In the second quarter of this year the net sales of Wärtsilä group grew by +3% being amounted to €1.45 billion compared with €1.41 billion in same period of 2022, increase to which it provided a robust contribution the increase of +21% of revenues deriving from the activity of the Finnish company in the segment of propulsion systems which amounted to 636 million euros, increase partially offset by -36% decline in revenues of the other systems for the maritime sector which have totalled EUR 106 million. The other primary branch of activity of the Group, that of systems for the energy industry, recorded net sales of €633 million, unchanged from April-June last year.

Commenting on the performance of the maritime sector, the President and managing director of Wärtsilä, Håkan Agnevall, noted that 'the increase in the cost of new ships and the limited capacity of shipyards continued to curb the propensity to invest in some segments. However - he specified - the market sentiment remained positive in Wärtsilä's key segments thanks to continued investment in new natural gas terminals liquefied, improving sentiment in the travel segment of passengers and the continued growth in demand for operations offshore'.

A continuation of the positive trend in the industrial sectors maritime in which the Finnish group operates, which has allowed the second quarter of this year in Wärtsilä to forfeit new orders for a total value of 1.69 billion euros, with an increase of +17%, of which 697 million generated by the Marine engines division (+21%) and 159 million from marine engines division other systems for the maritime sector (+21%). Growing (+15%) New orders for the energy sector also stood at 750 Million. At 30 June, the total value of the portfolio orders were of 6,25 billion euros (+5%), of which 2,37 billion for the Marine Power division (+13%), 555 million for the Marine division Systems (-3%) and 2.55 billion for Wärtsilä Energy (+2%).

Wärtsilä closed the second quarter of 2023 with an operating profit of 66 million euros and a net profit of 30 million euros, with decreases of -12% and -42% respectively on the corresponding period last year.