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Article in Maritime Reporter based on interview with Chris-Marine’s CEO Jens Groth – by Greg Trauthwein

April 12, 2023

Interesting article based on interview with Chris-Marine’s CEO Jens Groth. The article, written by Greg Trauthwein, describes Chris-Marine’s transition from being a traditional company manufacturing tools for repair and service of big diesel engines, to a company that today also...

ShaPoLi success – we’re opening one more production line!

April 4, 2023

Thanks to the success and high demand for our ShaPoLi system we are opening a new production line. The ShaPoLi systems, which are currently produced by Chris-Marine Germany, will now be produced in Sweden as well to meet the demand...

Article on Chris-Marine’s ShaPoLi system in Shiprepair & Maintenance – by Clive Woodbridge

November 29, 2022

Interesting article about Chris-Marine’s ShaPoLi system, written by Clive Woodbridge for Shiprepair & Maintenance. In addition to describing Chris-Marine’s ShaPoLi system, Clive Woodbridge also mentions other key developments at Chris-Marine during the past year. Read the entire article here!

RINA and DNV have given type approval for Chris-Marine’s ShaPoLi system

November 20, 2022

We are very happy to announce the Type Approval of our Chris-Marine ShaPoLi system by RINA and DNV. Our ShaPoLi solution is compliant with the IMO MEPC.335(76) and the IACS Rec. 172. Guidelines. As the new EEXI regulation will impact...

Chris-Marine USA, LLC relocates to a larger facility

October 19, 2022

We are pleased to announce that Chris-Marine USA relocates to a larger facility. The new facility will be the Americas Hub for all Chris-Marine, Obel-P and LEMAG products & services, and offers us the opportunity to better serve our customers...

Certificates for Chris-Marine’s ShaPoLi solution are dropping in!

September 22, 2022

We are pleased to announce that certificates for our Shaftpower Limitation Solution, Chris-Marine® ShaPoLi are dropping in. Last week, we received Certificate of Approval in Principle for our Chris-Marine® ShaPoLi system, from RINA Classification Society. In addition, our ShaPoLi Onboard Management...

SMM 2022 – Chris-Marine showcases its Monitoring equipment in Hamburg and celebrates 60 years as a company

August 10, 2022

Chris-Marine will exhibit its Monitoring equipment at SMM in Hamburg on September 6 to 9. In addition, we are delighted to celebrate 60 years as a company at SMM 2022 in Hamburg. Customers and other visitors are welcome to join...

NEW Video! Chris-Marine ShaPoLi Solution

July 7, 2022

The IMO has set the target to mitigate CO2 emissions from ships by at least 40% by 2030 compared to 2008 levels. To meet this target, IMO has adopted EEXI and CII, a set of amendments to existing regulations to...

IACS update on EEXI implementation guidelines

July 1, 2022

The IMO Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) held its 78th session from June 6 to 10, 2022. Highlights included the finalization of guidelines for EEXI, CII and SEEMP. Additionally, after being reviewed and noted by the MEPC 78 committee, the...

WEBINAR: EEXI Compliance through Chris-Marine® ShaPoLi Solution

May 16, 2022

Webinar The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is introducing new mandatory measures to cut the carbon intensity of international shipping and improve ship energy efficiency – the Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI) and Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) – which are...

NEW Corporate Movie – Welcome to our world

December 10, 2021

For more than five decades, Chris-Marine has designed, manufactured, and sold engine maintenance machines for 2- and 4-stroke diesel engines. Today, our machines are world-renowned for their high quality and user friendliness. Our mission is to help our customers optimize...

MAN Holeby and Chris-Marine have developed a new cylinder liner honing procedure

November 23, 2021

MAN Holeby and Chris-Marine have developed a new cylinder liner honing procedure for MAN 4-stroke small-bore cylinder liners. Don’t miss the opportunity to watch the instruction video. The new cylinder liner honing procedure applies for the following MAN engine types:...

WATCH OUR LATEST WEBINAR HERE! Learn how to keep your engine maintenance costs at a minimum while getting timely, high-precision results.

