Chris-Marine® Launches Engine Insights to Turn Cylinder Data into Instant Maintenance Decisions
Malmö, Sweden – April 22, 2026: Chris-Marine AB announces the introduction of Engine Insights, a new digital solution designed to convert cylinder condition measurements into automatic, instant, standardized reports for faster and more informed maintenance decisions.
Engine Insights enables service technicians to upload measurement data directly from onboard tools such as LDM (Liner Diameter Measurement), LCC, CTM and Replica Test and generate structured reports within minutes. While manual reporting today typically requires 4–6 hours of expert work, Engine Insights reduces this process to just a couple of minutes. These reports provide a clear basis for evaluating cylinder condition and planning maintenance actions.
At the same time, the platform gives fleet managers an accessible overview of vessel condition, supporting more efficient maintenance planning and extended component lifetime.
“Engine Insights simplifies a critical step in engine maintenance — automatically turning measurement data into something immediately usable for decision-making, while dramatically reducing the time required to produce reliable reports,” says Leif Abildgaard, Chief Commercial Officer.
Engine Insights is designed to work seamlessly with measurement data from Chris-Marine tools, extending their value while enabling a structured and standardized approach to cylinder condition reporting.
Key benefits include:
• Automated generation of standardized reports
• Reduction of reporting time from hours to minutes
• Improved maintenance planning
• Increased component lifetime
• Insights that support more efficient lubricant oil usage
Engine Insights is now being introduced to the market and is available with a free trial offering included.
With this launch, Chris-Marine continues to expand its portfolio beyond physical equipment — combining precision tools with digital solutions to support reliable and cost-efficient engine performance.
Availability
Engine Insights is available globally. Access is provided upon request via:
www.ei-chris-marine.com/signup
For more information, please contact:
Ludwig Borgkvist
Brand Manager
Tel: +46 (0)763 09 96 02
ludwig.borgkvist@chris-marine.com
About Chris-Marine AB
For more than six decades, Chris-Marine has designed, manufactured and sold engine maintenance equipment for all types of reciprocating engines and special applications. Our machines are renowned for their operator-friendly design and high quality. We are also developing advanced vessel performance and monitoring products to help improve operational efficiency and promote sustainability in the maritime industry. With a global presence and a commitment to innovation, we offer comprehensive engine care solutions under our strong brands Chris-Marine®, Obel-P® and LEMAG®.
New Fuel Injector Test Unit for 4-stroke Engines: Chris-Marine Introduces VPU 1600
New Fuel Injector Test Unit for 4-stroke Engines: Chris-Marine Introduces Versatile VPU 1600
Chris-Marine, a leading provider of solutions for engine maintenance and performance monitoring, is proud to announce the launch of its latest innovation –VPU 1600 – a state-of-the-art fuel injector test unit for 4-stroke engines, produced at our facility in Brøndby, Denmark.
This versatile, high-performing test unit is designed to efficiently assess the leakage, opening pressure, and spray pattern of fuel injectors, ensuring optimal engine performance. VPU 1600 delivers a reliable and easy-to-use solution for verifying injector performance, and its advanced testing capabilities makes it the ideal choice for engine makes, like MaK, Caterpillar, Deutz, Wärtsilä and MAN gensets.
VPU 1600 will replace several of Chris-Marine’s existing test units, including the VPU 900-3, VPU 1500-2, VPU 1500-2CAT and VPU 900 CAT, offering enhanced functionality and greater value for ship owners, managers and service crew, onboard and ashore.
Key Features of the VPU 1600 Test Unit
Leakage, Opening Pressure and Spray Pattern Testing
Accurately tests the performance of fuel injectors to ensure optimal engine operation.
User-Friendly Interface
Easy to operate, allowing service engineers to perform tests without specialized training.
Robust and Compact Design
Preassembled test rig engineered for durability and suitable for various workshop environments.
