Izinjini ze-Marine Diesel zinokusebenza okuphezulu okushisayo, umnotho omuhle, ukuqala okulula, nokuguquguquka okukhulu kwezinhlobo ezahlukahlukene zemikhumbi. Ngemuva kwesingeniso sabo, bathathwa masinyane njengamandla amakhulu okusebenza kwemikhumbi. Ngawo-1950s, izinjini zikaDizel zazicishe zithathe indawo ye-Steam Enjini emikhumbi emisha ezakhiwe futhi njengamanje zingumthombo wamandla oyinhloko wemikhumbi yezempi, impi encane naphakathi nendawo, kanye nemikhumbi evamile. Ngokuya ngendima yabo emikhunjini, bangahlukaniswa njengezinjini eziphambili nezinjini zokusiza. Izinjini eziphambili zisetshenziselwa ukuthunyelwa komkhumbi, ngenkathi izinjini ezisizayo zishayela ama-generator, ama-compressos amoyeni, noma amaphampu wamanzi, njll. Ngokuvamile, ahlukaniswe ngejubane eliphezulu, ijubane eliphakathi nendawo, kanye nezinjini ze-dieshel eziphansi.
Izinhlobo eziyishumi eziphezulu ze-Top Diesel Injini zifaka ama-deutz avela eJalimane), Indoda yaseJalimane, ama-Cummins ase-American, i-British MTU, iSouth Korea, i-Doosan Daewoo, iJapan Yanmar