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Barraka I and Ezzat Adel pulling
on bow of Ever Given.

Suez
Canal
Cairo

that included numerous companies helping to power was responsible for an amazing 77%
dislodge the giant vessel – many of them were of the total available power on location.
Caterpillar customers. Some customers owned
tugboats or dredgers powered by MaK™ and/ Caterpillar Group President Joe Creed said,
or Cat engines. Some of the vessels work at “We’d like to thank all those who were involved
or near the canal as part of their everyday job. in the chain of events that led to the safe,
Some teams were summoned from afar. successful salvage operation of the Ever Given,
once again opening maritime traffic in one of
But they have one thing in common: they were the world’s most important waterways.”
there when the call for help came, and they got
the job done. It was a Herculean effort put forth The situation at the Suez Canal is an excellent
by many who came together and worked as one example of how Caterpillar customers help build
team. We’re proud to support these customers and maintain a better world. Whenever there’s
and our dealers, Mantrac and Unatrac, who a call for help of that magnitude, you know
supplied service teams and parts for all the Caterpillar customers will be there, helping get
MaK and Cat powered equipment on location. the job done – backed by our worldwide dealer
network, providing the service customers need.
Eleven out of the 15 vessels at the site were
powered by MaK and Cat for a combined 127
MW / 172,600 HP MaK and Cat, respective
1,061 tons of bollard pull. MaK and Cat

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