Date: April 24th, 2025
Stephen Schueler, President American Club Denmark, welcomes United States delegation to MAN Energy Solutions Denmark Headquarters. MAN is the leading global vessel engine manufacturer with a 75% market share. Globally 33,000 vessels use two stroke engines, of which 25,000 are MAN engines.
The host MAN engine team included: Bjarne Foldager Jensen, Managing Director, Senior Vice President, Head of Global Two-Stroke Business; Klaus Engberg, SVP of Licensing; Ole Pyndt Hansen, SVP Two-Stroke R&D; Ernst Wilche, Head of Americas; Hrishikesh Chatterjee, Promotion Manager Americas; Dorte Jacobsen, Principle Emissions Engineer and Owen Taylor, Senior Specialist US-EPA (also a member of the American Club).
The United States Team included, Jennifer Hall Godfrey, Charge D’Affaires, United States Embassy Denmark; Carrie McKinney, Coast Guard Attache; Eric Severseike, Defense Attache; Stephanie Reed, Economic Officer and Bjarke Frederiksen, Commercial Attache.
The event was focused on the United States including major ship owners: Polar Tankers, Chevron, American Presidents Line, Exxon Mobile, US Navy, Liberty, Scorpio, Fairfield, Eagle Ocean and others. Including major shipyards with two stroke capability: Nassco, Kepler, Halter and Hanwha Philly Yard.
The seminar included maritime decarbonization/sustainability efforts, ammonia development and a tour of the new ammonia engine in test.
Stephen Schueler, President American Club Denmark, “We were proud to participate is such an important conference focused on the United States maritime development with the world’s largest vessel engine manufacturer MAN focused on sustainability”.