JAD will be able to market the entire Finnish portfolio of the engines.

Martin Wernli, managing director of Wartila Switzerland, said: “We are delighted to establish this cooperation with one of China’s major engine producers.

“JAD has a well-deserved reputation for quality and our engines will feature the very latest technology for Chinese customers.”

The agreement was signed by Wernli and Chen Guochong, JAD’s chairman, at a ceremony in Jingjiang, China.