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13 Dec 2013

Syria Chemical Weapons Removal: Denmark, Norway, Prepare Ships

Norway and Denmark are providing one cargo ship and one warship each to pick up Syria's most dangerous chemical weapons, report Associated Press (AP). Citing Danish Navy Spokesman Mikael Anker Jensen Bil, AP report that the Danish contribution consists of the Ark Futura, a privately-owned container ship, and the frigate HDMS Esbern Snare. Norway is sending frigate HNOMS Helge Ingstad and a transport vessel that has yet to be identified. The Scandinavian flotilla is supposed to carry the chemicals from Syria to a yet-to-be determined port where they would be transferred to a U.S. ship for destruction at sea, according to plans by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. Source: AP

01 Aug 2013

MAN L16/24 GenSet Marks 3,000 Global Sales

Photo: MAN Diesel

First introduced in the 1990s, MAN Diesel describes its Turbo’s 16/24 GenSet as a proven workhorse that has been employed by a broad range of applications and whose continuous redesigns have kept it competitive. Mikael C. Jensen, Vice President and Head of Engineering for the Low-Speed Business Unit, MAN Diesel & Turbo said, “Since its first entry to the market two decades ago, the L16/24 has regularly been updated and kept pace with modern demands. The Mk. 2 package with valve guide arrangement has been standard for a couple of years for new buildings…

04 May 2012

MAN's Holeby Sells First Uprated L23/30H Genset

Holeby has sold the first of its recently upgraded Mk. In connection with MAN Diesel & Turbo’s recent repositioning of Holeby GenSets to within its Copenhagen-based Low Speed business unit, the company earlier announced the uprating of its classic L23/30H workhorse. Doosan reports having sold the first uprated model to Samjin Shipbuilding Industries (SSI) in Korea for a European operator with delivery due in November 2012, while MAN Diesel & Turbo says that several other of its licensees have already signed technical agreements for the production of a L23/30H Mk. 2 for another European operator. In a recent interview with DieselFacts, MAN Diesel & Turbo’s technical customer magazine, Mikael C.