Cummins Vessel Reference #770 The Frøy Server: Salmon farm boat extraordinaire. When it comes to innovation in new boats, few hold a better record than the Norwegians. As pioneers in the salmon farming industry they have several decades of innovation in maintaining the farms and in transporting fish from farm to market as well as developing work vessels to support the farms.
July 15, 2015
Cummins Vessel Reference #771 Galactic Ice, reef net tender. On seatrials July 1 with Maverick Marine of LaConner Washington. We use 10,000 pound anchors on the nets,” said Keith Carpenter as he explained the complexities of this traditional salmon fishery. Carpenter is the president of Lummi Island Wild, the organization that manages and markets the catch from several reef nets. Carpenter was
July 08, 2015
Cummins Vessel Reference #769 The Stingray Class Sheila Bordeon with her deck configured for crane and ROV operations There is no question that these are challenging times for offshore oil in the Gulf of Mexico. However, while some vessel operators are tying up boats, Bordelon Marine is continuing with their aggressive build program. Designed for flexibility, the firm’s Stingray 260 Clas
June 09, 2015
Cummins Hotips #767 The USS Cairo at work on the Lower Mississippi. Over that past 15 to 20 years there has been a revolution in US ship docking tugs. Larger container ships and tankers made obsolete the conventional single and twin propeller tugs that could serve either line haul or ship docking functions. Pilots and insurers wanted modern technology that, more often than not, meant stern moun
May 14, 2015
Cummins Vessel Reference #768 The Cornelia Marie ready to travel north. One of the best-known commercial fishing vessels in the world, the Cornelia Marie, has just undergone life-extending surgery. The Bering Sea crabber has gained a wide public following both for the family saga of ownership and for her role in a popular television series that portrays the challenges of one of
May 13, 2015
Cummins Vessel Reference #766 The FV Don Franco ready for the water. With 4,989 kilometers of Atlantic coastline, Argentina looks to commercial fishing as an important contributor to the Argentinian economy. The promotion of the maritime resources is dependent on quality boats capable of delivering quality product. And ready to take on her fishing ge
May 13, 2015
Cummins Vessel Reference #758 Liang Zhong De, Deputy General Manager, Guang Zhou Shun Fung Engineering Ltd. with Cummins’ Southern Manager Linda Zhang, in the starboard side engine room of the crane barge. The KTA19-DM gen set is to the left and the KT38-M propulsion engine is to the right. Chairman Zhu Fu Lin welcomes guests with excellent fresh brewed local tea and explains
May 06, 2015
Cummins Vessel Reference #764 The MV Sally Fox on the Seattle waterfront. (Geoff Conrad photo) On March 28, 2015 King County and Vashon Island dignitaries held a ceremony on Vashon Island to dedicate the newest ferry on the Vashon Island to Seattle route. The 104 by 32-foot catamaran ferry Sally Fox will carry 250 passengers with space for 26 bicycles on the aft deck. Primary u
April 16, 2015
Cummins Vessel Reference 765 The Wonderful Pearl on the Chao Phrya River. In 2005 we reported on a 53×11-meter vessel capable of feeding 400 people at a sit-down buffet on Thailand’s Chao Phrya River. A pair of 640 HP Cummins KTA19 M3 engines powered this vessel. This was one of the most opulent boats in the crowded dinner cruise market. The top d
April 16, 2015
Cummins Vessel Reference #763 One of the two accommodation boats built at Guangzhou Mangtong Shipbuilding.photo: courtesy of Guangzhou Mangtong Shipbuilding. In recent years, a number of shipyards in southern China have grown, not only in size, but also in the sophistication of the vessels that they are building. At the Guangzhou Hangtong Shipbuilding this is well illustrated by the 83.6 by 2
March 19, 2015
Cummins Vessel Reference #759 The off-load conveyor reaches about 35 meters out from the bow. On lower reaches and estuaries of China’s great river the ubiquitous sand boats, with their low profile and long elephantine conveyors protruding from the bow transport untold amounts of dredged material to dry land. In the past year, the Feijun Shipyard, located in the Pearl River estuary, delivered
March 16, 2015
Cummins Vessel Reference #761 A rendering of the lift boat to be built. Stephen Qin, naval architect, assistant general manager and Senior Sales Manager, is justifiably proud of the volume and complexity of projects underway at GMG International Shipbuilding & Trading Co. Ltd. (GSHI). Last year they delivered a 5500 DWT tank ship along with seven other vessels. In March 20
March 11, 2015
Cummins Vessel Reference #760 Cummins genset in one of the FastCat hulls. With an array of about 20 boats building, in assembly line like manner, the Guangdong Bonny Fair Heavy Industry shipyard (formerly known as Guangdong New China Shipyard) is a model of efficiency. Three impressive ferries are fitting out alongside. Designed by the Australian firm Sea Transport Solutions,
March 10, 2015
Cummins Vessel Reference #754 The Captain Nedo C ready to leave the shipyard. Some great rivers, like and Amazon and Columbia, empty into swift ocean currents so their sediment load is swept away. Others, like the Nile and the Mississippi, empty into enclosed waters like the Mediterranean or Gulf of Mexico. Their sediment load settles rapidly to form many square miles of delta and shallow wat
February 18, 2015
Cummins Vessel Reference #755 The Muir Milatch alongside at the shipyard in January 2015. Built in 1979 at the Mid Coast Marine shipyard, the 103 by 26-foot F/V Muir Milach has earned a fine reputation amongst the mid-water trawl fleet. An early adapter in the Alaska Pollock and cod quota fishery, the vessel has been a consistent producer. The Muir Milach alongside at Bellingham WA Cu
February 17, 2015
Cummins Vessel Reference #753 The Olimar under the container cranes. The hours that a Cummins Marine engine can run between rebuilds will vary depending on operating conditions. However it is not unusual for operators to report 45,000 hours of operation. Such was the case for the owners of the Belgian-registered, 110×12-meter inland waterways vessel Olimar. The dry cargo vessel was built in 19
February 17, 2015
Cummins Vessel Reference #756 Sanna at home in an icy fjord. With a growing seafood sector, an extensive coastline and some 250 different species of fish, Greenland has an intense interest in maritime research and survey for the near coastal waters. To meet this emerging need, Greenland had a fine 32.3-meter research vessel built at the Karstensen’s Shipyard in Skagen, Denmark. The vessel was
February 10, 2015
Cummins Vessel Reference #751 The INS Makar. The Indian navy is operating a stable research platform built around a steel-hulled catamaran. The 53.15 by 16-meter (174.4 X 52.5-foot) INS Makar has a molded depth of 4.5 meters (15 feet). Designed by the Australian naval architecture firm Sea Transport Solutions, the INS Makar, first in a series of up to six vessels, was delivered from the Alcock
January 14, 2015