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Case studies don’t stop at what’s installed — they show what it takes to stay running. Explore stories that connect equipment choices with the lifecycle support behind them, including parts availability, planned maintenance and dealer expertise that helps protect uptime. You’ll see how customers approach service planning, respond faster when issues arise and make maintenance decisions that reduce disruption to crews and schedules. If your priority is optimizing vessel performance year after year, these examples illustrate how the right support strategy can make the difference.
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Builder’s Choice: Cat C32B power for tournament run
Whether you’re competing for a big prize or simply enjoying a day at sea, sportfishing vessels are made for adventure while providing modern comforts. Speed and responsiveness are deciding factors in any fishing tournament—especially Gulf Coast tournaments, given the extremely large stretch of fishing territory. Big Torch, a 62’ Viking vessel, competed in 24 fishing tournaments over the past eight years and placed six times under the power of Tier 2 Cat® C32A engines.
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PKR Offshore: Battery-hybrid CSOV to cut cost and CO2
PKR Offshore (PKRO), part of the renowned Singapore-based Marco Polo Marine Ltd. group, has grown into one of the leading offshore vessel owner/operators in Taiwan in just seven years. PKRO has quickly established a diverse fleet of specialized ships to support development, construction, commissioning, operations and maintenance needs for major Taiwanese offshore wind farms.
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Kiewit: Hybrid electrification to cut fuel and emissions
Over Kiewit’s 140-year history, Caterpillar has served as the company’s primary provider of earthmoving equipment as well as marine power systems for its fleet of derrick barges.
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Dong Fang Offshore: Hybrid solutions to power growth
As interest in offshore wind farms increases across Asia Pacific, Dong Fang Offshore has set its sights on being a leading provider of offshore maritime services for the sector in Taiwan and beyond. The vessel operator began in 2019 with a small number of crew transfer vessels (CTVs) to offer regular transportation of maintenance staff and supplies, ensuring timely replenishment and personnel rotation.
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SAAM Towage: EHM monitoring for proactive maintenance
To support SAAM Towage’s goals, Caterpillar Marine created a customized Global Value Agreement (GVA) incorporating Cat® Equipment Health Management (EHM) and EHM Plus services to provide condition-based maintenance and continuous engine health monitoring for more than 120 Cat-powered tugboats.
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Svitzer: Hybrid Propulsion Tug with Schottel
Svitzer and Caterpillar Marine have worked closely together to identify innovative ways to lower the maritime operator’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
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As a global operator with Caterpillar, with assets distributed across all of our operations in different countries, it made sense from a cost of ownership and an efficiency point of view.
Having a GVA with Caterpillar for the servicing, optimization and efficiency of the vessels helps us make sure that we can operate our fleet in a truly efficient way.
Gareth Prowse
Head of Decarbonization
Svitzer
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