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Tier 4. With more than 850 Tier-4 compliant locomo- tive engines already in service, GE’s marine sector offer- ings are based on a proven, time-tested concept. Hatton told MarineNews in May, “The 250 series marine engine is based on the GE Evolution or ‘EVO’ locomotive engine which was originally a 12 cylinder V engine. A few years ago GE developed an inline 6 and inline 8 engine based on the same 250mm bore engine platform. Typically this has been used in tugs, ATB’s,