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Caterpillar Adds Azimuth Thrusters to Tug Package

At Norshipping in Oslo Caterpil- gether,” said Jim Johnson Caterpillar volume end of the tug market, re? ecting es will be available to cover a wide range lar introduced a new range of azimuth Propulsion general manager. the strong share achieved by Cat marine of tugs, all of which will be supported by thrusters featured in a newly integrated ”With its 60 [metric ton] bollard pull engines in this segment,” Johnson said. the Cat dealer network worldwide.” www.caterpillar.com propulsion package from Caterpillar capability, our ? rst MTA is aimed at the ”Ultimately, up to six different MTA siz-

Propulsion targeting the tug market.

The 60 metric ton bollard pull Cat Pro- pulsion Marine Thruster Azimuth (MTA) is the ? rst model in whatis planned to be a new family of rotatable units optimized for tug operations, with an initial unit ex- pected to be delivered into a commercial trial by the end of 2015.

The new MTA range was designed to optimize performance when working as part of an integrated propulsion train and will be made available through the Cat dealer network. The complete package for tugs will include engines, high speed shafting, controls and clutches. The

MTA’s consoles will display and control engine and thruster functionality “The harbor tug sector is intensely competitive, but it is also a market that will bene? t in terms of bollard pull and reliability from a consolidated control- engine-thruster package where com- ponent parts are optimized to work to-

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