Swiss marine power company WinGD has signed a 15-year long-term service agreement with Hong Kong-based OPearl LNG Ship Management, covering 14 vessels in the company's LNG carrier fleet. The agreement was signed at Marintec in December 2025 and aims to ensure optimal engine performance, reliability, and efficiency as OPearl continues to meet the growing demand in global LNG markets.

Agreement Details and Engine Coverage

The long-term service agreement is part of Global Service by WinGD and provides comprehensive support for OPearl's engine fleet. The deal covers spare parts, field services, technical support, performance monitoring, maintenance planning, and crew training. Specifically, the agreement includes support for OPearl's four 6X72DF-2.2 engines and ten 5X72DF-2.1 engines across the 14 vessels.

The service package represents WinGD's commitment to supporting customers through the complete lifecycle of their fleet operations. The agreement is designed to provide vessels with maximum uptime and minimum disruption, which is critical for meeting tight delivery schedules in the global LNG market.

Company Leadership Perspectives

Rudi Holbecker, Director of Global Service at WinGD, emphasized the company's experience in the LNG sector, noting a decade of providing innovative engine solutions and warranty support for LNG carriers. He said that the global LNG market relies on prompt deliveries and that meeting tight delivery schedules requires vessels that operate with maximum uptime and minimum disruption. Holbecker explained that the agreement gives OPearl confidence that their engines will deliver consistent, worry-free performance voyage after voyage.

Captain Nomura, General Manager of OPearl, highlighted the rising demand for LNG driven by sustainability and energy security concerns. He stated that OPearl's customers depend on the company to deliver safely, reliably, and promptly time after time. Nomura explained that the long-term agreement with WinGD provides their fleet with operational reliability, efficiency, and sustainability profile to meet their targets both today and in the future.

OPearl Company Background

OPearl LNG Ship Management was founded in December 2023 by three major companies: China Merchant LNG, NYK LINE, and CNOOC. The Hong Kong-based company manages a fleet of LNG carriers and operates in the increasingly demanding global LNG transportation market.

WinGD's Global Service Initiative

WinGD launched its Global Service by WinGD solution in June 2025 as part of its ongoing commitment to support customers throughout their fleet lifecycle. The service was developed in collaboration with customers to meet real-world operational needs and builds on more than 125 years of two-stroke engine design expertise.

The Global Service offering combines WinGD's understanding of vessel energy systems with a global network that delivers on-time and on-budget field service and technical support. The service portfolio includes digital optimization, hybrid energy integration and management, and crew training solutions, designed to help customers navigate current challenges and future industry developments.

WinGD's service approach pairs Swiss engineering excellence with dependable maintenance, rapid global response, and genuine parts to keep engines performing at their best. The company maintains that Wärtsilä Services Switzerland Ltd remains an Authorized Global Service Provider within their network.

WinGD Company Profile

WinGD is headquartered in Winterthur, Switzerland, and traces its origins to the Sulzer Diesel Engine business. The company focuses on advancing the decarbonization of marine transportation through sustainable energy systems, leveraging advanced technologies to reduce emissions, improve fuel efficiency, enable hybridization, and enable digital optimization.

The company's two-stroke low-speed engines form the foundation of its power solutions, and WinGD positions itself as setting industry standards for reliability, safety, efficiency, and environmental design. These engines are supported by the Global Service by WinGD platform, which provides tailored 24/7 lifecycle engine support.

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