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  • Caterpillar Marine and Power Systems was one of the most active companies at the 2013 International Workboat Show in New Orleans, debuting several new products that are compliant with EPA Tier 3 and 4 regulations, and finalizing the acquisition of propulsion equipment manufacturer Johan Walter Berg AB.
    Caterpillar Inc., which is one of the biggest names in industrial equipment, engines and turbines, recorded 2012 sales revenues of $65.9 billion. Contributing to that sum is Cat’s globally-operating subsidiary, Caterpillar Marine and Power Systems, which was established in 1996 to conduct all sales and service operations for its Cat and MaK marine power and propulsion products. According to Caterpillar Marine project manager Luiz Pustiglione, the company is in the midst of a strong 2013, especially in the tug/salvage and offshore sectors. “[Cat is] continuing to drive innovative solutions and services to the market,” he said.

    Tier 4
    In New Orleans Cat unveiled its first marine engines to reach U.S. EPA Tier 4 requirements: the Cat 3516C, Cat 280-8 and Cat 280-12. Targeting the tug/salvage and offshore industries, Caterpillar’s Tier 4 platforms combine fuel efficiency (approximate 5% fuel reduction) with selective catalytic reduction (SRC) aftertreatment system to meet the Tier 4 NOx requirements.
    Though Cat said it anticipates expanding its Tier 4 compliant line with the launch of several additional offerings in the near future, for now the existing Cat Tier 4 options are as follows:
    •    The Cat 3516C will be available in ratings of 2,240/2,350 bkW at 1,800 rpm, and an auxiliary or diesel electric propulsion solution at a 2,250 ekW,
    •    The Cat 280, in both 8- and 12-cylander configurations, is available at 2,460/2,710 bkW at 1,000 rpm and with auxiliary engines and diesel electric propulsion generator set available of 2,7185/2,400 ekW at 900 rpm for the C280-8 option, and 3,700/4,060 bkW at 1,000 rpm with auxiliary and diesel electric of 3,320/3,640 ekW at 900 rpm for the C280-12.
    Caterpillar already possesses a range of EPA Tier 3/IMO II compliant propulsion options. One of them, the Cat C32 ACERT, became available this year as an EPA Tier 3 certified auxiliary option and generator set. Now with a separate circuit aftercooling system (SCAC) for three power ratings (A-C), the system removes seawater from its coolers. According to Cat, the C32 ACERT provides favorable operating costs and longer oil change intervals, while the C32 ACERT offers seven WOSR ratings.

    Berg Acquisition Complete
    Also in New Orleans, Cat Marine announced the finalization of its acquisition of Johan Walter Berg AB and its subsidiaries. Berg’s core brand, BERG Propulsion, which manufactures mechanically and electronically driven propulsion systems and marine controls, will now fall under the umbrella of newly formed Cat Propulsion Systems.
    With this Caterpillar follows the trend toward becoming a one-stop-shop for full powertrain needs, from the engine to the propeller.
    According to representatives from Cat, there are already more than 2,000 vessels operating with Cat/Berg integrated power and propulsion. To simplify this arrangement, Cat customers can now obtain a power solution and thruster/propeller package from one source, without a third-party vendor.
    Nigel Parkinson, managing director of Caterpillar Marine Power Systems, said, “As a result of [this acquisition], our customers can rely on Caterpillar and the Cat dealer network to provide the total package: a complete propulsion system that is supported globally.”
    Propulsion system bundles from Cat now include controllable pitch propellers, transverse thrusters, azimuth thrusters, aftermarket parts and remote control systems to correspond with all Cat and MaK medium and high speed engines.
    Tom Frake, Vice President of Caterpillar’s Marine and Petroleum Power Division, said Caterpillar is targeting additional acquisitions, like Berg, as the company aims to maintain growth in the marine division. Frake said that Cat spent roughly $400 million in the last two years on research and development, a trend that he noted is likely to continue as the company plans future investments.
    Company research and client feedback led Caterpillar to recently expand its customer support with new repair solutions and extended warranty coverage. Operators such as Hornbeck Offshore and Harbor City Ferries have already purchased customizable service and repair options as part of the company’s new 3406 bundled repair solution, a customizable kit for expedited major engine overhauls. Now temporarily available with the kit is complimentary two-year, 6,000-hour warranty extended service coverage, with an option for up to three years and 12,000 hours.

