Greening the Port with Wilmington Tug

Cummins Vessel Reference #665

When Gladding-Hearn Shipyard built the Z-drive tug Lindsey in 1989 they put in a pair of 2-stroke Detroit 16V149TI diesels each rated for 1300 HP. They were good engines in their day but times have changed. US EPA regulations and the public expect much cleaner burning engines. The Lindsey’s owners, Wilmington Tug, Inc, wanted the best available technology for good environment stewardship for the community and to get the job done for their clients.

When it came time to repower the hard working ship assist tug, the best choice in the 1300 HP range was Cummins new electronically controlled 4-stroke QSK38-M. The new engines are each rated at 1300 HP (969 kW) and, with their Modular Common Rail fuel systems and sophisticated design; they meet not only the EPA 2 requirements but also the specifications of the State of Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control. These big 12-cylinder tug engines are among the most environmentally friendly diesels being built today.

Richard Sutton, Cummins Power Systems LLC of Glen Burnie, Md,, who handled the sale explains that, “In addition to their EPA Tier 2 rating, these engines are also equipped with Cummins’ Eliminator ™ technology that replaces oil filters with a centrifuge that extends the maintenance intervals while contributing to environmental sustainability by eliminating filter cartridges and oil losses.”

The engines are soft mounted and linked through torsional couplings to the tug’s existing Rolls Royce H900 Z-drives. The tug Lindsey will be back at work in Wilmington and along the Delaware River by late August.

For further information:

Richard Sutton
410 762 1419
443 690 2986
Marine Territory Manager
Cummins Power Systems LLC
1907 Park 100 Drive
Glen Burnie,Md. 21061
410 590 8700