Cummins Case Studies

Cummins Vessel Reference #576 Photo courtesy of B&J Martin, Inc “We are still working on three platforms that were damaged by Katrina in 2005,” says Jimmie Martin of Galliano Louisiana. Martin’s firm, B&J Martin Inc., operates crew and supply boats in the Gulf of Mexico, but their signature work is their site clearance operation. The US Mineral Management Services (MMS) mandated in 1

Cummins Vessel Reference #573 The Elja-V coming alongside on a serene waterway. Photo courtesy of Cummins Holland. Following in a long tradition, the shipyards of the Netherlands continue to produce immaculate inland river vessels. In recent years these have tended to be built on hulls shipped from the cost-effective shipyards of China to be finished to the highest standards in Dutch shipyard

Cummins Vessel Reference #572 The Mermaid Asiana at sea. (Courtesy ASL) The application of diesel electric technology gives a remarkable flexibility to vessels in the larger offshore market. In November Singapore’s ASL Shipyard completed work on the 90 by 22-meter diving support vessel Mermaid Asiana. Destined for service in Mermaid’s extensive Thai fleet, the DP2 classed vessel has redundanc

Cummins Vessel Reference #571 Penguin’s recently delivered Hull #162. Photo courtesy of Penguin. The design and building of a modern aluminum crew boat involves a lot of people and careful planning. At Penguin Marine in Singapore the 17 vessels of their 36-meter crewboat demonstrate their success in working closely with key members of the supplier team. In coordination with Penguin’s expecta

Cummins Vessel Reference #570 Esvagat Capri at ASL Marine, Singapore   If there is a slowing in the marine industries no one told the people at ASL Marine in Singapore. Among other projects the shipyard is building a series of Roto Tugs, a series of large PSVs and a 60-meter dive support vessel.   In November ASL was nearing completion of another in their series of di

Cummins Vessel Reference #568 The Hanseatic, Photo courtesy of Cummins Holland B.V. The Hanseatic League was a highly successful trading alliance among northern European cities from the 13th to the 17th centuries. Some German cities continue to maintain an association under that name. Now the name Hanseatic is proudly emblazoned on the bow of a powerful inland-river boat built in the Netherla

Cummins Vessel Reference #566 Colibri 1, photo courtesy of Strategic Marine In the midst of a significant down turn in the worldwide demand for new crewboats, Strategic Marine is delivering vessels from their Singapore shipyard as well as their new Mexican yard. Recently delivered from the Singapore shipyard the 31 by 7.5–meter crew boat Colibri I. Built for Indonesia’s Baruna Raya Logistics

Cummins Vessel Reference #564 Seabed Worker, Photo courtesy of Seabed AS/Cummins Norway AS   Mariners have become accustom to seeing ever more complex and sophisticated vessels launched in support of the petroleum exploration industry. A new level was set this year when the Norwegian yard Fjellstrand AS launched the multi-purpose offshore vessel Seabed Worker for Seabed AS of Be

Cummins Vessel Reference #561 The Angela Jean on her maiden voyage south bound on the Ohio River near Golconda, Illinois. Photo by Jeff L. Yates, courtesy of Cummins Marine.   Waxler Transportation Co. has taken delivery of the fourth in a series of five 3200 HP pushboats. The latest sister, the Angela Jean, was delivered to Secor’s inland transport subsidiary in July of this ye

Cummins Vessel Reference #575   The Estaleiro Rio Maguari, a shipyard in the District of Icoaraci in Belem, the capital of the State of Para in the Amazon estuary has an extensive list of delivered barges and boats.   The yard has recently delivered a 4000 HP Z-drive harbour tug for Hermasa Navegação da Amazônia SA. The owners are a part of Hermasa a large producer of soy