Strategic says the 100-engine order will increase purchasers’ confidence in its capacity to ship merchandise on-budget and on-schedule,
In what it calls a “clear indication of confidence” in demand for its boats, Singapore shipbuilder Strategic Marine has positioned an order with licensed Caterpillar vendor PT Trakindo Utama for 100 Cat C32 engines. This follows its earlier pre-order of fifty related engines in May 2022 and is aimed toward offering safety to purchasers and avoiding lengthy ready instances for key parts.
When it positioned final 12 months’s order with Trakindo, Strategic cited “severe disruptions to the supply of this critical shipbuilding key equipment given the pandemic.”
Now, it says, whereas the engine provide chain disruptions of the previous few years have been alleviated considerably as world manufacturing catches up post-Covid, this has been matched by a pointy rise in shipbuilding exercise. This has has put continued stress on the provision of a crucial element that powers the vast majority of Strategic’s wide selection of vessels.
Strategic says the 100-engine order will increase purchasers’ confidence in its capacity to ship merchandise on-budget and on-schedule, as prices have been locked in to hedge towards rising costs and present prolonged supply instances.
The order will permit the yard to make sure visibility and an environment friendly manufacturing timeline for its purchasers amid a gradual and quickly growing stream of recent orders.
These embrace a number of current orders for quick crew boats and crew switch vessels from purchasers in Europe and Asia inside simply the final six months.
The Cat C32 is a workhorse of the workboat fleet and in demand from many customers for marine functions with its excessive power-to-weight ratio. The engine can be identified for its effectivity and is likely one of the most power-dense high-speed diesel engines from Caterpillar Marine. The Cat C32 can produce between 600 hp to 1,800 hp at 2,300 RPM, relying on how it’s arrange, with peak torque kicking in at 1,500 RPM.
The 100 Cat engines ordered by Strategic are IMO III-ready with the addition of a selective catalytic discount system.
“We always seek to exceed the needs of our customers first and endeavour to anticipate any potential issues that may cause delays or affect timely delivery of our vessels to our valued clients,” says Strategic Marine CEO Chan Eng Yew. “We appreciate the trust placed in us to produce the vessels that are now in high demand and leverage on our well-established relationships with close partners such as Trakindo to fulfill these requirements.”
“Strategic Marine and Cat engines have been solidly working together to power all types of vessels over the years,” says Trakindo common supervisor Widjanarko Hidaja. “We are pleased to build on this relationship by committing 100 engines to our strategic partner and are excited to support them as they continue to grow their business along with the uptick in the market.”
