Cummins Case Studies

Cummins Vessel Reference #824   Driving south on the coastal highway from the ancient city of Split in Croatia in late October, one is amazed to come on a forest of masts. These are not your usual sailboat masts lined in orderly rows in a marina, they are masts of all shapes and they are supported by a range of what at first appear to be spectacularly well maintained mega-yachts. A few

Cummins Vessel Reference #816 The Azimuthing Stern Drive (ASD) format has become the norm for a great many tugs working in vessel assist around the world’s ports. They now far outnumber the full tractor tugs with the azimuthing drives set forward under the house as do they the cycloidal drive tugs. Often, the ASD tugs are dedicated ship-handling units with a single hawser winch forward. However

Cummins Vessel Reference #817 SEACOR PANTHER: An impressive sight on any ocean.   When there is a better idea in crew boat design, it is most likely to be Louisiana-based SEACOR that pioneers it. That has been the case with catamaran boats, with SEACOR taking delivery of their first dual-hulled fast-supply boat, the Seacor Cheetah in 2008 and again when they had the Seacor Lynx

Cummins Vessel Reference #815 Profile of the new trawler.   Centrally located near the top of Denmark, the Jobi Yard has a skilled crew capable of carrying out work in wood, fiberglass, aluminum or steel. Whether for repair and maintenance or new construction, Jobi Yard has a reputation of quality and Danish reliability.   When fishing skipper Ejner Klitlund and his so

Cummins Vessel Reference #813     Rory Pitsch with the latest 32-footer from Strongback Marine.   For sheer numbers and intensity, it would be hard to imagine anything more driven than Alaska’s annual Bristol Bay sockeye fishery. Rory Pitsch, one of the owners of Strongback Metal Boats, has grown up with the boats being built at his father’s shops and, for several

Cummins Vessel Reference #811 Meeting her element at Sausalito.   Old photos show mid-nineteenth century sailing ships abandoned in the San Francisco Bay area by crews who caught gold fever. Some of these abandoned hulls lie under the modern day city of San Francisco. Over in Sausalito, just to the north of the famous Golden Gate Bridge, what may well be the spirit of one of thos

Cummins Vessel Reference #806       Rendering of the port bow quarter showing pin location in raised forecastle.     Vancouver, BC based Island Tug and Barge has a reputation for excellence in their vessels and equipment. Over the years they have refurbished and repowered older vessels and completed new vessels. They are currently working on their mo

Cummins Vessel Reference #804 Water taxi: 12 by 2.5-meter powered by Cummins 6BTA-M 5.9-liter.   For many years, the Supatra River House on the Chao Phrya River, has been a favorite with Thai and foreign dinners. Situated on the Thonburi side of the river, the most favored approach to the restaurant is by boat. To that end, the owner, Khun Supapan maintains a fleet of beautifully

Cummins Vessel Reference #803 Boat is 22 X 6.5 meters, with new 4BTA3.9 GM-Cummins genset, for extensive electrical needs in galley   Visitors to Thailand, like the Thai people themselves, invariably comment on the diversity and complexity of Thai food. It is the result of many centuries of refinement and a dedication to fresh ingredients. From the beach restaurants of Phuket to

Cummins Hotips #809 On the hard but ready for the water. There was a time when the shipyards of Sarawak couldn’t keep up with the orders for OSVs, landing craft and tugs. Now, the shipyards are feeling the worldwide doldrums brought on by low oil prices. Hung Seng Shipbuilding, is Sibu, Sarawak has experienced a similar slowing in orders, but to keep their crews of expert welders, pipe fitters

Cummins Vessel Reference #808   Vitawani Shipbuilding of Sibu, Sarawak in East Malaysia has, in recent years, delivered a wide range of workboats from anchor handling tugs to landing craft. Currently, they have a spec-built Multi-Purpose ASD Tug nearing completion. The 29.95-meter ASD tug has a 9.8-meter beam and a molded depth of 3,6-meter design draft. Classed by NKK as 1+Hull,

Cummins Vessel Reference #776 The M/V Tom Cotton ready for work. Blessey Marine has a long history of growing one of the largest fleets of towboats and petroleum barges on American inland waterways. The majority of barges are 10, 20 and 30 thousand-barrel clean/chemical barges and 30,000 black oil/asphalt barges. In addition, the company has a number of stainless and pressure barges. To push th

Cummins Vessel Reference #802 Jensen Design and Rendering   Shipyards, especially those that repair and construct larger vessels, invariably need to move the vessels, materials and other resources about the yard. To do this, yards often have a small yard-tug that can maneuver in and around yard structures such as for repositioning bulls into dry docks or to control newly launched

Cummins Vessel Reference #799 Built Nichols Bros to Jensen design, the Oscar B departs the Oregon shore. Since 1925 there has been some form of car ferry crossing of the lower Columbia River from Puget Island on the Washington side to Westport Slough on the Oregon side. In 1959 Wahkiakum County took over operation of the ferry and in 1962 had a steel-hulled ferry, named for the county, built by

Cummins Vessel Reference #798   When Gustavo Galeano first started up the engine after his new boat, Don Franco, was launched in the spring of 2015 he was greeted by a familiar sound. The solid throbbing of the 600-HP, Cummins KTA19 main engine reminded him of the Cummins engine in his father’s boat. The connection over generations is of great importance to commercial fishermen who

Cummins Vessel Reference #789     The Brutus alongside for commissioning ceremonies.   In May of 2016 the Argentinian-designed and built 28.77 by 10.2-meter ASD tug Brutus went to work in the Harbor at Buenos Aries. This marked a milestone in Argentinian maritime affairs, as it is, at 5,400 HP, the most powerful ship-handling tug in the country.  

Cummins Vessel Reference #796 An outboard profile for the three Cummins-powered ATB building for Vane Bros. The bold blue “V” logo emblazoned on the green-banded white stack continues to proliferate on American waterways. Vane Brothers Company has been expanding its fleet with new construction. Recently the marine transportation company announced a contract for three ATB tugs to be built at the