September 3, 2021

Why replace your 4-stroke cylinder liners when you don’t have to? In this webinar you will find out how to keep engine maintenance costs at a minimum while performing timely, high-precision engine maintenance according to engine makers’ specifications. Watch webinar

WEBINAR: Want to keep engine maintenance costs at a minimum while performing timely, high precision 4-stroke engine maintenance according to engine makers’ specifications?

August 18, 2021

WEBINAR Whether you are a new or well-established workshop – self-sufficient or in transition to become independent -knowledge, support and guidance is key to successful business. The purpose of this event is to share best practice information with you and...

WATCH OUR LATEST WEBINAR HERE! Find out how to detect scuffing and recondition your liners

March 11, 2021

Why replace your cylinder liners when you don’t have to? In this webinar you will find out how to detect scuffing and how to recondition your liners so you don’t have to replace them. It’s a much more cost-efficient, environmentally...

WEBINAR: Maximize the lifetime of your liners in the most sustainable, cost-efficient, and environmentally friendly way.

February 16, 2021

WEBINAR The purpose of this event is to update you, since our last session in Nov. 2020, on the current market situation and the challenges ship owners clearly face with their liners. It is a fact, that the engines produced...

New General Manager Chris-Marine USA

November 27, 2020

We’re happy to welcome José G. Vargas to the Chris-Marine family. José will head Chris-Marine USA and will be based in Pompano beach in Florida, USA. José has over 20 years of experience developing global business within the marine industry...

NEW: Fully automatic honing and deglazing machine for 2-stroke engine cylinder liners

November 25, 2020

HON 2A – a fully automatic electric honing and deglazing machine for restoration of slow speed engine cylinder liner geometry and surface structure HON 2A is a fully automatic honing & deglazing machine for on-site honing of large 2-stroke cylinder...

WEBINAR: How can you maximize the lifetime of your cylinder liners?

November 3, 2020

WEBINAR: Correct cylinder liner maintenance can prolong liner lifetime by as much as 20 years. Find out how to significantly cut liner costs while becoming more environmentally friendly. The purpose of this event is to highlight the current market situation...

Chris-Marine moves to new premises in Miami to serve its customers in the Americas even better

October 29, 2020

Chris-Marine has moved its US office to new premises in Miami to serve our customer-base in the Americas even better. Apart from offices, our new facilities include a well-equipped workshop focused on engine maintenance and maintenance of Chris-Marine machines. Our...

Sailing Towards Zero: a case study on the carbon footprint of maritime components

July 7, 2020

We are proud to be part of the Danish Maritime industry, where Chris-Marine together with 12 Danish maritime stakeholders have helped ReFlow with data to produce a case study on circular economy. The case study showcases how the industry can...

Chris-Marine’s response to the Covid-19 outbreak

March 25, 2020

Dear valued customer, In light of the current Covid-19 outbreak we wish to inform you of Chris-Marine’s planned actions with regard to safety and business practice. We are taking all necessary precautions to protect the health safety of our employees and...

Chris-Marine Opens Office in Miami, USA

March 2, 2020

Chris-Marine AB opens a new establishment in Miami, USA, in order to serve its North Americas customer base even better. The new office, headed by Chris-Marine’s Dennis Karlsen, will offer technical and sales support to Chris-Marine customers in North America....

Åland Maritime Day

May 13, 2019

On May 8 – 9, Chris-Marine exhibited at the Maritime Day in Mariehamn, Åland. Åland Maritime Day has been organized since 2001 and includes an exhibition for ship owners & suppliers, maritime schools and other maritime organizations, as well as seminars...

Ship owner seminar in Singapore

May 8, 2019

On May 7, Chris-Marine hosted a seminar in Singapore. This was the third seminar in a series of six seminars taking place in Singapore, Germany and Denmark. Present at the seminar were ship owners and experts from Chris-Marine who shared...

HON X2 replaces HON X

April 25, 2019

HON X2 is a portable honing machine complete with pneumatic hoist for on-site use, for large 4-stroke and 2-stroke diesel engines. HON X2 replaces Chris-Marine’s honing machine HON X and has a range of new features. NEW product features Pre-assembled...

