Ukraine is becoming an increasingly important market for Volvo Penta. Yet another tugboat equipped with only Volvo Penta engines onboard, has now been launched at one of Europe’s largest...
Volvo Penta is enjoying continued success with sales of engines for vessels operating in canal and river traffic in the US. When the barge transportation company, Stevens Towing in South...
The car ferry Venus, which recently entered traffic, is the Swedish Road Administration’s most modern ferry and the first in a series with a distinct environmental profile. The propulsion...
Volvo Penta and Wärtsilä have signed a Best Partner agreement with the largest ownership group in the Russian shipyard industry, the OMZ (United Heavy Machinery – Uralmash-lzhora) Group.
A new multipropeller with adjustable and exchangeable blades and a new series of engine-room fans are the latest QL products from Volvo Penta.
Volvo Penta’s operations for boat accessories...
Volvo Penta is a major supplier of engines and drive systems to Kirby Inland Marine – the largest operator of tank barges in the US. To date, Volvo Penta has delivered about 100 diesel...
Volvo Penta recently equipped two Kuwaiti workboats, a pilot boat and a buoy layer, with twin 34-liter diesel engines. Both vessels, which have been laid-up since the invasion by Iraq in the...
Volvo and Wärtsilä are planning future cooperation regarding service and delivery of marine diesel engines for commercial shipping. The cooperation will be initiated in a number of selected...
This autumn Volvo Penta is launching a totally new generation of medium-heavy diesel engines for leisure boats. Volvo Penta has invested a total of about SEK 600 M in the new engines, which...
When Volvo Cars introduced its first internally developed diesel engine in 2001, it attracted substantial attention due to its good performance features. Volvo Penta is now producing a...
The Norwegian magazine Skipsrevyen recently named the research vessel M/S G.O. Sars the “Ship of the Year.” The new ship, which was named after a famous Norwegian zoologist, is highly...
With four completely new diesel engines, two new Aquamatic Duoprops, one new Saildrive, new propellers and a completely newly developed electronic platform, 2003 is the most intensive launch...
Volvo Penta is now launching an entirely new alternative for sport boats of up to about eight meters. The new D3 is a technically advanced five-cylinder diesel, completely constructed in...
Volvo Penta pioneered the high-performance diesel engine with its introduction of the 40 Series in 1977. This segment is now one of the core businesses at Volvo Penta, which has consistently...
EVC – Electronic Vessel Control – is Volvo Penta’s new electronic platform. EVC is an integral system that enables a boat’s engine, control systems and instruments, as well as other...
Within the next few years, the EU and the US plan to introduce regulations regarding exhaust emissions, and many other countries are expected to follow their lead. For a number of years,...
Volvo Penta controls the entire engine and driveline package. Developing drivelines and propellers specifically for each engine series ensures high efficiency, which in turn provides high...
Volvo Penta is now introducing a totally and newly developed generation of diesel engines, D4 and D6, to the leisure boat industry. The latest technology, including electronically...
The new D3 diesel engine is a financially attractive alternative compared with outboard engines, according to Volvo Penta’s internal tests. The major difference between the engine types is...
With the launch two years ago of D2-55, Volvo Penta further strengthened its position as a supplier of drive systems for sailboats. Volvo Penta is now following its recent success with the...
