2005

11/15/2005Volvo Penta receives order from Consafe OffshoreVolvo Penta has received an order from Consafe Offshore for the delivery of diesel powered gensets to the Safe Bristolia accommodation platform.
11/8/2005Volvo Penta IPS wins 2005 “Best of What’s New Award”Volvo Penta´s Inboard Performance System (IPS) is recognized as one of the Top 100 innovations of the Year by the U S magazine Popular Science.
11/1/2005Volvo Penta IPS – now also for boats in commercial operationVolvo Penta’s revolutionary new propulsion system for boats – Volvo Penta IPS – is now being launched for commercial operation. The new system offers planing boats performance and comfort that was previously not possible.
11/1/2005Technological shift with Volvo Penta D16The new 16-liter engine, a technological shift in commercial shipping. With electronics and state-of-the-art technology, Volvo Penta now has a marine diesel engine with outstanding torque and more than 150 hp in output than its predecessor.
10/26/2005Customer Satisfaction Award to Volvo PentaFor the second consecutive year, Volvo Penta in the US has received the Excellent Customer Satisfaction award from the NMMA boating association.
10/13/2005Volvo Penta secures Indian ordersThe Indian shipbuilding industry is making strong progress in manufacturing boats to satisfy the growing domestic and export markets. The market has now also been opened for imported engines, from previously being supported by domestic production under license.
10/10/2005Volvo Penta donates gensets to PakistanVolvo Penta donates four diesel-powered gensets to earthquake-hit Pakistan.
9/20/2005Volvo Penta in the AntarcticChina’s Great Wall Research Station is located on King George Island in the Antarctic. Here – under extreme conditions – Volvo Penta’s diesel engines generate electricity and heat that are essential for sustaining life.
9/1/2005Volvo Penta to supply engines to Dennis EagleVolvo Penta has signed a contract for delivery of diesel engines to the British manufacturer of refuse trucks Dennis Eagle.
8/23/2005Innovation award to the new QL trim systemThe newly launched QL Boat Trim System has been awarded a prestigious innovation award in the US. The trade association for marine manufacturers, NMMA (National Marine Manufacturers Association), jointly with a jury of international boating journalists, selected the QL Boat Trim System as the best innovation in the propulsion category.
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