Cummins Vessel Reference #733 Repowered last winter with QSK38, sponson from 26' to 36' beam, Hal Hockeman did design work. (Haig-Brown photo) A fishing vessel owner has two options for increasing the volume of his vessel’s hull and its money-making fishhold — one can add more length or add more beam. The latter is likely to gain the most volume and, when regulations limit length, adding beam m
June 02, 2014
Cummins Vessel Reference #727 A recently launched trawler is fitting out alongside at Mahachai Dockyard. After a bit of a lull in construction, the Mahachai Dockyard had six trawlers in various stages of completion in mid-April of 2014. Ranging in size from three 45-meter, one 38.5-meter and two 25-meter vessels all six will be powered by Cummins KTA38 engines generating 800 or 1000 HP dependin
May 27, 2014
Cummins Vessel Reference #730 The Erin C Grenon on the Mississippi River. Over the past decade Blessey Marine has taken delivery of a large number of Cummins-powered pushboats for their inland fleet. The vessels are sized to share a common versatility with the draft and horsepower to work both the shallower waters of the Intracoastal Waterway and power for the big flows of the
May 21, 2014
Cummins Vessel Reference #729 S.P. Inter Marine crane barges off loading a cargo ship. Long established in the trucking, warehousing, cargo transfer and barging industry of Thailand, S.P. Inter Marine can be described as a broadly horizontally integrated firm. But established success doesn’t mean they are sitting still. With an well constructed presence at Ayutthaya, about 80 kilometers up the
May 05, 2014
Cummins Vessel Reference #725 The Sea Cypress completing sea trials. Over the years, Rodriguez Shipbuilding Inc, of Bayou LaBatre Alabama has probably delivered more shallow-draft tugs than any other US-yard. Their signature lugger-type tug design, with its distinctive aft cabin and wheelhouse, has a strong following amongst US Gulf Coast operators servicing near shore petro-op
April 17, 2014
Cummins Vessel Reference #728 1. The 36-meter Royal Thai Navy patrol boat in the sunset. Over the past decade or so, as off shore oil has grown in importance, the development of vessels to meet the needs of the industry has made great strides. The needs for reliability in demanding sea conditions will put any hull to the test. It is not unusual for a commercial vessel serving
April 16, 2014
Cummins Vessel Reference #726 left to right: Sakchai Rujiphapra, Director, Mahachai Dockyard; Sathit Suwanprasert, Senior Engineer, Marketing Dept., Cummins DKSH (Thailand) and Ku Wee Ming, Manager, Regional Marketing, Cummins Asia Pacific with the newly launched Wonderful Pearl currently being fitted out alongside at the shipyard. Thailand has long been noted for exquisite fo
April 15, 2014
Cummins Vessel Reference #724 The Bravante V on sea trials. Long reserved for specialized applications such as icebreakers, diesel electric has enjoyed a rapid growth for marine propulsion in the past decade. Throughout that period, Cummins Marine has been a leader, supplying over 900 diesel electric packages since delivering its first genset 2003. A QSK60 genset ready to delivery from Cu
March 12, 2014
Cummins Vessel Reference #722 Mr. Ernie: A New Generation in the GOM. The latest delivery from Houma, Louisiana-based New Generation Shipbuilding is representative of the New Generation in supply vessel design. The distinctive bow and focsle profile on the 171 by 36-foot Mr. Ernie is reminiscent of some of the progressive International designs. This can be attributed to additional super structu
February 12, 2014
Cummins Vessel Reference #720 One of the first steel-hulled crewboats being loaded out in Vietnam. Australia-based Strategic Marine bas built a strong reputation for high performance crew boats. Primarily built at their Singapore shipyard, the aluminum crewboats are available in a variety of sizes and power configurations. In recent years, Strategic has delivered a number of their popular 40
January 14, 2014
Cummins Vessel Reference #721 The diesel-electric tuna seiner Belle Isle. As the ex-vessel cost of tuna continues to squeeze the margins for tuna canners, the advantages of high quality and high value sashimi grade tuna become ever more attractive. Writing for their April 2013 in-house publication, SAPMER CEO Yannick Lauri explained the French firm’s Indian Ocean tuna fishery,
January 08, 2014
Cummins Vessel Reference #719 The 1400 cubic meter capacity LPG tanker ready for delivery. The Saigon Shipbuilding & Marine Industries One Member Co, Ltd. (Saigon Shipmarin) has completed construction of a 60 by 11-meter LPG carrier. With capacity for 1400 cubic meters in two tanks the vessel’s hull has a 4-meter molded depth and a 2.6-meter draft. Designed by a related company to Saigon
December 16, 2013
Cummins Vessel Reference #717 Harley Marine's new push boat Stardust ready to leave the yard. The maritime community in the United States has watched with interest as Harley Marine Services has expanded from the West Coast, to the East Coast, the Gulf Coast and now the Inland Waterways. As with other expansions, carried out by Chairman and CEO Harley Franco, this one, the tent
November 20, 2013
Cummins Vessel Reference #718 The Cargotec gen-set package. While the larger and faster container ships and their shore-side cranes have been getting much of the press of late, there remains a huge volume of bulk cargo shipping. A long established manner of handling bulk cargos has been to move them by crane from a deep-sea ship to inland or coastal barges. This can be done directly, with the
November 13, 2013
Cummins Vessel Reference #716 MV Gunner on the Intracoastal Waterway. In mid-October of 2013 Capt. Mark Duthu of Montgeut, Louisiana was proudly showing his family around his new command. The 72 by 30-foot pushboat MV Gunner was about to leave the New Generation Marine Shipbuilding on the Intracoastal Waterway near Houma Louisiana. With the Louisiana Marine Operators logo prou
October 16, 2013
Cummins Vessel Reference #715 Profile of SEACOR's Express Class FSV: five engines & five jets. Long acknowledged as the firm to watch in US crewboat and fast supply boat innovation, SEACOR Marine will be attracting industry attention once again when their latest set of new boats begin delivery in 2014. While this new class of mono-hull boats have some big dimensions, the more noteworthy f
October 16, 2013
Cummins Vessel Reference #713 A rendering of Q-West's current build project. As with most island nations, New Zealand is heavily dependent on ferries. By this time next year, there will be a new ferry added to the Auckland-based Fullers Group fleet. Currently being constructed at Q-West Boat Builders Ltd. on the Wanganui River, the Incat Crowther-designed catamaran will join a large number of
October 16, 2013
Cummins Vessel Reference The GMB 3 ready for work. Since its inception in 1982, the Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) has been charged with managing and coordinating the efforts of the minor posts along the state’s 1600 kms of coastline on India’s west coast. There are currently 41 such ports involving both private and public funding. A stern vi
October 16, 2013