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20Maritime Reporter & Engineering News SCANIA, a tradition rich Swedishindustrial company celebrated in 2011 its 120th-year of existence. Very early, in 1902, the first en- gines for marine applications was produced. In fact, the market was considered so prom- ising that the company?s new factory, which was built in 1907, was described at the plan- ning stage as ?intended particularly for themanufacture of automobiles and boats.? Without a doubt SCANIA (which is named after the latin name of the SouthernSwedish province Schonen) deserves men- tion as a pioneers in the history of engines. Today it is a company with around 37,500 employees and a turnover of $13 billion, ac- cording to figures at the end of 2011. Since 2008, SCANIA has been a part of the Volk- swagen concern. The 120-year history has been checkered. The enterprise originally goes back to two companies. The first enterprise ran under the name of Vagn Aktie Bolaget I Södertälje (VABIS) and was extablished in 1891 by Philip Wersen. Production at the time were bicycles, railway coaches, and horse bug- gies, starting in 1897 with motor cars andincluding trucks from 1902.The second enterprise was the in 1900, es- tablished Maskinsfabriks Aktiebolaget Sca- nia in Malmö. Its product portfolio includedboxcars for the Swedish State Railway plus rolled steel products. The production of motor cars began in 1901; trucks in 1903. In 1911, both companies merged into Sca- nia-Vabis, with the common headquarters ever since situated in Södertalje. In 1968 Scania and Saab merged into Saab-Scania, and since 1989 operates the concern underthe name of SCANIA.Worldwide, the enterprise is represented in about 100 countries. R&D is based inSweden, with production located in Europeand South America. At this, individual com- ponents and complete vehicles are globally changeable.To guarantee best quality (?Made by SCANIA?) the company?s philosophy is ac- cording the principle ?everything from one source.? Hence, ?the best product quality and highest customer satisfaction? shall be reached.SCANIA MARINE ENGINES As mentioned before, the first engines for marine applications were produced in 1902.TECHNICAL FEATURE PROPULSIONABOVEThe latest New Scania DI 16 Litre V8- Diesel Engine is now able to supplyimpressive 735 kW (1.000HP) at the flywheel. LEFTTwo of the new engines are installed in the lifeboat GAD RAUSING of theSwedish sea rescue. Load perform- ance and load acceptance is as ex-pected. Max speed under full load is31 knots. The drives are two Rolls Royce FF-550 Jets. Swedish Reliability in MaritimeNew High-Speed SCANIA Marine Engine Range with Outputs from 294 to 735 kW (400 to 1,000 HP) (Photo: PPM News Service) By Peter Pospeich, GermanyMR June12 # 3 (17-24):MR Template 6/12/2012 8:49 AM Page 20