New MaK engine alcohol-based fuel conversion kits
Caterpillar has introduced two new alcohol-based fuel conversion kits for MaK engines. The dual-fuel conversion, for M 43 engines, is engineered to operate on up to 95% methanol or ethanol by volume,
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Rambow Shipping upgrades multiple ships with Caterpillar CBV systems
Drochtersen/Assel, Germany-based Rambow Shipping Company has upgraded multiple containerships with the Caterpillar cylinder bypass valve (CBV) system. The ships are powered by MaK engines and the upgrades were carried out by Caterpillar
Maintenance error caused $1.2 million Endo Breeze engine room fire
An engine room fire aboard the 600-foot long tanker Endo Breeze that resulted in $1.2 million damages was the result of a maintenance error, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday. The
VIDEO: Stena Estrid arrives in Holyhead
Stena Estrid, the first of a new generation of Stena Lina E-flexer RoPax vessels has arrived in Holyhead, Wales, following its delivery voyage from the China Merchants Jinling Shipbuilding Weihai Shipyard in
Helped by EU funding, Baleària goes ahead with LNG fueling conversions
OCTOBER 12, 2018 — Spanish ferry operator Baleària reports that it has been awarded EUR 11.8 million (about $14 million) in EU funding for its planned conversion of five vessels to LNG
Neptun floats out engine room module for LNG fueled cruise ship
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017 — The Meyer group’s Neptun shipyard in Rostock, Germany, today launched the first of two “floating engine room” modules for the world’s first LNG fueled cruise ship, AIDAnova. The
New test bed boosts Cat’s LNG R&D
MAY 12, 2017—With some 100 gas-fueled vessels in operation and another 100 under construction or on order worldwide, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) as a marine fuel is expected to be an important
Cat to power four Carnival LNG-fueled cruise ships
OCTOBER 14, 2016 — Four LNG fueled cruise ships on order for Carnival Corporation at Meyer Werft’s Papenburg, Germany, and Turku, Finland, shipyards will be powered by Caterpillar Marine MaK 16 M
Cat Marine establishes new Singapore Marine Center
AUGUST 17, 2016 — Caterpillar Marine is establishing a new Marine Center in Singapore in a facility at 5 Tukang Innovation Grove previously occupied by Caterpillar Remanufacturing. It will give Caterpillar Marine’s
Cat Marine hybrid thruster: more power, less fuel
MAY 24, 2016 — Engineering specialists at Caterpillar Marine’s new Marine Solutions Center are this month overseeing delivery of the first Cat Marine Hybrid Thruster system. It is being delivered to an