Cummins Case Studies

Cummins Vessel Reference #775 The Alya McCall on sea trials and ready to cross the Atlantic and The Alya McCall is likely the biggest, the most powerful and the fastest single-hulled, combination supply and crew boat to be launched to date. Some of the impressive numbers: 206 by 33 feet, 100 passengers, five 2680 HP Cummins engines, five Hamilton jets, 38 knot speeds. Mike Aufdermauer, Marine S

Cummins Vessel Reference #778b Seaspan Venture, built 2001 Jinlng Shipyard China but finished at Vancouver Shipyards in North Vancouver. “We don’t usually remove the heads at mid-life on the Cummins engines,” Randy Beckler, Engineering Superintendent for Seaspan Towing explained in reference to the 2003 launched Seaspan Venture’s third like-for-like repower.   Seaspan Venture, towing a chip

Cummins Vessel Reference 784   In mid-April of 2016, the Indian Navy’s grab hopper dredger, Dredger-1 was preparing to depart its birth shipyard following a comprehensive one-year warrantee review. Tebma Shipyards Ltd., Senior Vice President M. Balasubramaniam explained that the 44.15 by 12.2-meter vessel was designed to meet precise deepening requirements around docks and port inst

Cummins Hotips #777 At village of Hòa Lôe, district of Huyên Hâu Lôc, Province of Than Hôa ready for launch.   In keeping with their reputation as a nation that can overcome all obstacles, Vietnam is rebuilding its aging fishing fleet. With a government program of soft loans, designated Decree 67/ND-CP, fishermen are building boats along 28 coastal provinces from the north to the

Cummins Vessel Reference #783 R/V Meen Shandhani The Sumber Samudra Sdn. Bhd. of Perak, Malaysia recently delivered a 37.8-meter fisheries research and survey vessel. Built for the Bangladesh Department of Fisheries, the R/V Meen Shandhani completed official sea trials in June 2015. Additional trials for the fishing gear were carried out in late 2015. With all trials complete, the vessel crews

Cummins Vessel Reference #774         A pair of Rolls Royce drives on the new Argentine tug Brutus.   Built to an Argentine design in an Argentine yard, a new 28.8 by 10-meter azimuthing stern drive tug will soon be at work handling ships in her home country. To be named Brutus, the vessel was designed by Ing. Emilio Noël and built by the Astillero

Cummins Vessel Reference #774 Rex Dobson breaking the traditional bottle over his name sake.   Joe Gregory, owner of New Generation Shipbuilding of Houma, Louisiana, reports that his firm’s latest delivery will join the La Porte Texas-based Martin Marine fleet of 29 inland push boats and 54 inland marine tank barges. Martin also operates four offshore tug/barge units.  &n

Cummins Vessel Reference #772 The Cagivou making way.   In recent decades there have been great advances in design of crewboats and offshore supply vessels to meet the needs of the petroleum industry. Recently a number of nations have turned to these designs as inspiration for naval craft. Now the Government Shipping Services of the Fiji Islands have turned to a designer and a bu

Cummins Vessel Reference #769 The Stingray Class Sheila Bordeon with her deck configured for crane and ROV operations There is no question that these are challenging times for offshore oil in the Gulf of Mexico. However, while some vessel operators are tying up boats, Bordelon Marine is continuing with their aggressive build program. Designed for flexibility, the firm’s Stingray 260 Clas

Cummins Hotips #767 The USS Cairo at work on the Lower Mississippi. Over that past 15 to 20 years there has been a revolution in US ship docking tugs. Larger container ships and tankers made obsolete the conventional single and twin propeller tugs that could serve either line haul or ship docking functions. Pilots and insurers wanted modern technology that, more often than not, meant stern moun

Cummins Vessel Reference #766 The FV Don Franco ready for the water.   With 4,989 kilometers of Atlantic coastline, Argentina looks to commercial fishing as an important contributor to the Argentinian economy. The promotion of the maritime resources is dependent on quality boats capable of delivering quality product.     And ready to take on her fishing ge

Cummins Vessel Reference #758 Liang Zhong De, Deputy General Manager, Guang Zhou Shun Fung Engineering Ltd. with Cummins’ Southern Manager Linda Zhang, in the starboard side engine room of the crane barge. The KTA19-DM gen set is to the left and the KT38-M propulsion engine is to the right.   Chairman Zhu Fu Lin welcomes guests with excellent fresh brewed local tea and explains

Cummins Vessel Reference 765 The Wonderful Pearl on the Chao Phrya River.   In 2005 we reported on a 53×11-meter vessel capable of feeding 400 people at a sit-down buffet on Thailand’s Chao Phrya River. A pair of 640 HP Cummins KTA19 M3 engines powered this vessel. This was one of the most opulent boats in the crowded dinner cruise market.     The top d

Cummins Vessel Reference #763 One of the two accommodation boats built at Guangzhou Mangtong Shipbuilding.photo: courtesy of Guangzhou Mangtong Shipbuilding. In recent years, a number of shipyards in southern China have grown, not only in size, but also in the sophistication of the vessels that they are building. At the Guangzhou Hangtong Shipbuilding this is well illustrated by the 83.6 by 2

Cummins Vessel Reference #761 A rendering of the lift boat to be built.   Stephen Qin, naval architect, assistant general manager and Senior Sales Manager, is justifiably proud of the volume and complexity of projects underway at GMG International Shipbuilding & Trading Co. Ltd. (GSHI). Last year they delivered a 5500 DWT tank ship along with seven other vessels. In March 20

Cummins Vessel Reference #760 Cummins genset in one of the FastCat hulls.   With an array of about 20 boats building, in assembly line like manner, the Guangdong Bonny Fair Heavy Industry shipyard (formerly known as Guangdong New China Shipyard) is a model of efficiency. Three impressive ferries are fitting out alongside. Designed by the Australian firm Sea Transport Solutions,

Cummins Vessel Reference #755 The Muir Milatch alongside at the shipyard in January 2015. Built in 1979 at the Mid Coast Marine shipyard, the 103 by 26-foot F/V Muir Milach has earned a fine reputation amongst the mid-water trawl fleet. An early adapter in the Alaska Pollock and cod quota fishery, the vessel has been a consistent producer.   The Muir Milach alongside at Bellingham WA Cu

Cummins Vessel Reference #756 Sanna at home in an icy fjord. With a growing seafood sector, an extensive coastline and some 250 different species of fish, Greenland has an intense interest in maritime research and survey for the near coastal waters. To meet this emerging need, Greenland had a fine 32.3-meter research vessel built at the Karstensen’s Shipyard in Skagen, Denmark. The vessel was