Volvo Pentas IPS programme is being expanded higher up the power range with new larger drive units coupled to the D13 engine.

Wärtsilä has signed a three-year training contract with its long-time customer Wagenborg Shipping of the Netherlands.

An optimised propeller from MAN Diesel has helped a ferry achieve increased efficiency of 12% on its daily sail between Sweden and Germany.

Propeller efficiency is becoming even more important with rising fuel costs and the drive to reduce carbon emissions.