Cummins Case Studies
We’re in it for the long haul. We build lasting partnerships that lead to smarter innovations for our customers. These customer stories demonstrate our commitment and success in providing customers like you with improved power solutions through world-class innovation in a number of industries.
Cummins Vessel Reference #699 Piotr Smolag reviews the design drawing for the new vessel. Haig-Brown photo The huge yellow gantry cranes, cavernous sheds and slipways of the Szczecin Shipyard dominate the Port of Szczecin. At one time 10,000 workers toiled to built as many as 21 deep-sea ships per year in this sprawling edifice. Today only a fraction of that number, perhaps 15
Cummins Vessel Reference #695 A rendering of the AGOR vessels currently underconstruction During most of 2012 Cummins Northwest was busy with the procurement of the various subsystems and assembly of the diesel-electric units for the two Ocean Class Auxiliary General Purpose Oceanographic Research (AGOR) vessels building at Dakota Creek Shipyards They delivered the first four-
Cummins Vessel Reference #693 A new look for the Lower Mississippi. Ship docking tugs now take the Z-drive for granted, but it has found only limited acceptance for river towboats. That is about to change with a new boat being built for The Carline Companies at Raymond and Associates in Bayou LaBatre. One of the Carline companies is the Burnside Fleet located at Mile 169 on th
Cummins Vessel Reference #692 The return of United Kingdom shipbuilding tradition and quality is currently being demonstrated in the construction of two ro-ro car ferries at the yard of Cammell Laird Shiprepairers & Shipbuilders Ltd. at Birkenhead, Merseyside. Building to the account of Western Ferries (Clyde) Ltd. the new ferries will replace two aging ferries in a four-vessel fleet that W
Cummins Vessel Reference #691 Josh Trosvig with the new longliner. “For most Alaskan fishermen, Dutch Harbor is out west, but for us, fishing in Adak, it is to the east,” explains Capt. Josh Trosvig as we watch the first of a pair of 200 kw gensets lowered into his new boat. When you are two days travel from Dutch, the nearest service center, quality and redundancy are essential. Three yea
Cummins Vessel Reference #687 Sarawak Slipways new crewboat. Long noted for the quality of their steel vessels, the Sarawak Slipways have recently launched an aluminum crew boat. Built to a design by Singapore-based Naval Consult Pte. Ltd., the 38 by 7.85-meter vessel has a molded draught of 1.75 meters. With seating for 50 personnel and accommodation for a crew of eight, the vessel is power
Cummins Vessel Reference #723 The latest McCall/Neuville crew boat in February 2014. A market advantage for SEACOR Marine, as one of the largest players in the offshore marine services industry, is that they continue to build nimble vessels suited to a wide range of markets. SEACOR has long been noted for innovative vessels, ranging from mono-hulls to catamarans. Meeting the market demand for
Cummins Vessel Reference #685 The Arctic tests her firefighting capabilities in November 2012. With a fleet of 25 tugs and 17 barges, London-based Silverburn Shipping is a major player in the Caspian Sea and surrounding waters. In 2009 they built a pair of 42×12.5-meter Ice Class 1B tugs. These were each powered by three 1700-HP Cummins KTA50-M2 engines to deliver 50 tons of b
Cummins Vessel Reference #683 The ability of a vessel to do its assigned work in a range of operating conditions is paramount to the success of the vessel. Modern technology has done much to add to a strong tradition of excellence in hull design by Norwegian shipyards. Currently under construction at Norway’s SIMEK Shipyard (http://www.simek.no) in Flekkefjord under Hull Number 12
Cummins Vessel Reference #682 The VOSTA LMG CSD650 Cutter Suction Dredge In late 2008 a joint venture was formed between the Netherlands based VOSTA LMG and the Bangladesh Karnafuly Shipyard to build three CSD450 cutter suction dredgers for the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority. At the same time construction was underway to an agreement that had been signed with the Bangladesh Water
Where: Tokyo Denki, 3-11-1, Sakura Tsukuba City, Japan What: 60 units of model 4BTA3.9G2 and 20 units of model 6BT5.9G2. Two units of 6BTA5.9G2 were purchased for prototype units. Purpose: Providing quality engines for integrated generator set solutions. Primary choice factors: Cummins Power Generation’s success in meeting the customer’s budget and quality checks before delivery. TSU
Where: Kyushu, Japan What: An initial 3 units of Cummins G-Drive QSK50-G4 was installed by Meiden as standby power for their customer, Kyushu Electric Power Company. Another 10 units will be delivered for Meidensha's customers in the next phase. Purpose: To provide a robust standby power system in the event of a power shortage. Primary choice factors: Cummins' long-standing reputations fo
Where: Austria What: G-Drive engines for a new range of Hitzinger airport Ground Power Units (GPUs) Purpose: GPU equipment for supply to Hitzinger customers, including Swissport Austrian manufacturer Hitzinger is the first European customer for Cummins G-Drive in the airport Ground Power Unit (GPU) sector. Hitzinger is building a new range of models based around G-Drive diesel engines,
Where: Tabouk, Saudi Arabia What: Five 2000 kVA QSK60-G4 models with LSA51.2M60, plus sound proofing, synchronizing and totalizing panel Purpose: 10 MVA of prime power Three Palms Trees, a general contractor in Saudi Arabia, was looking for generator sets to supply prime power for a project that was underway at the King Faisal Airbase in Tabouk, Saudi Arabia. Three Palms Trees contac
Cummins Vessel Reference #676 The Tomas Romero Pereira ready for sea trials. Navios South American Logistics Inc. (http://www.navioslogistics.com), is a leader in river transportation on the Inland Water Ways (IWW) of the Paraguay-Paraná Rivers. With a fleet of more than 250 barges and 20 well equipped push-boats on the river, the firm also operates sea-going product tankers. Recently they ha
Cummins Vessel Reference #675 on deck (L to R) owners Greg Peterson, Mark Anderson, Robert Thorstenson Jr. and Mike Wahl of Wahl Marine. “The most important thing is that this is like a quasi-socialist team venture with some of the top seine crew for Icicle Seafoods and top Bristol Bay gillnet fishermen,” said Robert Thorstenson Jr. over the phone. I had called his cell phone
Cummins Vessel Reference #673 The Afognak on sea trails. Afognak is the name of an island, and a mountain in the northern part of the Kodiak Archipelago. It is also the name of a passage between little Whale Island and Afognak Island on the shores of which Kevin O’Leary has 143 wilderness acres and a cabin. So when it came to naming their new boat it is the passage, Afognak Straits, that Kevi
Cummins Vessel Reference #643 The GPA fast supply vessel Siem-Caetes. Brazil’s Inace Shipyard (Indústria Naval do Ceará S.A.) is located on the Atlantic Ocean at Fortaleza over 2100 kilometers (1300 miles) north of Rio de Janeiro. With a history in fishing boats, military craft, tugs and super yachts, the yard was a logical choice when an owner was choosing a builder for a mod