Even though MAN Diesel & Turbo has high expectations for developments in the market for gas engines, these are not expectations that will be realized during a year or two. According to CEO of the company's Danish division, Thomas S. Knudsen, 2013 was the year in which the market opened up for real, with around 50 orders for new ships set to have one or more of the supplier's gas engines, ME-GI, installed. This involves 58 engines in total, both for LNG vessels, container ships, and RoRo vessels in Europe, Asia, and the United States.