Van Oord Inks Maintenance Deal with Wärtsilä Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. (Photo: Van Oord) Finnish technology group Wärtsilä said it has expanded its partnership with Dutch marine contractor Van Oord with the signing of a nine-year renewal and extension to its Optimized Maintenance agreement. The new deal also expands on the original by adding Wärtsilä’s Expert Insight and Data Driven Maintenance solutions. It also enables the addition of technologies and maintenance procedures delivering better fuel efficiency and lower emissions. The contract covers the Wärtsilä engines installed on the cutter suction dredger Athen, which operates with three Wärtsilä 46F engines, and was signed in January 2021.