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Caterpillar Marine

Caterpillar's marine business: Cat high-speed diesels, MaK medium-speed engines, gensets, controls and monitoring for commercial and yacht use.

About Caterpillar Marine

Caterpillar Marine is the marine power business of Caterpillar Inc., supplying propulsion engines, generator sets, auxiliary engines, controls and digital services under the Cat and MaK brands.

The Cat high-speed range includes the C7.1, C9.3, C12, C18 and C32 engines and the larger 3512 and 3516 V-engines for workboats, fishing vessels, ferries, tugs, offshore support vessels and yachts. The 3516E, for example, delivers 1,865-2,525 bkW and is offered in IMO III configurations with SCR aftertreatment.

MaK, Caterpillar's medium-speed brand since 1997 and based in Kiel, Germany, produces diesel, gas and dual-fuel engines covering 1,020-16,800 kW for propulsion and 979-16,111 kWe as gensets. Its range includes the M 20, M 25, M 32 and M 43 diesel engines and the M 34 DF and M 46 DF dual-fuel engines, and the company offers methanol conversion solutions for existing engines.

Cat marine electronics include the MPC propulsion control systems and the Gen II Cat Marine Display monitoring screens, plus remote asset monitoring for fleet engine health. Caterpillar serves cruise, ferry, cargo, inland, offshore, tug, fishing, government and dredging segments through a global dealer network.

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Products (9)

Caterpillar Marine

MaK medium-speed diesel engines

Medium-speed diesel

In-line and V medium-speed diesel engines for main propulsion and gensets, able to run on heavy fuel oil.

Caterpillar Marine

MaK dual-fuel engines

Medium-speed dual-fuel

Medium-speed dual-fuel engines able to run on natural gas or liquid fuel.

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MaK methanol conversions

Alcohol-fuel retrofit

Retrofit solutions allowing MaK engines to run on methanol or ethanol.

Caterpillar Marine

Cat C-series marine engines

High-speed diesel

In-line and V12 high-speed diesels for workboats, fishing vessels and yachts; C32 rated 492-1,193 bkW.

Caterpillar Marine

Cat 3500 series

High-speed diesel

V12 and V16 high-speed diesels for tugs, OSVs and ferries; 3516E rated 1,865-2,525 bkW with SCR for IMO III.

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Cat Marine Display (Gen II)

Engine display/monitoring

Type-approved 5, 8 and 13.3-inch engine monitoring displays with Modbus multi-engine monitoring and camera support.

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Cat MPC300 propulsion control

Propulsion control system

Redundant electronic propulsion control for single- and twin-screw vessels with up to 8 command stations.