Reliable Performance
Delivers consistent results for long-term use.
Comprehensive Spare Parts Availability
Minimizes downtime.
Compatibility
Compatible with several engine makes (MaK, Caterpillar, Deutz, Wärtsilä gensets and MAN gensets)
Options
Valve holders for 150+ different injectors. Single trigger box for controlled testing.
Routine testing is crucial
Routine testing of fuel injectors is crucial for maintaining engine efficiency and sustainability. Regular verification of injector performance can help:
- Reduce Emissions: Ensure engines operate within environmentally friendly parameters.
- Cut Fuel Consumption: Maintain optimal injector function to improve fuel efficiency.
- Minimize Engine Fouling: Keep engines clean and operating at peak performance.
- Save Time and Money: Prevent unnecessary injector replacements and reduce overall
maintenance costs. - Extend Engine Lifetime: Proper injector maintenance prolongs the lifetime of the engine.
“With VPU 1600, we offer a high-performance fuel injector test unit that will significantly facilitate testing of 4-stroke engines in power plants and onboard vessels around the world,” said Leif Abildgaard, Chief Commercial Officer, Chris-Marine AB.
“Chris-Marine is proud to be a key player in the journey towards a sustainable future, promoting enhanced operational efficiency and environmental responsibility through world class engine maintenance products and innovative technology solutions,” Leif Abildgaard adds.
Learn more about VPU 1600 here.
Contact
Leif Abildgaard
Chief Commercial Officer, Chris-Marine AB
Tel: +4529103777
leif.abildgaard@chris-marine.com
About Chris-Marine AB
For more than six decades, Chris-Marine has designed and developed engine maintenance equipment for all types of reciprocating engines and special applications. Our machines are renowned for their operator-friendly design and high quality. We are also developing advanced vessel performance and monitoring products, to help improve operational efficiency and promote sustainability in the maritime industry. With a global presence and a commitment to innovation, we offer comprehensive engine care solutions under our strong brands Chris-Marine®, Obel-P®, and LEMAG®. Chris-Marine’s headquarter is situated in Malmö, Sweden, with production facilities in Malmö, and in Brøndby, Denmark (IOP Marine).
Learn more about us by watching our corporate video!
Chris-Marine Joins Forces with Veracity by DNV in Strategic Partnership
Joining forces with Veracity
The technology leader Chris-Marine AB is delighted to announce our strategic partnership with Veracity by DNV. This marks a significant milestone in our commitment to decarbonizing and digitalizing the maritime industry. The collaboration integrates Trust-Ocean, Chris-Marine’s cutting-edge performance and emissions monitoring solution, with Veracity, the world leading maritime emissions cloud from DNV.
Jens Groth, CEO of Chris-Marine AB, stated:
“Integrating Trust-Ocean with DNV’s maritime emissions cloud, Veracity, reduces the risk of low-quality data and improves data transparency. This enhances sustainability for our customers, supports their decision-making process, and helps them achieve compliance and operational efficiency goals. This aligns with Chris-Marine’s overall goal to accelerate the decarbonization and digitalization of the maritime industry, establishing us as a market leader in promoting a sustainable future. Chris Marine has invested heavily in digital offerings and capabilities as a natural evolution of the LEMAG® products in order to offer the market a future proof solution “.
Aymen Abdaoui, Project Leader of Trust-Ocean, added:
“Trust-Ocean represents a significant advancement in maritime performance and monitoring technology. By automatically collecting data from onboard sensors, Trust-Ocean minimizes manual processes and enhances data accuracy, saving time and effort for the crew. Our system features dynamic dashboards for real-time monitoring of vessel operational efficiency, actively engaging the crew onboard to take immediate and informed actions. Through our centralized platform, ship data is transmitted to the shore, stored in the cloud, and analyzed via a secure web-based application, offering deeper insights and analytics.”
