Finland Valmet and Germany ECKS sign ship automation agency agreement

John Weierud, head of marine automation at Valmet, said: "The German shipbuilding industry is quite developed. We will work with Ecks Marine to form a strong team locally."

Valmet's long history in the marine business began with a small shipyard on the outskirts of Helsinki, Finland more than 200 years ago. Valmet has a long-term good track record in the cleaning and automation of flue gas for container ships, general purpose vessels and cruise ships. Ship automation was developed from the Damatic Classic system in the early 1980s to the Valmet DNA today.

Torsten Ecks, owner and founder of Ecks Marine, said: "The history of the Ecks family and Valmet in the field of ships adds up to more than 300 years. The cooperation with Valmet makes our product model more perfect and our business vision clearer. Our products The model is to produce in the future, and the business vision is to provide customers with cost-competitive, safe and sustainable ship solutions."

For the past 40 years, Valmet has supplied a large variety of ships to its customers. Among them, Ecks's program plays an irreplaceable role.

Torsten Ecks continues: “Our goal is to use advanced automation and flue gas cleaning solutions to make our vessels more efficient, environmentally friendly and more economical.”

Ecks Marine is a German sales representative for marine equipment, services and IT/software. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Hamburg. Its business also includes agency, sales and marketing support, business support and consulting.

It is reported that Valmet is the world's leading developer and supplier of pulp, paper and energy industries, providing customers with process technology, automation and services.