Cummins Case Studies

Cummins Vessel Reference #674 The second of two QSK19s is lowered into the crabber's hull. We'll go from being the slowest boat in the fleet to one of the fastest,” enthuses Bearing Sea crab fisherman Jon Forsythe. We were sitting at one of the mess room tables on the 123 x30-foot boat at on the drydock at Hansens Boat Company in Everett Washington, The second of two new engines had just been

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

Cummins Vessel Reference #672 The Patriot: design by Crescere, built by Giddings for Mike Pettis.   “Don’t make me out to be anything special,” cautioned Mike Pettis over the phone, “I’m just a working man.”   The challenges of winter waters off the west coast of Oregon, not to mention the care required to stay in the fishing business, are well known. So it will be ha

Cummins Vessel Reference #669 Bordelon Marine's new vessel design. Last March I stopped in to see Wes Bordelon in his immaculate headquarters office in the tiny town of Lockport Louisiana. The single story building is new and designed to look good and, most importantly, to be functional and comfortable for those who work there. In Wes’ office we recalled the family history with boats and spoke

Cummins Vessel Reference #670 The US and global offshore industry are in the habit of watching what SEACOR Marine is building as this will invariably predict future goals for the industry. Just as all the company’s crewboats carry the McCall name, they also carry the imprints of Joe McCall’s constant search for excellence and innovation. Son of the McCall Boat founder, Joe McCall is today the P

Cummins Vessel Reference #671 The landing craft Sir Carlo. The province of Surigao del Sur is located on the northeast corner of the Island of Mindano in the Philippines. The locally owned CTP Construction and Mining Corporation operates a nickel ore mine there and has recently taken delivery of a new landing craft. The 70.59 by 14.6-meter vessel was designed by naval architect Edward Cruz of

Cummins Vessel Reference #664 36-meter patrol boat based on Marsun crew boat   At a time when the nations of the world are struggling to provide marine security in an era of fiscal responsibility, Thailand’s Marsun Company Ltd. has come up with an industrial strength response. The shipyard’s 36-meter crew boat design is a well-proven vessel that typically spends 30 days at sea a

Cummins Vessel Reference #666 Incat-Crowther's Fast Supply Vessel in profile.   We have grown accustom to big projects in the offshore oil industry, but Brazilian vessel owners keep raising the bar. The most recent “biggest” announcement tells of the order of 12 Fast Supply Vessels (FSV) for work with Petrobras, Brazil’s semi-public multinational energy corporation with headquar

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Cummins Vessel Reference #667 The M/T Jewel Faith nearing completion. Earlier this year, Swordfish Marine of the Philippines, launched a new coastal tanker the M/T Jewel Faith. The new vessel is 69 meters in length with a 12.8-meter beam and a 2.8-meter draft. Looking forward over the main deck of the tanker. To assure reliable propulsion on a vessel carrying petroleum products the owner

Cummins Vessel Reference #665 One of two Cummins QSK38 M Tier 2 engines being lowered into Wilmington Tug's Lindsey. When Gladding-Hearn Shipyard built the Z-drive tug Lindsey in 1989 they put in a pair of 2-stroke Detroit 16V149TI diesels each rated for 1300 HP. They were good engines in their day but times have changed. US EPA regulations and the public expect much cleaner burning engines.

Cummins Vessel Reference #662 A rendering of the six new line handling vessels.   Located in Salvador, Brazil, the naval architect firm Parahyba Campos design firm won a contract to supply design and support for six 32 by 9.6-meter line handling boats. The design firm’s director, Marcos de Parahyva Campos, has extensive experience in both Brazil and Japan where he added to his e

Cummins Vessel Reference #660 The Siem-Carajas on sea trails.   The second Guido Perla & Associates designed fast supply vessel has been delivered from Brazil’s Inace Shipyard. Named Siem Carajás, the 50-meter (164-foot) by 10-meter aluminum vessel features a large forward cargo shelter. There is also a large 28.5 by 7.8-meter open after deck. Liquid capacities include: ship

Cummins Vessel Reference #661 The Aramara, with the skilled build-crew, ready for launch.   Founded in 1980, Servicios Navales e Industrales S.A. de C.V. (SENI) continues to grow in both repair work and new construction at the yard in Mazatlan, Mexico. As more nations look to have vessels trading between their own ports built in national yards, SENI is in a position to meet the

Cummins Vessel Reference #568 Peter and Ray Viguerie: building together. “I started in the shipyard 50 years ago with pick on the end of a broom stick cleaning up,” recalls Raymond Viguerie, before adding, “Later the old man taught me how to do fitting.” These days, Raymond is still at his Intracoastal Iron Works yard full time, but his son Peter is doing a lot of the day-to-day management.

Cummins Vessel Reference #659 The PSV Betty Pfankuch at the Conrad Deepwater yard in Amelia Louisiana.   The quality and functionality of a working vessel is only proven over time. When one of Aries Marine’s green-design diesel-electric platform supply vessel returned to the US from an nine-month charter in Mexico I was privileged to have a walk through with Chief Engineer Darre

Cummins Vessel Reference #657 The US Army Corps of Engineers new shallow draft dredge. (Conrad Industries Photo) Time and tide are rightly noted as inevitable and with them comes silting. The US Army Corps of Engineer will soon take delivery of a shallow draft dredge that, while stopping neither time nor tide, will do much to alleviate the silting. Building at Conrad Industry’s Morgan City s