Caterpillar Marine introduced it has entered right into a memorandum of understanding with Singapore-headquartered shipbuilder Strategic Marine to help emissions-reduction objectives for future vessel designs.
“Our collaboration with Strategic Marine brings collectively immense experience that permits Caterpillar Marine to innovate and help the continued power transition. That is an thrilling problem to deal with, however most significantly it fosters our business’s aim to succeed in lower-carbon operations,” stated Brad Johnson, vp and common supervisor, Caterpillar Marine. “With our shared imaginative and prescient and Caterpillar’s revolutionary applied sciences, we sit up for working with Strategic Marine to advance the long run for the maritime business.”
Strategic Marine, which builds aluminum vessels for maritime, offshore power business, tourism and naval protection functions worldwide, has stated it’s centered on lower-emission propulsion throughout its product vary, from crew switch vessels (CTVs) for the offshore wind business to quick crew boats (FCBs) for the offshore oil and fuel business and different courses of vessels.
“Offering ships that assist our prospects decrease the emissions of their operations is paramount to us,” stated Eng Yew Chan, CEO of Strategic Marine. “We’re excited to work with Caterpillar Marine to assist decrease emissions within the business.