The ship machinery market remains under pressure, with the depressed offshore sector  especially taking its toll.

Giving an outlook for 2017, Lex Nijsen, MAN Diesel & Turbo vice-president and head of Four-Stroke Marine, said: “The market situation for the four-stroke marine business in 2015 was already quite tough and saw the market decline sharply by almost half. “

“And nothing has really improved this year [2016]; the market segments where we are traditionally strong are under pressure.”

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