ABB wins contract with Baleària to maintain turbochargers

ABB wins contract with Baleària to maintain turbochargers
The OPAC agreement (Operation Performance Package) includes the integral
maintenance of the turbochargers attached to the three Mak engines of the
Baleària fleet
Madrid, 25 april 2011. ABB, the leader company in power and automation technologies, has signed an
agreement with Baleària Eurolíneas Marítimas, S.A. for the integral service of the ABB turbochargers installed in
the Mak engines of their Martín i Soler, Alhucemas, and Abel Matutes vessels.
Baleària is the only naval company in Spain that connects the four main islands of the Balearic Islands with the
Spanish peninsula, besides offering daily connections between the isles. Presently, the company also operates in
the Gibraltar Strait. Their main business is the regular maritime transport of passengers and goods.
Under the OPAC contract, the customer pays a fix amount per working hour of their turbochargers. That amount
includes all maintenance costs.
The contract will expand for eight years. In this period, ABB will take care of the maintenance of the
turbochargers, including collection, transport to the ABB service centers, workmanship, spares, and technical
assistance.
Claire Carmona, ABB manager of the turbochargers business in Spain said: “ABB and Baleària share common
objectives in respect to servicing their customers with top quality and protection of the environment. The OPAC
maintenance contract is part of the continuous investment of Baleària to maintain their fleet in optimum
conditions, and guarantees that the turbochargers will operate with high performance, and will improve the
energy efficiency of the engines”.
ABB has an installed base of over 190.000 turbochargers around the world that operate mainly in co-generation
plants and in medium and large size vessels. To maintain this installed base, ABB has a service network of more
than 115 sites around the world that enable the company to offer a maintenance service anywhere, quickly, and
cost efficiently.
ABB (www.abb.com) is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers
to improve performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in around
100 countries and employs about 124,000 people.
For more info contact:
Corporate Communications
Ricardo Martín
Tel: +34 91 581 93 93
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C/ San Romualdo, 13
28037 Madrid
Spain