POSIDONIA 2014/THE AFTERMATH
Stands ClassNK ClassNK, led by Mr Noboru Ueda, had an impressive and very busy presence at Posidonia 2014, as usual. Aristidis Dalakas, regional manager East Mediterranean and Black Sea, Dimitri Tsiftsis, general manager Piraeus office, and ClassNK staff were on hand to answer any questions and provide the latest information on their activities to the maritime community. The Japanese Classification Nippon Kaiji Kyokai, was founded in November 1899 as the Teikoku Kaiji Kyokai (the Imperial Marine Association) but the Society was relaunched under its current name, Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (Japan Marine Association), in 1946 in the aftermath of World War Two. The early years of the Society were spent promoting a wide range of shipping-related activities, very different from the focused technical role that ClassNK plays today. ClassNK provides classification and technical services to roughly 20 percent of the world’s commercial fleet and is authorized to conduct surveys on behalf (r to l) Aristidis Dalakas, Miltiadis Varvitsiotis and Dimitris Tsiftsis of 109 flag administrations.
MAN Diesel & Turbo MAN’s stand, impressive as ever, was one of the busiest throughout the exhibition. The world’s leading designer of large engines was there in full force… MAN Diesel & Turbo SE, based in Augsburg, Germany, is the world’s leading provider of large-bore diesel engines and turbomachinery for marine and stationary applications. It designs two-stroke and fourstroke engines that are manufactured both by the company and by its licensees. The engines have power outputs ranging from 450 kW to 87 MW. MAN Diesel & Turbo also designs and manufactures gas turbines of up to 50 MW, steam turbines of up to 150 MW and compressors with volume flows of up to 1.5 million m³/h and pressures of up to 1,000 bar. The product range is rounded off by turbochargers, CP propellers, gas engines and chemical reactors. MAN Diesel & Turbo’s range of goods includes complete marine propulsion systems, turbomachinery units for the oil & gas as well as the process industries and turnkey power plants. Customers receive worldwide after- Dionissis Christodoulopoulos - Managing Director MAN Diesel & Turbo Hellas Ltd., Dr. Stephan sales services marketed under the MAN Timmermann - Board Member MAN Diesel & Turbo SE, greets Greek Prime Minister, Antonis Samaras and Miltiadis Varvitsiotis, Minister of Shipping PrimeServ brand. JULY AUGUST 2014 SHIPPING 37