Caterpillar Marine and Svitzer have actually signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to adopt services that make it possible for Svitzer to utilize methanol in its fleet, enhancing both business’ aspiration for utilizing methanol as part of the marine market’s decarbonisation.
The MoU formalises a partnership underway to release engine innovations that make it possible for Svitzer to utilize green methanol. The adoption of Caterpillar’s dual-fuel methanol engines concentrates on brand-new yanks in addition to conversions of existing Cat® powered yanks, which make up most of Svitzer’s fleet.
“The focus of our collaboration is two-fold,” says Andres Perez, international pull section supervisor, Caterpillar Marine. “We are supporting Svitzer to enable tugs to operate on methanol with diesel-like performance while providing fuel flexibility which is key to enabling operators to lower their carbon intensity via green methanol as availability increases. Additionally, we’re taking full advantage of the learnings to provide conversion solutions for the existing fleet. This is a critical aspect to reach the level of methanol adoption that Svitzer seeks to fulfill their goals.”
