MAN, CSIC Extend Two-stroke Agreement
MAN Diesel & Turbo renewed its contract with Chinese two-stroke licensee, China Shipbuilding Industry Corp. (CSIC).
Signed at a ceremony in Beijing on February 3, 2015, the agreement runs for the next 10 years and covers the production of low-speed engines at CSIC affiliates: Dalian Marine Diesel Co., Ltd (DMD), Yichang Marine Diesel Engine Co., Ltd (YMD), Qingdao Haixi Marine Diesel Co., Ltd (QMD).
Klaus Engberg, Senior Vice President and Head of MAN Diesel & Turbo Two- Stroke Licensing said, “We have had a license agreement with [CSIC] since 1980, a collaboration that was furthered just last year with the addition of QMD, which has already successfully landed orders for MAN Diesel & Turbo engines and whose state-of-the-art facility positions them well for future success.”
Dr. Uwe Lauber – CEO, MAN Diesel & Turbo, said, “I am confident that our leading, two-stroke technology will continue to make a key contribution to CSIC’s attractive offering to its customers.”
Besides Dr. Lauber, several other, senior MAN Diesel & Turbo staff were also present in the Chinese capital for the signing ceremony, including Thomas Knudsen, Head of Low Speed, Ole Grøne – Senior Vice President, Low-Speed Sales and Promotions, Klaus Engberg – Senior Vice President and Head of Two-Stroke Licensing, Götz Kassing – Managing Director, Shanghai, as well as other representatives from MAN Diesel & Turbo’s Shanghai office.
The CSIC delegation was headed by Dong Qiang, Vice President, and the respective Presidents from its engine-building affiliates.