Where: Japan What: 29 emissionized G-Drive engines in the 500 - 1100 kVA range Purpose: Containerized standby power for sale or rental to TDS customers Japan has a competitive diesel engine market served by high-quality manufacturers. Their main focus, however, is generally on the industrial and automotive sectors. They tend to have less focus on generator sets. It has long been a possi
October 23, 2011
Cummins Vessel Reference #645 The Italian marine operator Bambini, based at the Port of Ravenna, operates an extensive fleet of vessels in support of the offshore industry. These range from tugs, to supply boats and crew boats. The latter, mostly in the 30 to 35-meter range, have been imported from US builders. Recently they launched their first Fast Supply Vessel, the 51.75 by 9.
October 19, 2011
Cummins Vessel Reference #644 The Navemar XIV alongside at Salvador. Fernando Santos Mata Virgen carries two business cards. Both cards show him as Director, in one case of the Corema Shipyard in Salvador Brazil, the other for Navemar Towing. Explaining that he has recently sold his fleet of tugs, the 70-year old director is conferring with naval architect Marcos de Parahyba Campos on the bui
October 18, 2011
Cummins Vessel Reference #646 Capt. Jack Davies with the Z-drives on his new tug. Captain Jack Davies is the consummate boatman. Of himself he says, “I love running boats, and being involved in the marine industry.” Davies wears a number of “hats” in the marine industry, and often he is aboard one of the tugs with which he has some ownership involvement. He can be found twisting wrenches in
October 05, 2011
Cummins Vessel Reference #636 Arguably the world’s greatest river system, the Amazon is navigable to large ships from the sea to Manaus. This is a distance of nearly 1000 miles, a similar distance to that from the Gulf of Mexico to Saint Louis on the Mississippi, but on that great American River deep-sea navigation ends at Baton Rouge, only about 250 miles up river. Due to ocean c
September 28, 2011
Cummins Vessel Reference #645 Ready for work. The marine works and dredging company LMD recently took delivery of a general cargo and heavy lift vessel from the prolific and versatile Italian shipyard Vittoria di Adria. At 60 meters in length with a 16-meter beam and a weight of 2300 gross tons the Alfredo is a hefty vessel designed for maximum productivity. As a bulk cargo ve
September 20, 2011
Cummins Vessel Reference #642 A Rampart 2400 under construction at the Erin yard in Manaus. There are probably more Robert Allan-designed ship docking tugs under construction world wide than any other design. So it is not surprising to see one under construction at the Estaleiros Rio Negro Ltda. (ERIN Shipyard) in Manaus, Brazil. It is undoubtedly the only Rampat 2400 being bu
September 20, 2011
Cummins Vessel Reference #641 The Barbosa Reparos Navais shipyard in Manaus. To a large extent Manaus owes its existence to its location at the confluence of the dark waters of the Rio Negro and the sand-coloured waters of the Rio Solimões. Of equal importance is the elevated land that rises above the oft-flooded Amazonian basin. With river heights varying by as much as 14 met
September 14, 2011
Cummins Vessel Reference #640 Oziel Mustafa dos Santos tells river stories. Seventy-five year old Oziel Mustafa dos Santos began his work life on the Amazon River system 53 years ago. “I had an eleven-meter wooden boat with an 11-horsepower Swedish engine with a long shaft over the stern,” he explained. “Long-tail” engines are still common on smaller Amazonian boats. It was a
September 14, 2011
Cummins Vessel Reference #638 Lowlands that can make road building difficult border the 1,495 kilometers of river that flow between Belém and Manaus. The roads to Manaus are long and circuitous. With the world’s highest volume river flowing between the cities the movement of truck trailers typically takes place with the aide of roll on roll off barges. The one of the largest opera
September 14, 2011
Cummins Vessel Reference #637 A craftsman and a yacht. There are literally thousands of boats calling Manaus their homeport. The majority are tugs and ferries, but there is also a sizable number of pleasure boats. Then there are the serious yachts. It seems that those who can afford it like to get away from the city to cruise in the seemingly infinite river channels nearby.
September 14, 2011
Cummins Vessel Reference #639 The pushboat SCL 22 ready for delivery to her owners. Flavio Silveira does design work for the Beconal shipyard where he continues to upgrade the Amason’s basic pushboat design. This September the yard delivered a 1200 hp pushboat to Planalto. As do most Amazon pusboats, the hull of the M/V SCL 22 has a slight dead-rise at the bow with a two deck
September 13, 2011
Cummins Vessel Reference #633 Outboard Profile Tell City, Rockport, Owensboro, Yankeetown, Evansville and Henderson are harbors between Mile 731 and Mile 808 on the Ohio River. Operated by Evansville Marine Services (EMS-Harbors) they provide a wide range of services from barge preparation and crane services to dry dock and repair work. They also have a fleet of fifteen boats
July 13, 2011
Cummins Vessel Reference #632 At the launching in Vietnam. The iconic 4-wheel-drive World War II Jeep has undergone decades of upgrades to become the modern SUV. Now the craft that landed on the beaches of Normandy and the islands of the Pacific has been similarly upgraded at the South East Asia Shipyard in Vietnam. With ro-ro containers. The most important factor in the design, by Franc
July 13, 2011
Cummins Vessel Reference #635 MV Steve Scalise The demand for handy sized towboats to handle inland river tows continues to grow and one of the strongest contributors to that growth is Blessey Marine. Primarily handling petroleum-related products, the firm has grown rapidly to their present fleet size of over 60 vessels with more on order. Although they have vessels ranging from 700 to 4900 H
July 06, 2011
Cummins Vessel Reference #630 Ready for launch at the Rodriguez yard. The “Lugger” designation traces back to days when a small handy coastal vessel often carried lug-rigged sails. A modern day lugger, as used on the US Gulf of Mexico coast, is still a handy boat for working in near shore waters. On a version of the tug, designed by and currently finishing up at Rodriguez Boat Builders, a pai
June 22, 2011
Cummins Vessel Reference #631 The coast guard patrol boat, Punta Burica. Built by Swift Ships of Morgan City Louisiana in 1978, the Guardacostas Costa Rica patrol boat Punta Burica has recently been repowered. After three decades of work, the boat, like others in her class remains a valuable asset to the coast guard. The force owns several vessels of this class. In the first of what could be
June 15, 2011
Cummins Vessel Reference #629 A Bone in her Teeth Sarawak Slipways has delivered a long list of anchor handling tugs and off shore vessels for petroleum producers around the world. In mid-June this year the yard completed sea trials on one of their larger vessels. The 61 by 14-meter Nautika Resolute is designated Offshore Utility Vessel and was built to a design by Wartsila Ship Design of Si
June 08, 2011