Cummins Case Studies

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

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

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

Cummins Vessel Reference #625 Marsun's 40-meter crew boat. Thailand’s Marsun Co. Ltd. has built a reputation for quality high speed patrol craft and crewboats. Having built a number of their in-house designed 36-meter crewboats, they launched a 40-meter version earlier this year. Delivered in February the Uniexpress 18 went into service in the Gulf of Thailand for owner Uniwise Offshore Ltd.

Cummins Vessel Reference #622 M/V Stanford   Established in 1997 as the vessel owning and operating branch of the United Arab Emirates-based Stanford Marine Group, Stanford Marine is in the midst of a major fleet expansion. In 2009 the firm acquired five vessels and acquired a company that had ten vessels on order including six new 58-meter off shore supply vessels. This brought

Cummins Vessel Reference #617 The gambling ship Casino Royale.   In 2011 Goa’s most elaborate floating casino will celebrate three years of successful operation on the Indian province’s Mandovi River. The M/V Casino Royale wss designed by AMC Marcon of Mumbai and her builder Water Ways Shipyard with the lines of a small cruise ship. The ship has capacity for up to 400 passengers

Cummins Vessel Reference #621 New tug and barge at the Bahtera Bahari Shipyard. As with many businesses in Southeast Asia, the Bahtera Bahari Shipyard on Indonesia’s Batam Island is a family business. Although the present company was founded only recently, in 2005, the family’s association with the marine world of Indonesia extends back several decades. One of four children Ms. Tresya, the o

Cummins Vessel Reference #623   SUDA 300-L3     While most boats have to find shelter or tough it out in heavy weather, the lift boat simply jacks up her hull and avoids the waves. Conventional vessels are often defined by their hull length, but it is the length of the jacking legs that is the significant number for lift boats.   Having recently delivered a

Cummins Vessel Reference #620 Eight 23.5-meter tugs under construction at the Nongsa Jaya shipyard.   Tucked into a sheltered cove on the northwest corner of Batam Island, Nongsa Jay Buana Shipyard is approached via a short causeway and a road built into the reddish earth of Indonesia’s Batam Island. On entering the yard, the car passes an area of land that is dominated by a ser

Cummins Vessel Reference #618 Peacock Satu along side in Singapore. With literally dozens of their high-speed vessels already working, Australian-based Strategic Marine continues production in several shipyards. A recent visit to Strategic Marine’s Singapore shipyard revealed their compact 28 by 7-meter version ready for work while three sisters were taking shape in the building shed. Cum

Cummins Vessel Reference #619 Penguin staffer looks at a Pelican boat.   Pelican Offshore Services Pte Ltd (POS), established in 1997, operates a fleet of Fast Supply Intervention Vessels (FSIV) as well as anchor handling Tug/Supply Vessels in support of the offshore oil and gas industry mainly in Southeast Asia. Their fleet of FSIVs carry rig crews and light freight cargos. Wor

Cummins Vessel Reference #614 Ready for work. The shipyards of Sarawak are particularly adept at meeting the demands of multiple tug orders. Kian Juan Dockyard in Miri is currently in the midst of a ten-boat order all of which are built to the same design. As of late January this year two units had been delivered and six were scheduling for sea trails. The balance of two units had already be

Cummins Vessel Reference #613 The Teknik Wira is outfitted with a derrick and moon pool. Sapor Shipbuilding Industries Sdn Bnd. kept busy though 2010 delivering a range of new vessels including the handsome geotechnical vessel, Teknik Wira, from the boards of Wartsila Ship Design Singapore Pte Ltd. With her raised fo’c’sle and well-proportioned housework she presents a powerful presence that

Cummins Vessel Reference #616 The Dutch town of Dordrecht was granted city rights in 1220 as its importance as a trading port continued to grow. Goods from the Dutch empire were transferred to river vessels here and the city grew wealthy. Later, much of the deep-sea trade moved to the nearby port of Rotterdam which resulted in heavy bombing during World War II with the destruction of many histo

Cummins Vessel Reference #615 Sea trials   A recent delivery from the yard of Eastern Marine Shipbuilding in Sibu, East Malaysia is a further indication of the growing technical sophistication of the Sarawak yards. The 60 by 16-meter Offshore Surveyor is designed by Wartsila Ship Design of Singapore. To do her survey work the Malaysian-registered vessel is fitted with 2.4-meter-

Cummins Vessel Reference #611 Dignitaries attending the launch of the Port Belo II   No doubt the truest testament to the success of a vessel is the building of a sister ship. That has recently been demonstrated by the owners of the Porto Belo I that was launched in May of 2008. (Cummins Hotips#504) The company, Maritima MDQ S.A., returned to the same builder, Astillero Naval Fe

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

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