This partnership is in sync with Veracity by DNV’s focus on delivering the optimal maritime emissions data verification solution, enabling customers to use their emissions data with confidence in a wide range of business use-cases, such as handling EU ETS settlements and sustainability reporting. Trust Ocean’s seamless integration with Veracity and DNV’s verification services offers a comprehensive solution for shipowners and operators to proactively manage their vessels, optimize operations, and ensure compliance with evolving environmental regulations.
During our recent discussions in Athens, we explored the benefits of this partnership for customers like Hammonia Reederei GmbH & Co. KG.
Kay Thürnagel, Technical Director at Hammonia Reederei GmbH, commented:
“The integration between Trust-Ocean by Chris-Marine and Veracity will support our environmental reporting and verification, reducing the manual handling required by our crew. We’re excited by this collaboration.”
Chris-Marine is proud to be a key player in the maritime industry’s journey towards a sustainable future, promoting enhanced operational efficiency and environmental responsibility through innovative technology solutions.
For more information, please visit:
https://chris-marine.com and https://www.veracity.com
Contact
Leif Abildgaard
Chief Commercial Officer, Chris-Marine AB
Tel: +4529103777
leif.abildgaard@chris-marine.com
Press Release: Shaft Power Limitation Solution
Chris-Marine Launches Shaft Power Limitation Solution
Chris-Marine today announced the launch of its ShaPoLi solution. The solution will not only help customers to comply with the EEXI regulations, but also help them monitor and optimize their ship CII ratings in the future.
From January 2023, the revised MARPOL Annex VI will enter into force and all existing ships of 400 GT and above must comply with the new EEXI requirements. This means that ship owners of many thousands of vessels promptly must decide on and implement a viable energy efficiency solution to act in accordance with the new regulations.
To help its customers adhere to the new energy efficiency requirements, Chris-Marine is heavily engaged in its ShaPoLi solution. The solution, which includes both hardware and software, will enable ship owners to limit the maximum shaft power output of their vessels, without having to modify any of their existing machinery, thereby overcoming the tight implementation time frame of the EEXI requirements.
ShaPoLi will allow for real-time logging of power and speed data. In addition, it has an override function easily accessible through the command panel installed on the bridge, in case of emergencies.
Chris-Marine’s mission is to help customers optimize the running of their engines in a more sustainable way. This is accomplished by offering world class engine monitoring & maintenance products and solutions to customers around the world.
“Chris-Marine has been in the frontline of the energy efficiency field for quite some time now. To date, we have supported our customers with close to 2000 Shaft power Monitoring Systems. Systems that are already installed onboard ships worldwide,” says Mr. Björn-Thorben Porep, Technical Sales Team Leader at Chris-Marine. “We are currently engaged in serious discussions with the classification societies to get approval of our technology, a technology that will help our customers not only to comply with EEXI, but to monitor and optimize their ship CII ratings in the future,” Mr. Porep adds.
To learn more about the Chris-Marine ShaPoLi solution, visit:
https://chris-marine.com/eexi-compliance-with-chris-marine-shaft-power-limitation/
For more information, please contact:
Björn-Thorben Porep, Technical Sales Team Leader
Tel: +49 4101 5880-0, Email: bjoern-thorben.porep@chris-marine.com
About Chris-Marine
For six decades, Chris-Marine has designed, manufactured, and sold engine maintenance machines for 2- and 4-stroke diesel engines. Today, these machines are world-renowned for their high quality and user friendliness.
>Chris-Marine’s mission is to help customers optimize the running of their engines in a more sustainable way.
>We accomplish this by offering world class engine monitoring & maintenance solutions and products to engine builders, ship owners, shipyards, workshops, and power plants around the world. We develop, manufacture and market our equipment under three strong brands: Chris-Marine®, Obel-P® and LEMAG®.
