Cummins Vessel Reference #612 Testing the firefighting equipment. In spite of the global economic downturn of 2010, builders in Eastern Malaysia such as Shin Yang Shipyard maintained a steady output in 2010. As a member of the Shin Yang Group of Companies, the shipyards has extensive support and in some cases can market to its own sister companies. The anchor handling tug Danem 19 was launch
January 12, 2011
Cummins Vessel Reference #610 The towboat Baffin Bay on the Tennessee River. Jeff L. Yates photo In spite of the economic gloom of 2010, the demand for solid reliable towboats for the US Inland waterways has continued. An example of this is Higman Marine Services’ latest addition. The final month of 2010 saw yet another towboat added to the fleet of their subsidiary Higman Barge Lines. As wit
January 05, 2011
Cummins Vessel Reference #609 The Brazilian Port of Recife/Pernambuco is served by a powerful new ship-handling tug. The owners, Navemar Transportes e Comércio Marítimo, took delivery of the vessel, named Navemar XIII, this past September 2010. The 30-meter azimuthing stern drive tug carries a 9.8-meter beam with a depth of 4.65 meters. The Z-drives are a pair of HRP-Series 7000 each powered b
December 22, 2010
Cummins Vessel Reference #608 In the near future some marine passengers in Greece will be driving their cars aboard a handy size and handy maneuvering double-ender car ferry. The 88 by 17.6-meter vessel is undergoing final fitting out at the Sidironaftiki Epe-Atsalakis shipyard in Piraeus. The owners, Agios Athanasios A Shipping had the vessel designed by naval architect Nikos Petichakis. Capa
November 10, 2010
Cummins Vessel Reference #606 Dann Marine Towing (www.Dannmarinetowing.com) shows the pride in five generations in the marine business by maintaining their fleet of 17 tugs in an exemplary state of readiness. The firm operates out of their base in Chesapeake City, Maryland and tows along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts as well as South and Central America. The company pride is also d
November 03, 2010
Cummins Vessel Reference #607 Khun Sathit Suwanprasert and Khun Songpon Junsiri with the pivot of the dredge arm. “We hire a new crew to build each dredge,” explained Khun Songpon, “My father, Yongyut Junsiri, trains them as they build the dredge then the same crew operates it in Indonesia. They built it so they know how to care for it and how to fix it when necessary.” It is a brilliant inn
November 01, 2010
Where: Cairo, Egypt What: Eight Cummins G-Drive 6CTA8.3-G2 engines. Purpose: To provide power for water pumps in regions affected by flash flooding. Flash floods in Egypt last year killed at least a dozen people and forced hundreds to leave their homes. In the Sinai Peninsula, Upper Egypt and Aswan, where the rain-induced flooding reached record levels, over 1100 homes were washed away
October 23, 2010
Where: Mexico Federal District What: Cummins G-Drive QSK78-G8 engine Purpose: Standby power for a combined waste-water and rainwater pumping plant that reduces flooding in the rainy season A 40-year-old CTM El Risco water extraction plant in Mexico Federal District needed a refit to cope with flooding in the rainy season. Cummins G-Drive provided the standby power required through Cummi
October 23, 2010
Cummins Vessel Reference #603 On many older boats from the UK to Canada, and from Thailand to Hong Kong the deep purr of a well-tuned Gardner diesel wakens fond memories for many mariners. When the British firm discontinued production of their engines in the early 1990s mariners had to choose another manufacturers to meet their expectations for quality. In Hong Kong this was made easier by the
October 20, 2010
Cummins Vessel Reference #605 A 2700 ton tanker. In Asian ports like Hong Kong and Singapore it is usual to see a cluster of small coastal tankers anchored off to one side. Unlike the big crude carriers, these little ships carry refined products throughout the area to supply the small ports and harbours. Relatively unheralded they are often launched and go into service with ou
October 13, 2010
With vessels working in such diverse marine locals as the Mediterranean and Caspian Seas, the Persian Gulf and West Africa Holyhead Towing Company has build a reputation for quality vessels. One of their particular strengths is their shallow-draft but ocean capable tugs. These boats with drafts of between two and three meters have the power to move heavy pieces of equipment and anchors. In 2009
October 13, 2010
Cummins Vessel Reference #601 A couple of months ago I sent out a longer article on Island Tug’s repower of their vessel Island Defender. At the time I promised some shots of the finished engine room. On September 13 I took the attached photos, as I will not be in Vancouver on September 15 when sea trials take place. When I visited the boat earlier one of the engine r
September 14, 2010
Cummins Vessel Reference #602 Brazil is one of the bright spots for shipyards in the current global ecomomy. The Industria Naval do Ceará S. A.– INACE has been making a name for itself as a quality producer since the 1960s. The yard is located in Fortaleza, Ceará State, Brazil and is a leading builder of steel and aluminum yachts for both the domestic and US markets. The yard is a
September 08, 2010
Cummins Vessel Reference #600 Tugs have a way of moving around over the years. While the Indonesians bult copious numbers of tugs them selves the government run port operator PT. Pelabuhan Indonesia III is the owner of a fine big Dutch-built tug KT Anoman V. Built in the early 1990s the tug has undergone some modifications and now has three fire monitors in addition to extra bow f
September 08, 2010
Cummins Vessel Reference #599 The Pass Christian at the Smithland Lock. photo by Jeff L. Yates Already the operator of the largest fleet of inland tank barges on US inland waters, Kirby Marine Transportation, has recently added twelve more push boats to its fleet. The twelfth in a series of sister vessels was delivered from Raymond and Associates of Bayou LaBatre, Alabama in l
September 03, 2010
Cummins Vessel Reference #598 Franklin Offshore International Pte Ltd, is a global offshore service provider with headquarter in Singapore and facilities in Azerbaijan, USA, South Korea, Indonesia, UK, Australia, Malaysia and Qatar.. Franklin works closely with: oil majors; rig owners and offshore contractors. The company has grown from its origins in South-East Asia and now has operations spanni
August 31, 2010
Cummins Vessel Reference #597 AVRA Towage Adds to Fleet With the July delivery of the tug Northwind, the Rotterdam-based firm Avra Towage is now operating a fleet of six tugs with a seventh under construction. Three of the Company’s original five-boat fleet have Cummins main engines, so it was an easy choice to go with Cummins engines for the Northwind. However, where the others have 2400 HP
July 21, 2010
Cummins Vessel Reference #596 When Holcim (US) Inc. began construction of their new state-of-the-art plant in 2006 they wanted it to be a model of environmental sustainability. The plant and quarry in Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri on the Mississippi River about 40 miles south of St. Louis would occupy only 1,700 acres of the 3,900-acres site, with the balance preserved as a conservation ease
July 13, 2010