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Technology and Caterpillar Common Rail. Additionally, and analysis we need,” said Bill Metcalf, Vice President of they are MIL-E Quali? ed (NVR) and MIL-S-901 Shock Strategic Engineering for Crowley Maritime. “We’re look-

Quali? ed. Continual advancements in electronic engine ing at it as the next level of management and optimization, technology mean Cat marine engines satisfy worldwide and we want to see how it can help us increase reliability, emissions regulations and still deliver a surge of adrenaline safety and ef? ciency onboard our vessels.” whenever and wherever required. But, this application goes far beyond simple collection

Closer to home, long time U.S. workboat stalwart (and of data. Unlike technologies that only monitor engine per-

MarineNews 2016 MN100 honoree) Crowley Maritime is formance, Cat Asset Intelligence services provide monitor- now testing Caterpillar Technology for Vessel Monitoring ing and diagnostics for an entire vessel, including many & Diagnostics. Calling it “the next logical step in marine of its critical operating systems. Dedicated Fleet Advisors technology,” Crowley Maritime Corporation is installing then use the aggregated data and automated analytics to

Cat Asset Intelligence software on one of its vessels. provide customers, such as Crowley, with actionable ad-

The tugboat Guide, a ship-assist vessel operating out visories to increase vessel productivity and improve equip- of Seattle, has been ? tted with a custom vessel monitor- ment management.

ing and diagnostics solution, which will keep watch over The scalable and customizable technology will moni- its main engines, generators, thrusters and critical systems tor and analyze anything, and not just Cat products. With 24/7. While completely automated from data capture the software monitoring and analyzing Guide’s key sys- through analysis and advisory recommendations for each tems, Crowley Maritime ultimately expects to see value piece of equipment, the Caterpillar Marine Asset Intelli- in a number of areas. For example, on smaller vessels like gence team will provide advisory and management reports Guide, which operate with a limited crew, Cat Asset In- including recommendations for individual equipment, as telligence software’s remote monitoring capabilities play a well as additional ways Crowley can save money and incre- critical role. Assuming that the technology proves its met- mentally improve operations. tle, Crowley could expand vessel monitoring and diagnos- “It’s a robust system that does all the key monitoring tics to other ships in its ? eet.

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