For more information, please visit chris-marine.com
Chris-Marine USA, LLC to supply Royal Caribbean
Chris-Marine USA, LLC to supply Royal Caribbean with engine maintenance machines
Chris-Marine USA, LLC has been chosen by Royal Caribbean Group (RCG) to supply critical engine maintenance machines, for several Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises vessels throughout 2022.
The Scope of Supply includes over 65 Chris-Marine machines such as CPM (Surface Grinding Machine), VRL (Valve Seat and Recess Lathe), VSL (Valve Seat Lathe) and DGL (Deglazing Machine) which are critical to proper engine maintenance onboard the ships.
“We are very proud that Royal Caribbean Group has selected us as one of their partners in engine maintenance,” says Alexander Malt, Global Sales & Marketing Director at Chris-Marine. “To supply engine maintenance equipment to one of the world’s leading cruise companies is an honor. We very much look forward to contributing to the safe and efficient running of Royal Caribbean’s cruise ships.”
”We are pleased with Chris-Marine’s responsiveness to our unique business need, which enables RCG in-house riding teams to perform regulatory maintenance on our diesel engines,” says Anders Aasen, Vice President, Global Marine Operations, Royal Caribbean Group.
For more information, please contact:
Alexander Malt, Global Sales & Marketing Director
Tel: +45 4498 3839
Email: alexander.malt@chris-marine.com
José G. Vargas, General Manager, Chris-Marine USA
Tel: +1 786 212 9592
Email: jose.vargas@chris-marine.com
About Chris-Marine
For more than five decades, Chris-Marine has designed, manufactured, and sold engine maintenance machines for 2- and 4-stroke diesel engines. Today, these machines are world-renowned for their high quality and user friendliness.
Chris-Marine’s mission is to help customers optimize the running of their engines in a more sustainable way.
We accomplish this by offering world class engine monitoring & maintenance solutions and products to engine builders, ship owners, shipyards, workshops, and power plants around the world.
We develop, manufacture and market our equipment under three strong brands: Chris-Marine®, Obel-P® and LEMAG®.
For more information, please visit www.chris-marine.com
Learn more about our engine maintenance machines here
Chris-Marine Launches Advanced Camera for Cylinder Liner
Documents cylinder condition in only 15 minutes
Malmö, Sweden – September 25, 2019 – Chris-Marine AB today announced the launch of its Cylinder Liner Condition Camera, LCC. LCC is used for in situ photography of the cylinder liner walls and the exhaust valve in 2-stroke engines.
LCC provides images from BDC (bottom dead center) to TDC (top dead center). The images captured by the camera are used to evaluate cylinder condition parameters like presence of cylinder honing marks and wave-cut groove extension, black lacquering and bore polish, size of cylinder wear edge and cleanliness of ring land. In addition, the pictures can be used to inspect exhaust valve, fuel injector valves, lube oil injection area and start air valve.
“The launch of our Cylinder Liner Condition Camera LCC is an important step for us and for our customers,” says Alexander Malt, Global Sales & Marketing Director at Chris-Marine. “We know that at least 10% of newbuildings need to have their cylinder liners replaced already before the first dry-docking, a costly consequence of failing to keep the liners in top condition. However, this problem can easily be prevented and that’s where our camera comes into play. LCC detects and documents abnormal surface conditions and helps the engine crew determine if measures need to be taken. By monitoring the condition of the liner regularly, severe damage to the engine can be prevented and unnecessary investments avoided, Alexander Malt continues.”
LCC
- The LCC unit has 4 built-in cameras to enable photography of the complete liner running surface, cylinder cover, lube oil injection area, exhaust valve, start air valve and injector valves.
- The LCC is capable of in situ cylinder condition documentation of 2-stroke engines with a bore size from 480 to 980 mm.
- LCC is made up of high-temperature resistant electronic components and batteries allowing operation without lowering engine coolant temperature for most engine types.
- With fully charged batteries it is possible to document up to 14 cylinders and time required per cylinder is approximately 15 minutes.