Vibration dampers for honing heads

January 31, 2019

Chris-Marine has recently introduced vibration dampers for honing heads in order to minimize head wear, avoid vibration patterns in the cylinder liner and improve productivity. The vibration dampers effectively reduce rotational vibration modes, making it possible to operate at higher...

LEMAG ECI system calibration

November 12, 2018

We are pleased to announce that we now offer LEMAG ECI system calibration, to ensure the quality of our customers’ instruments. LEMAG ECI system calibration LEMAG ECI can easily be sent to Chris-Marine Germany for test and calibration. Renewed certification...

HON S Improvements to enhance safety and ease-of-use

November 12, 2018

Chris-Marine has recently made improvements to our honing machine HON S in order to enhance safety and ease-of-use. NEW FEATURES Remote control box Chain slack detector (optional) Upgrade kit available for HON S users Remote control box The control handles...

Thanks for a great SMM – see you again in 2020!

September 11, 2018

We would like to thank everyone who participated, dropped by our booth and made this event so special!

Chris-Marine signs performance agreement with Stena Group

August 21, 2018

Chris-Marine AB has signed a performance agreement with Stena Group and will be the main supplier of maintenance and monitoring equipment for Stena Group’s existing fleet and newbuildings. We look forward to delivering world-class solutions to Stena Group! If you...

Chris-Marine exhibits at SMM 2018

August 14, 2018

– This year showcasing LIVE cylinder monitoring Chris-Marine will exhibit its range of quality maintenance machines and methods for diesel engines at SMM in Hamburg, Germany, on September 4-7. You will find us in our indoor booth A3.402 as well as...

Meet us at the Danish Maritime Fair in Copenhagen!

April 13, 2018

Chris-Marine will exhibit part of its range of quality maintenance machines and methods for diesel engines at the Danish Maritime Fair taking place in Copenhagen on May 2 – 4. You will find us in stand 0270. During the exhibition,...

NEW Chris-Marine Product Catalogue – Complete Range of Products!

March 1, 2018

Check out our brand new product catalogue. It contains all you need to know about our “Complete Maintenance Solutions for 2-stroke & 4-stroke Diesel and Gas Engines”. Our mission is to provide our customers with state-of-the-art engine care solutions to optimize...

See you at IRANIMEX 2017 in Kish Island!

November 21, 2017

Chris-Marine will exhibit its range of quality maintenance machines and methods for diesel engines at IRANIMEX 2017 in Kish Island, 12-14 December. You will find us in the international hall, stand 223/4. You will meet the Chris-Marine team and...

Chris-Marine AB acquires monitoring solutions from LEMAG LEHMANN & MICHELS GmbH.

October 12, 2016

Malmö, Sweden, October 12, 2016 – Chris-Marine AB today announces its acquisition of monitoring products from German company LEMAG LEHMANN & MICHELS GmbH (LEMAG). The products will complement Chris-Marine’s portfolio of products and services and will further strengthen Chris-Marine’s position...

Did you hear about the updated VRL?

June 30, 2016

The Chris-Marine VRL is a dual-purpose tool for maintenance of medium-speed diesel engine cylinder heads and it facilitates complete maintenance of cylinder head air intake / exhaust valve seats and seat pockets. The VRL can be used for maintenance of...

See you at CIMAC in Helsinki

May 26, 2016

Chris-Marine & IOP Marine will be exhibiting at the CIMAC Congress in Helsinki taking place on June 6-10, 2016 at the Finlandia Hall. You will meet the Chris-Marine & IOP Marine team on the Verandah floor, booth 0-12. Visitors will...

Meet us at Posidonia 2016!

May 23, 2016

Chris-Marine & IOP Marine are looking forward to exhibit at the upcoming Posidonia Exhibition on June 6-10, 2016. We will share a booth with our local distributor, UMAR Shipping Services, and you will find us in Hall 4, booth 4.125. Here...

How to use the LDM – Liner measurement instruction

March 10, 2016

The Liner Diameter Measurement tool can be used for verifying cylinder wear and deformation prior to dry-docking or for following up cylinder wear and deformation on a single engine of interest by complementing regular scavenging port inspections with cylinder liner...

