Wartsila is strengthening its expertise in vessel positioning and remote control operations with the acquisition of Guidance Marine.
A month after completing a remote control trial with a platform supply vessel (PSV) owned by Gulfmark Offshore, the Finnish company has taken over a specialist in situational awareness and intelligent navigation.
Maik Stoevhase, director of automation, navigation and communication at Wartsila Marine Solutions, said: “Guidance Marine's core competences are wide ranging and include the development of sophisticated positional measurement sensors and systems for high accuracy control applications.
