Technology group Wärtsilä will expand its main spare parts distribution centre in Kampen, the Netherlands, by 40% and consolidate nearby leased storage facilities into the Kampen site. This strategic move reinforces the growth of Wärtsilä’s global service business and strengthens its ability to serve customers with greater efficiency.

The order intake of Wärtsilä’s service business has grown by 68% between 2020 and 2024, resulting in a significant increase in spare part deliveries from the distribution centre in Kampen. The expansion will reduce the time from order to delivery, allow Wärtsilä to further optimise its logistics processes and provide even faster service to customers.

A FORERUNNER
“Wärtsilä is a forerunner in shaping the decarbonisation of the marine and energy sectors. Our service business plays a crucial role in this transformation and is on a solid growth path. The expansion of our main spare parts distribution centre in Kampen enables us to accelerate global deliveries, enhance our services to customers, and improve logistics efficiency. This investment also strengthens our ability to provide even more value to our customers as we execute on our strategy of moving up the service value ladder, supporting future service business growth,” says Stefan Wiik, Vice President, Parts and Fields Service, Wärtsilä.

Wärtsilä will invest EUR 14 million in expanding the facility, with construction set to begin in early 2026 and commissioning scheduled for 2027.

Key facts:

• Established in 2009, Wärtsilä’s Central Distribution Centre in Kampen, the Netherlands is the company’s primary spare parts hub and an integral part of the Wärtsilä Global Logistics Services (WGLS) serving both customers in marine and energy globally 24/7/365.
• Wärtsilä’s global network of services comprises of six spare parts warehouses, 44 workshops, and 3,400 field service and workshop professionals.
• The facility features a highly automated warehousing operation, ground storage for large components, as well as dedicated areas for inbound, picking, and packing operations.
• Wärtsilä is committed to a zero-waste supply chain, collaborating with suppliers and customers to reduce environmental impact.
• In the Central Distribution Centre in Kampen, ecofriendly packaging initiatives have reduced plastic use by 67% reduction, compared to 2022, saving approximately 35 tons of plastic per year.
• All domestic truck transport from the Kampen distribution centre uses fossil-free HVO100 fuel, cutting CO2 emissions by 90%.