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Caterpillar Powers Indian

Coast Guard Patrol Boats (Photo courtesy Caterpillar)

Caterpillar Marine Power Systems was selected to supply the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) with 72x Cat 3516C marine propulsion engines (2525 bkW @ 1800

RPM, ‘D’ Rating) and 72x C4.4 auxiliary generator sets (86 eKW @ 1500 RPM) to power 36 Interceptor Boats, which will be built by Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T), Mumbai. The patrol boats will be constructed with an aluminum alloy hull and feature water jet propulsion. “Globally the demand for power sys- tems applications in patrol boats is on the rise. The 3516C marine engine and C4.4 generator set have demonstrated superior capabilities in patrol boats around the globe, delivering exceptional results when it matters the most,” said Kody

Chan, Sales Manager – Asia Pacific.

The engines and generator sets will be delivered over the course of three years, with the project scheduled to conclude in late 2013. The L & T Ship Design Center in Mumbai utilized the 3516C engine for much of the design work and finalized the decision to use Cat engines once tank test (scale model testing) was completed.

Volvo Penta IPS1050

The offshore wind workboat Performer will soon be delivered to Northern Off- shore Services in Sweden and will go straight into duty in an offshore wind power park south of Denmark. Performer lives up to her name by providing full service speed with a full load and in rough seas, thanks to twin Volvo Penta

IPS1050 pods. “Supply boats for wind farms are a fast-growing business. With the new IPS1050 we have a full range of complete pod systems perfectly suited for these boats. The benefits are numerous, with lower fuel consumption, full service speed with full load and great maneuver- ability,” said Anders Alvhede, Volvo

Penta. Performer is multi-functional and fitted for serving offshore wind farms. It is able to carry diving equipment, de- compression chambers and other equip- ment. Performer can make transfers of 12 passengers and carry out diving and sur- vey duties. It is equipped with a fixed 142 kVA generator below deck to supply electrical power during the building phase of the wind towers. She also has bunker tanks to supply diesel fuel. Built by South Boats in the UK, Performer is an aluminum-hull catamaran. Such ves- sels are usually powered by water jet or variable pitch propellers, but this time owner Northern Offshore Services chose

Volvo Penta IPS pods instead. “We al- ready have boats with smaller versions of

Volvo Penta IPS and they have given us very good service. The main reasons for