     

    (As published in the November 2013 edition of Maritime Reporter & Engineering News - www.marinelink.com)

  • Highly automated, fully variable assembly process allows Cat to provide uniform service to a myriad of marine customers. But, MCOE is only one part of Cat’s new business strategy. In August of 2007, the first Cat marine engine left Caterpillar’s new Marine Center of Excellence (MCOE) in Greenville, South

  • Eastern Shipbuilding’s forward-thinking inland towboat design now features CAT Tier 4 propulsion and aftertreatment.   When Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) introduced its cutting edge 4,000 hp Thunderbolt inland towboat designed around twin azimuthing AAA Propulsion electric V-Pod propulsion and diesel-ele

  • Second generation of Caterpillar’s gpLink will do more and serve a wider market.  It is no secret that Remote Tracking, Monitoring, and Notification Systems for just about anything that floats, is here. In on the ground floor of all of that, more than 18 months ago, was the organization that provides

  • Neumühlen 9 22763 Hamburg/Germany Tel: (713) 895-1449 Email: [email protected] Website: www.marine.cat.com Managing Director: Nigel Parkinson The Company: Caterpillar Marine Power Systems brings together all the sales and service activities for Cat and MaK branded marine products within

  • Caterpillar Marine launched the MaK M 25 E engine platform at SMM, an engine platform developed for state-of-the-art vessel designs with an emphasis on fuel savings. Key product features include optimized engine performance as well as an efficient part load range, which the manufacturer boasts can help to

  • Caterpillar Oil & Gas planned to launch the Cat Offshore Power Generation Module, a new modular solution for FPSO and offshore platform main power. The Cat Offshore Power Generation Module is a turnkey EPC scope, scalable, single lift, modular power plant product that includes full integration into the FPSO

  • oxides (NOx) values in certain emission control areas (ECAs) will be even more restricted. Dual fuel engines such as the newly developed MaK M 46 DF from Caterpillar help to support the drive for cleaner emissions in the maritime sector. Able to alternate from gas to diesel mode during operation, the new

  • Two extreme AC72 foiling catamarans with wing sails went head-to-head at over 40 knots in San Francisco Bay, California. The teams were competing in the 2013 Americas Cup Challenge which took place from September 7-21, 2013. Anyone watching the first few days of Americas Cup sailing will know that it

  • Caterpillar Marine has introduced the Cat Three60 Pod 650. The Three60 Pod 650 revolutionizes docking and slow-speed maneuvering for diesel-powered yachts. Available in 2015, it is designed to be easy to learn, incorporating proprietary technology providing access to full or incremental power in any direction

  • Caterpillar Marine’s 3406C propulsion engine has entered production. The 3406C will provide customers in lesser regulated countries with an economical, dependable solution for their commercial marine vessels. The mechanically governed 3406C propulsion engine is available in ratings of 272 bkW at 1,800 rpm

  • Caterpillar Marine Power Systems is relaunching one of the most successful marine engine platforms in its history. The Cat 3406C marine propulsion engine will enter production in late 2013, providing customers in lesser regulated countries, including Latin America and Asia, with an economical, dependable

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    LANDER LAB #10 Of special interest for marine applications, LiPo batteries are Shipping any kind of lithium battery can be a challenge, and offered in a “pouch” design, with a soft, ? at body. The pouch IATA regs vary with the batteries inside or outside an instru- is vacuum-sealed, with all voids ?

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    In the Shipyard Latest Deliveries, Contracts and Designs Van Oord Upgrades Heavy-lift Gulf Craft, Incat Crowther an Oord’s heavy-lift installation vessel Team on Virgin Island Ferry VSvanen will receive a major upgrade: the gan- try crane will be extended by 25m, making the vessel ready to handle the

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    of the dredging kit is old, water column. so relatively it’s a high level of pollution,” said Storey. Designed to be mounted onto a small workboat or multi-cat So the challenge here, and arguably in every port authority of between 25-27m that has an A frame, Tiamat is lowered in every country, is how it

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    ? oating equipment, such as derricks, anchor barges, tugboats and pontoon tanks,” he explained. “The Multi Cats will improve our operating ef? ciencies by eliminating the need for multiple vessels to perform these tasks.” Improved safety is another bene? t. “The Multi Cat brings step change safety

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    Feature Great Vessels of 2023 Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation CAPE HATTERAS & CAPE CANAVERAL Damen’s Multi Cat multipurpose workboat design, well of deck space for the works on deck, and also enhance the proven in European markets, has made its entry into the stability that these vessels need for