Chinese New Year

February 9, 2016

At Chris-Marine & IOP Marine we would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a happy Chinese New Year, and look forward to a proseperous year of the Monkey!

Merry Christmas!

December 22, 2015

The holiday season is fast approaching, and we would therefore like to take this opprtunity to wish our customers and partners a merry Christmas and happy New Year. IOP Marine will be closed from December 24th until Monday, January 4th....

New presentation video

December 8, 2015

We are very proud of our new company presentation video, which has been recorded in Denmark, Sweden and Ecuador with great help from our friends, customers and invaluable partners. Take a look and learn much more about Chris-Marine & IOP...

Marintec China 2015

November 17, 2015

Chris-Marine and IOP Marine are getting ready to exhibit at this year’s Marintec China running from December 1-4 2015 at Shanghai New International Expo Center. Drop by our booth N4D31 to learn more about our slide valve testing unit, our ultrasonic cleaning...

MAN Diesel approval of LDM

November 12, 2015

We are very proud to receive this appreciation certificate from MAN Diesel & Turbo, as well as an official “No Objection Letter” for our LDM tool, which measures liner wear and deformation. During the past year, the liner wear measuring...

Looking forward to Europort Rotterdam

November 2, 2015

This week it’s time for Europort Rotterdam, where we are co-exibiting with our dutch agent, Venteville BV. Drop by our booth 8207 in hall 8 to take a closer look at the automatic honing machine, and learn how it may...

NEW: Automatic honing and deglazing machine

October 23, 2015

We are proud to present the fully automatic honing & deglazing machine for restoration of medium speed engine cylinder liner geometry and surface structure. The new honing machine features an electric hoist and an electric driving unit, which consumes less...

Increased activity in South America

October 19, 2015

Recently, Chris-Marine & IOP Marine secured another large order for a huge power plant company in South America with overhaul and maintenance tools for two of their service workshops, who manage six different 4-stroke diesel engines. This order is one...

Danish Maritime Fair

September 21, 2015

For the second time, Denmark is welcoming the world to its shores at the Danish Maritime Fair running from October 6-8, 2015 at the Train Workshop in Coenhagen. IOP Marine & Chris-Marine are once again participating in this event and...

New CEO

June 25, 2015

Jens Groth is appointed new Chief Executive Officer for the KrisMa group including Chris-Marine & IOP Marine. Despite being only 37-years old, Jens has more than a decade’s experience within the marine industry. He started his career as area sales...

Visit us at Nor-Shipping 2015!

May 12, 2015

On June 2-5, Chris-Marine and IOP Marine will be exhibiting at Nor-Shipping, and can be found at booth E3-029, where visitors can learn how we help customers increase engine efficiency and reduce maintenance costs with our complete engine care solutions....

Getting ready for Europort Istanbul

March 15, 2015

It is time for Europort Istanbul! On March 11-14, Chris-Marine and IOP Marine will showcase some of our new products together with our Turkish agent, Mugesan at the exhibition in Istanbul. Visitors will have a chance to meet us and...

MAN Diesel approval for Ultrasonic systems

January 5, 2015

After cleaning several different MAN engine parts in our Ultrasonic 130 Twin cleaning tank, the year 2014 was completed in one of the best ways possible, as we received the official MAN Diesel certificate for our range of Ultrasonic cleaners....

See you at Danish Maritime Fair!

October 2, 2014

From 7-10.October 2014, the first ever large-scale maritime fair in Denmark will be held in Bella Center, Copenhagen with the goal of putting Denmark on the maritime world map. Among the 150 exhibiting companies are IOP Marine & Chris-Marine who will be showcasing...

What is it worth to be able to monitor liner wear?

September 2, 2014

At SMM 2014, Chris-Marine will present an updated version of the Liner Diameter Measuring instrument (LDM), which can help ship-owners save thousands of dollars. With a liner costing 50.000 USD in a large 12 cylinder engine, a rise of the...

Meet us at SMM!

July 18, 2014

Showcase includes our mobile workshop container and the key products included in the tailor-made “newbuilding package”. 100 % satisfaction guarantee At SMM customers and partners will have the opportunity to meet our experienced consultants at our booth A3.103 to discuss...