Testifying to the unrelenting pace of marine propulsion engine design development and refinement, and driven by ever-stricter environmental regulations and ever-higher customer expectations, the offering from the handful of specialists in two-stroke power for large commercial vessels has expanded substantially over the past 12 months. Competition is intense among the small number of players involved, for whom complacency is anathema, even where a commanding market share is held. The two-stroke market has never been more challenging and competitive than today, where increasing demands for a low environmental footprint are accompanied by pressure to deliver the lowest capital expenditure and running costs for ship propulsion systems.
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