MaK Middle East LLC, a Caterpillar company established in Dubai in 2017, recently opened a new branch in Fujairah as part of its expanded service reach within the UAE to serve a wider range of customers. In addition, the company is now also officially registered in the Sharjah ports of Hamriyah Freezone, Al-Khalid and Khor Fakkan, enabling service delivery in those facilities.

“In response to positive, early customer demand, MaK Middle East has continued to increase the resident service engineer team in the UAE with transfers of Caterpillar employees from UK and Singapore operations into the UAE hub. Specialist factory trained service engineers covering MaK, EMD and the Napier and KBB turbocharger brands are now resident with MaK Middle East LLC,” the company said.

Access to Fujairah Port in the UAE is already proving its value, not only to local MaK powered vessel owners but also to European cargo customers transiting through the Middle East and using the Fujairah anchorage.

Alan Naisby, managing director of MaK Middle East and MaK Asia, said: “We have successfully identified a high volume of MaK powered vessels docking in Fujairah in previous years. That’s why we want to be closer to our customers to ensure we can provide high quality factory engine service where the customer needs it in an efficient, effective and timely way.”