Company first marine engine was introduced in 1938. These engines were medium speed, medium weight engines designed and rated for continuous duty. They were ideal for work vessels, including ferry boats, tug boats, tow boats and fishing trawlers, as well as cargo and dispatch vessels.
Now 80 years later Caterpillar is the largest manufacturer of diesel engines, and the marine industry’s leading provider of medium- and high-speed marine diesel engines, propulsion solutions and vessel monitoring.
