Cummins Marine Case Studies
Cummins Vessel Reference #642 A Rampart 2400 under construction at the Erin yard in Manaus. There are probably more Robert Allan-designed ship docking tugs under construction world wide than any other design. So it is not surprising to see one under construction at the Estaleiros Rio Negro Ltda. (ERIN Shipyard) in Manaus, Brazil. It is undoubtedly the only Rampat 2400 being bu
September 20, 2011
Cummins Vessel Reference #641 The Barbosa Reparos Navais shipyard in Manaus. To a large extent Manaus owes its existence to its location at the confluence of the dark waters of the Rio Negro and the sand-coloured waters of the Rio Solimões. Of equal importance is the elevated land that rises above the oft-flooded Amazonian basin. With river heights varying by as much as 14 met
September 14, 2011
Cummins Vessel Reference #640 Oziel Mustafa dos Santos tells river stories. Seventy-five year old Oziel Mustafa dos Santos began his work life on the Amazon River system 53 years ago. “I had an eleven-meter wooden boat with an 11-horsepower Swedish engine with a long shaft over the stern,” he explained. “Long-tail” engines are still common on smaller Amazonian boats. It was a
September 14, 2011
Cummins Vessel Reference #638 Lowlands that can make road building difficult border the 1,495 kilometers of river that flow between Belém and Manaus. The roads to Manaus are long and circuitous. With the world’s highest volume river flowing between the cities the movement of truck trailers typically takes place with the aide of roll on roll off barges. The one of the largest opera
September 14, 2011
Cummins Vessel Reference #637 A craftsman and a yacht. There are literally thousands of boats calling Manaus their homeport. The majority are tugs and ferries, but there is also a sizable number of pleasure boats. Then there are the serious yachts. It seems that those who can afford it like to get away from the city to cruise in the seemingly infinite river channels nearby.
September 14, 2011
Cummins Vessel Reference #639 The pushboat SCL 22 ready for delivery to her owners. Flavio Silveira does design work for the Beconal shipyard where he continues to upgrade the Amason’s basic pushboat design. This September the yard delivered a 1200 hp pushboat to Planalto. As do most Amazon pusboats, the hull of the M/V SCL 22 has a slight dead-rise at the bow with a two deck
September 13, 2011
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
July 13, 2011
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
July 13, 2011
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
July 06, 2011
Cummins Vessel Reference #630 Ready for launch at the Rodriguez yard. The “Lugger” designation traces back to days when a small handy coastal vessel often carried lug-rigged sails. A modern day lugger, as used on the US Gulf of Mexico coast, is still a handy boat for working in near shore waters. On a version of the tug, designed by and currently finishing up at Rodriguez Boat Builders, a pai
June 22, 2011
Cummins Vessel Reference #631 The coast guard patrol boat, Punta Burica. Built by Swift Ships of Morgan City Louisiana in 1978, the Guardacostas Costa Rica patrol boat Punta Burica has recently been repowered. After three decades of work, the boat, like others in her class remains a valuable asset to the coast guard. The force owns several vessels of this class. In the first of what could be
June 15, 2011
Cummins Vessel Reference #629 A Bone in her Teeth Sarawak Slipways has delivered a long list of anchor handling tugs and off shore vessels for petroleum producers around the world. In mid-June this year the yard completed sea trials on one of their larger vessels. The 61 by 14-meter Nautika Resolute is designated Offshore Utility Vessel and was built to a design by Wartsila Ship Design of Si
June 08, 2011
Cummins Vessel Reference #628 F/V Alaskan Star Just as America’s Cup racers spent decades tuning the near perfect design formula of the 12-meter boats required by that event, so to have fishermen fine tuned the 58-foot Alaskan Limit seiner. The latest incarnation resulting from decades of evolution for this highly adaptable vessel underwent sea trials this month at Reedsport, Oregon. Twenty
June 08, 2011
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.
May 17, 2011
Cummins Vessel Reference #627 Most Americans will recall an iconic automobile engine from their youth. It might be an early 1950s Ford V-8 flat head or a 1970s Dodge 426 Hemi. Over the decades other engines have been added to the list. In a similar fashion mariners have identified classic marine diesels. One such is the Cummins 38-liter 2300-cu. inch engine known over the years as the KT
May 11, 2011
Cummins Vessel Reference #626 Profile of site clearance vessel. It looks like a typical Gulf of Mexico double-rigged shrimp trawler. However at 110 by 28-feet she will be bigger than most shrimpers. Like her sister, the Poncho, delivered in 2009 (see Cummins Hotips#576), the new vessel is also built with robust framing and extra power. Like the Poncho, the as yet unnamed vessel, will be trawl
May 11, 2011
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
April 19, 2011
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
April 13, 2011