Licensing has been part of MAN Energy Solutions’ business model for decades. The ­licensee family currently numbers 23 companies, mostly in Asia, but with some in the USA and Europe too. Klaus Engberg looks after the two-stroke licensees from Copenhagen. He is convinced that the large two-stroke engines in particular must be produced where the leviathans they power are built, which is primarily in the shipyards of Asia. “The engines, which can weigh up to 2,300 metric tons, cannot be transported large distances to their destination. The logistical effort involved would make no sense, neither technically nor economically, as well as being completely incomprehensible for reasons of climate protection.” Sephardim Koblenz, who is in charge of four-stroke licensing in Augsburg, gives further reasons for both engines and turbochargers being built under license: “It enables us to open up markets that would otherwise be inaccessible to us – because we are too expensive, for example, or because markets are cut off by their government’s protectionist policies. By allowing our products to be built under license, we enlarge our fleet in the field, creating a solid basis for our service business, among other benefits.”