- Tools for centering, inserting and extracting the camera and checking clearance at TDC are included with the LCC.
- There is no need to remove cylinder cover or exhaust valve housing when using the LCC (only venting of combustion chamber is necessary, e.g. by opening the indicator valve).
- The LCC can be combined with Chris-Marine’s Liner Diameter Measurement Instrument LDM by using the LDM tablet.
For more information, please visit:
Cylinder condition monitoring and reconditioning
For more information, please contact:
Alexander Malt
Global Sales & Marketing Director, Chris-Marine
Tel: +45 4498 3839
Email: alexander.malt@chris-marine.com
Daniel Grunditz
Chief Technology Officer
Tel: +46 702 276 900
Email: daniel.grunditz@chris-marine.com
Learn more about us by watching our corporate video!
Chris-Marine exhibits at Nor-shipping in Oslo
Nor-Shipping 2017: see you there!
Malmö, Sweden, May 24, 2017 – Chris-Marine/IOP Marine will exhibit its range of quality maintenance machines and methods for diesel engines at Nor-Shipping in Oslo, Norway, May 30 – June 2, on stand E02-08.
Visitors will get the chance to meet the Chris-Marine & IOP Marine teams and learn more about the latest product developments and additions to our product portfolio, including:
- The recently updated Liner Diameter Measurement tool (LDM), which has been designed and developed for accurate measuring of cylinder liner diameters without the need to remove cylinder head or valve housing.
- LEMAG ECI – a state of the art electronic cylinder pressure indicator which monitors the combustion quality and power output of a diesel engines.
- LEMAG Shaftpower – a permanent shaft power measuring system, which displays the effective engine power output at any time.
- LEMAG DI5 – an electronic crankshaft deflection indicator for checking crankshaft deflection.
- VPUD – a fuel injector test rig with digital read-out for test of fuel injectors on 2- and 4-stroke engines.
- MPT – a fuel injector test rig accessory that enables testing and activation of electronic fuel injectors/pilot valves in larger 2- and 4-stroke engines.
- VKS – a portable machine for removal of wear edges in cylinder liners.
- Ultrasonic 60 – compact Ultrasonic cleaning system which provides highly effective onboard cleaning of smaller engine parts, such as valve spindles, fuel injectors and filters.
Our experienced technical experts will be present throughout the week to demonstrate our products and methods. This is an excellent opportunity to get a closer look at our products and get questions answered by our experts. Welcome!
For more information, please contact:
Alexander Malt
Sales Director, Chris-Marine/IOP Marine
Mobile: +45 21795227
Learn more about it by watching our corporate video!
Want to know more about our products? Read more here.
We extend our product range with two new cleaning chemicals
New: Ultrasonic Cleaning Chemical
Malmö, Sweden, April 11, 2017 – Chris-Marine AB today announced that it is introducing two new ultrasonic cleaning chemicals, Ultra Rinse Engine and Ultra Rinse Intercooler, to optimize the efficiency of ultrasonic cleaning even further. The new cleaning chemicals have been specifically designed for ultrasonic cleaning and fulfil the cleaning requirements of industrial companies, workshops, power plants and marine industries.
Ultra Rinse Engine is a high alkaline cleaning chemical suitable for the most challenging cleaning tasks. It is ideal for cleaning steel, stainless steel and cast iron components that are highly exposed to heavy fuel oil, or for removal of fuel, coke, soot and paint. The product contains a tenside mixture which combined with a builder system makes the product suitable for immersion cleaning and spray cleaning.
Ultra Rinse Intercooler is a high alkaline cleaning chemical suitable for all types of metals including aluminum, titanium, brass and copper, enabling efficient cleaning of intercoolers and turbo parts. The product contains a tenside mixture which gives the product highly effective demulsifying properties, whereby oils and fats can be easily removed using an oil skimmer or oil separator.
