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Annual Marine Propulsion Conference and Awards


t Riviera’s Annual Marine Propulsion Conference and Awards, MAN Diesel & Turbo’s Ole Grøne was recognised with a lifetime achievement award. At a glittering ceremony in London Mr Grøne collected his award from Riviera chairman, John Labdon, in front of more than 200 industry friends and colleagues.


Industry’s ‘Mr Diesel’ recognised at gala dinner A


affectionately known as ‘Mr Diesel’ throughout the maritime industry. Collecting the award, (the second of the


In a glowing tribute featuring messages from


colleagues all over the world, Mr Grøne was commended for both his technical knowledge and understanding of the marine market. His talent for explaining complex concepts in a clear and engaging manner was also recognised as was the pioneering work he has done in driving advances in the marine engineering field as well as the contribution he has made to the general body of marine engineering industry knowledge. It is perhaps no surprise Mr Grøne is


night for MAN Diesel & Turbo, having also been recognised in the evening’s Fuel Efficiency category) a typically modest Mr Grøne paid tribute to the teams he had worked with and said it had been his privilege to communicate their successes. He also joked that anyone who thought the award meant he was retiring was very much mistaken!


Other winners on the night were DFDS and Wärtsilä. DFDS won the Environmental Performance Award. DFDS’ director of sustainability and environmental


affairs,


Poul Woodall, collected the award on behalf of the Danish operator. The accolade was given in recognition of DFDS’ many initiatives over the past year as well as its


sizeable financial commitments to improving the environmental performance of the fleet it operates.


The director of Wärtsilä’s technology development programme, Mikael Troberg, collected the Marine Propulsion & Auxiliary Machinery Marine Engineering Award. This explicitly recognised Wärtsilä for its RT-flex50DF engine technology.


The fuel efficiency, environmental performance and marine engineering award were determined by online industry vote. The lifetime achievement award was selected by Riviera’s editorial staff alone.


The awards are an annual fixture of the marine propulsion conference and information on the 2015 awards will be available via www.marinepropulsionconference.com and through the pages of this journal.


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