Caterpillar's total solution for all power needs

Stage V engines inland shipping

The inland shipping ambitions under the Green Deal are significant, with the ultimate goal of nearly emission-free and climate-neutral inland shipping by 2050. The new EU Stage V legislation plays an important role in achieving this ambition. The same can be said for Caterpillar's total solution for inland shipping, the EU Stage V system.

for all power needs

Caterpillar's EU stage V System

Stage V encompasses the entire engine installation of the ship, not just the propulsion engine. Caterpillar's EU Stage V system offers a total solution that is available for all power needs, ranging from 60 to 1,350 kW. Caterpillar is the only provider offering a comprehensive Stage V program.

The engines are tested and certified in Caterpillar factories in the USA and the UK and are delivered complete to Pon Power. The system includes the propulsion engine, auxiliary engines, generator set(s), and the exhaust gas after-treatment system developed by Caterpillar, including all necessary cabling, a Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF), Selective Catalytic Reduction system (SCR), DEF pump, and dosing system. It is a single product with one warranty certificate.

A central computer on the engine controls the entire system, ensuring efficient combustion and the cleanest possible operation across the entire usage profile. For constant monitoring and remote insights into current fuel consumption, alarm notifications, load factors, and expected maintenance, you can use Remote Fleet Vision.

In short, Caterpillar provides everything you need, and you have the convenience of a single point of contact and service: Pon Power, the official Cat dealer in the Netherlands.

Sustainable future prospects for inland shipping

Alternative fuels, or biofuels, can now be considered a fully-fledged clean alternative to diesel. HVO is a commonly heard substitute, but green methanol is also a possibility. A small but growing percentage of methanol is produced not from natural gas but from renewable resources such as biomass or through the use of green electricity, where hydrogen is first made and then combined in a catalyst with captured CO2 or released CO2 from biomass. This methanol is called green methanol because this process results in a carbon cycle, the natural cycle of carbon between the Earth's surface and the atmosphere.

Caterpillar is working hard on the development of methanol engines. In 2026, the first tugboat with a Cat 3516E engine will run on methanol; a pilot project that will further shape Caterpillar's dual-fuel plans.

Methanol retrofit kits have been developed for existing engines. A retrofit to methanol is interesting because green methanol, like 100% HVO, is a CO2-free renewable fuel.

2050

The ultimate ambition is nearly emission-free and climate-neutral inland shipping by 2050, in the netherlands.

01-01-26

The dutch 'Temporary Subsidy Scheme for the Sustainability of Inland Vessels' expires on 01-01-26.

60 - 1.350

Caterpillar offers a total solution with its EU Stage V system for all power ranges, from 60 to 1,350 kW.