”Ultra Rinse Engine and Ultra Rinse Intercooler complement Chris-Marine’s portfolio of products and services and will further strengthen Chris-Marine’s position as a leading supplier of state-of-the art products and methods for maintenance of combustion engines,” says Dennis Karlsen, Area Sales Manager, Chris-Marine/IOP Marine.
Ultra Rinse Engine and Ultra Rinse Intercooler are synergistic blends that enable rapid penetration and removal of deposits that are normally resistant to acid-based cleaning. The products are powder-based which gives a low dissolution rate. Thanks to their smaller volume, they are easy to store and transport.
Ultra Rinse Engine and Ultra Rinse Intercooler are available for sale at a price of 225 euro per 25kg. If bought together with a Chris-Marine Ultrasonic Cleaning System, the price is 195 euro per 25kg.
For more information or to make a purchase, please visit www.chris-marine.com or contact us via info@chris-marine.com.
For more information please contact:
Dennis Karlsen, Area Sales Manager, Chris-Marine/IOP Marine Tel: +45 23 46 38 44
Learn more about us by watching our corporate video!
Want to know more about our products? Read more here.
Chris-Marine AB acquires monitoring solutions from Lemag Lehmann & Michels GMBH.
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 as a leading supplier of quality maintenance products and methods for maintenance of combustion engines.
The products that will be integrated in Chris-Marine’s range of products are LEMAG® SPEAT, Shaftpower®, Cylinder Pressure Indicators, Calibration tools and Crankshaft Deflection Indicators.
In connection with the acquisition, Chris-Marine establishes a subsidiary in Germany with key employees from LEMAG. The new Chris-Marine office will be situated at the LEMAG premises in Rellingen close to Hamburg.
”We are welcoming our new colleagues and their expertise to the Chris-Marine family and we are really excited about the integration of LEMAG’s quality monitoring instruments into the Chris-Marine portfolio of products,” says Jens Groth, CEO Chris-Marine/IOP Marine.
“The LEMAG range of monitoring instruments not only complements our own range of products for combustion engines, but also supports our business idea to help customers optimize the running of their engines in order to save time and money while keeping the environment in mind,” Jens Groth continues.
Chris-Marine & IOP Marine to exhibit at SMM in Hamburg
Chris-Marine & IOP Marine will exhibit its range of quality maintenance machines and methods for diesel engines at SMM in Hamburg, Germany, on September 6-9. The company will be present with an indoor booth A3.402 as well as an outdoor booth A3.FG.002.
Visitors will get the chance to meet the Chris-Marine & IOP Marine teams and learn more about the latest product developments and additions to our product portfolio, including:
- Our products within monitoring devices such as Liner Diameter Measuring Instrument (LDM) and Surface Roughness Measuring Device (SRM).
- The recently updated Liner Diameter Measurement tool, which has been designed and developed for accurate measuring of cylinder liner diameters without the need to remove cylinder head or valve housing.
- Our automatic honing machine, HON A, which guaranties easy and reliable honing of 4-stroke cylinder liners.
- Our mobile container workshop where machines like BSP-30, FPG, VPUD 1100 SV, HPU and VSL/VRL will be showcased.
Our experienced technical experts will be present throughout the week to demonstrate our products and methods. This is an excellent opportunity to get a closer look at our products and get questions answered by our experts.
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See you at CIMAC in Helsinki
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 have the chance to experience several of the latest additions to our product portfolio, including the recently updated Liner Diameter Measurement tool, which is designed and developed for accurate measuring of cylinder liner diameters without the need to remove cylinder head or valve housing.
Furthermore, we will present the VPU 500 GI, the new fuel injector tester for secure verification of gas fuel valves, as well as the automatic honing machine, HON A, which garanties easy and reliable honing of 4-stroke cylinder liners.
Visitors to the booth will have plenty of opportunity to ask questions and learn more about the new products as some of our best technical experts from Sweden will be present to demonstrate the products.
We look forward to seing you in Finland!
