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36MNMay 2012water OSVs, including AHTS, PSVs, and Crew/Fast Supply vessels.? Shock is based in New Orleans, and Caterpillar Marine Power Systems is located in Germany. ?As a leader in engines for the global offshore marine market and a leading manufacturer in Brazil, Caterpillar has been established in Brazil for decades,? Shock said. ?With a strong, established Cat Dealer Network, a major parts distribution facility in Piracicaba, and a long-estab- lished manufacturing capacity, Caterpillar is positioned to respond to demand for OSVs and to support vessel oper- ations in Brazil. He added ?in December 2011, we shipped our first, locally-assembled 3500 Series Gen Sets with high Brazilian content to support the Brazilian gov- ernment's goals for local manufacturing of OSVs.?Jaime Tetrault, Hamburg-based global product support director at Caterpillar Marine Power Systems, said ?we estimate that there are nearly 200 Caterpillar and MaK powered vessels in Brazil participating in the offshore market. In terms of units, this represents over 600 indi- vidual engines all requiring service, parts and on occasion detailed, operational analysis.? What's behind Caterpillar's success in Brazil? ?We ?We've been present in the Brazilian market for 18 years now. We?ve since delivered almost 80 ships of different kinds ? among them buoy handlers, azimuth stern drive tugs and diesel-electric PSVs. All of themare a result of cooperation with Wilsons Sons, our local partners.? Michal Marcinkowski, Damen Shipyards MN#5 (32-49):MN 2011 Layouts 5/7/2012 10:04 AM Page 36