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in Campbell River are built to with- stand tough northern weather. And, that?s why the company uses Volvo Penta propulsion in Sugloos and other boats. VP Powered Fleets Include Ferries and Shrimp Boats Volvo Penta?s marine diesel systems reach is far wide and gets favorable reviews from workboat  eets across North America because of their power performance, fuel economy, low emis- sions and durability, Jans Bering said last month. The False Creek Ferries  eet, started in 1982 and owned by Granville Island Ferries in Vancou- ver, mostly runs on Volvo Penta die- sels. Several of those ferries have more than 30,000 hours on them so far, Bering said. ?And we?ve seen impres- sive results in fuel consumption from shrimp boats equipped with our en-gines in the Gulf of Mexico,? he said. In fact, Zimco Marine in Brownsville, Texas projected annual fuel savings of $68,000 annually per engine after it repowered two of its trawlers with new-generation Volvo Penta diesels in July 2013. Extrapolating those re- sults over the breadth of the full range of domestic workboat applications would yield signi cant environmen- tal improvements, while consuming much less in the way of fuel. Special Engines for Special MissionsToday?s Volvo Penta?s engines have advantages that were unknown ten years ago, according to the company. The environmental bene ts of VP?s IPS drive include 30 percent higher fuel ef ciency and lower exhaust emissions and noise. Most VP engines have electronic fuel injection, greatly increasing fuel savings. And no additional fuel is re- quired for cold-weather starts, keep- ing emissions in check. Volvo Penta has entered the North American workboat market and, it looks like they are here to stay. That?s a good thing.PROPULSIONwww.marinelink.com MN 39MN Sept14 Layout 32-49.indd 39MN Sept14 Layout 32-49.indd 398/20/2014 11:37:37 AM8/20/2014 11:37:37 AM