of decarbonisation research projects, saying shipowners are still divided over the right way forward. The group’s net sales fell 20% from a year ago with cruiseships and ferries idled, and investments in power plants held back