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    Feature Power & Propulsion not subject to speci? c IMO decarbonization measures such pair of Cat 3512E’s, each rated at 2,213 bhp, driving a Schot- as the Carbon Intensity Index, or CII), stressed that “due to tel SRP 430FP Z-drive unit. The same yard has two tugs un- signi? cant inherent differences in

  • MR Nov-23#70 Chartwell, the 64-foot research catamaran ered a new hybrid)
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    Designs Marcelle Melosira: Hybrid Research Vessel Derecktor Shipyards NY in Mamaroneck, N.Y. has deliv- tion with UVM and Chartwell, the 64-foot research catamaran ered a new hybrid research catamaran to the University of has been crafted to ful? ll the functions outlined by UVM’s Vermont (UVM). The innovative

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    end of the horsepower range, from 500 hp per shaft line and up, said Karl Senner, and Images courtesy Karl Senner LLC its increased focus on the electri? cation side of the business, adding key personnel and capability, leading to a bevy of new pipeline operations, which was a prime driver for the invest- projec

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    TECH FEATURE: GEARS While the Karl Senner LLC reference list is long, a strong recent win was last- month’s delivery of a pair of Damen 3013 Multi Cats, built by Conrad Shipyard for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock. Credit: Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Gearing Up for a Hybrid Future Karl Senner LLC is a ?

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    for the U.S. Navy. In the years to follow, BIRNS’ lighting and connector systems provided support to a wide range of advanced subsea and defense application projects world- wide. Today, BIRNS designs, develops and tests subsea connectors, penetrators and cable assemblies, with special All American Marine exp

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    In the Shipyard Latest Deliveries, Contracts and Designs World’s Largest Battery Electric Ship Started ncat Tasmania is setting a record for the largest, light- weight battery electric ship in the world with a new 130-meter (427-foot) RoPax ferry under construction for I South American customer, Buquebús.

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    requirements Water Covert Littoral Expeditions (MUSCLE) experimentation of larger scale operations – requirements like endurance, op- platform and “Black CAT”—for CMRE’s Distributed and De- erating depth and payload capacity,” Guay said. “The perfor- coupled (D2) Collaborative Autonomy Framework (D2CAF)

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    reduction initiatives.” their decarbonization efforts. Late 2022 Obarked on an industry- This was echoed at a late November saw an announcement from Caterpillar wide voyage toward reduced emissions 2022 Marine Money event held in New Marine highlighting an integrated hy- of greenhouse gasses. Professor

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    superstructure for additional onboard comfort. Its pilothouse eyeline will be 47 feet above the water. The mighty vessel will be powered by two Louisiana CAT-supplied Caterpillar C280-12 main engines produc- ing approximately 11,000 HP, paired with two Reintjes WAF 6755 reduction gears from Karl Senner

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    has a SHI Delivers LNG Pair to MISC combined deadweight tonnage (dwt) capacity of over two million tons. Seri Damai and Seri Daya feature technology to cater to the growing needs for safe, reliable and energy-ef? cient solutions in the transportation of LNG. The LNG carriers have enhanced cargo tank

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    as a special styled deckhouse. The custom- ized general layout of the tug features a Master and Chief Engineer’s cabin, along with the galley and mess, located on the main deck, while two cabins for four crew members are located on the lower deck. The main propulsion for the tug comprises a pair of Cat- Robert

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    passenger/vehicle boat to be built at Senesco, which will include hybrid electric power with kit from BAE Sys- tems (to supplement propulsion with Caterpillar diesel engines). A sister (250 passengers and 23 motor ve- North Carolina DOT hicles, without the hybrid capability) Capt. Richard G. Spear

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    Insights cruise ships. It’s an evolution. But right now, anything that’s inland waterways and nearshore is good.” For e1 Marine, tug and towboat applications are “real time”, Schluter said. “It’s currently about a two- to three- year process to go from, ‘Let’s do this,’ to when it’s on the water. You

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    operations while minimizing operating costs. Referred to as the SA-100, the 100-foot ASD harbor tug is propelled by two methanol-compatible CAT 3512E gensets powering electri- cally driven L-drives. The gensets are complemented by bat- tery banks for zero-emission operation when transiting,

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    hydrogen marine industry. The employee-owned ? rm specializes in vessel design fueling station in the U.S. Glosten recently unveiled a new and modi? cation, marine operations and logistics, marine alternative fuel vessel design—a methanol-hybrid ASD tug called the SA-100. This adaptable, sensibly designed