Cummins Case Studies

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 #754 The Captain Nedo C ready to leave the shipyard. Some great rivers, like and Amazon and Columbia, empty into swift ocean currents so their sediment load is swept away. Others, like the Nile and the Mississippi, empty into enclosed waters like the Mediterranean or Gulf of Mexico. Their sediment load settles rapidly to form many square miles of delta and shallow wat

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 #753 The Olimar under the container cranes. The hours that a Cummins Marine engine can run between rebuilds will vary depending on operating conditions. However it is not unusual for operators to report 45,000 hours of operation. Such was the case for the owners of the Belgian-registered, 110×12-meter inland waterways vessel Olimar. The dry cargo vessel was built in 19

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

Cummins Vessel Reference #751 The INS Makar. The Indian navy is operating a stable research platform built around a steel-hulled catamaran. The 53.15 by 16-meter (174.4 X 52.5-foot) INS Makar has a molded depth of 4.5 meters (15 feet). Designed by the Australian naval architecture firm Sea Transport Solutions, the INS Makar, first in a series of up to six vessels, was delivered from the Alcock

Cummins Vessel Reference #752 Pushing up the Ohio River at Padukah Kentucky. (Jeff L. Yates photo) Long talked about and occasionally experimented with, the Z-drive is rapidly gaining acceptance on America’s inland waterways. While a number of operators have recently built boats powered by a pair of Cummins 1000 HP K38 M engines and Z-drives, Main Ironworks is building a series of four boats

Cummins Vessel Reference #748 With a 50-ton four point anchoring system ready for work. Shin Yang Shipyard of Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia has delivered the sister ships MV Anis and MV Alya. Designed by Wartsila Ship Design Singapore, the 83.8-meter (275-foot) maintenance and work boats have massive capacities. Accommodation is provided for up to 199 people. Tankage is provided for 800 cubic meter

Cummins Vessel Reference #749b Photo courtesy of PIRIOU The French boat builder PIRIOU has delivered the eleventh of their highly successful 53- by 10-meter Fast Supply and Intervention Vessels (FSIV) to Suisse Outremer AG to be operated by ABC Maritime AG. Built at the PIRIOU yard in Vietnam, the Karol W was turned over to the owners in October 2014. She is a sister ship to the FSIV Kacey del

Cummins Vessel Reference #747 A fine new vessel from Q-West. Q-West Boat builders, located in Wanganui have delivered an Incat Crowther-designed catamaran to the Auckland ferry operator Fullers Group. The 34 by 9.5-meter commuter ferry will operate out of Aukland on a number of different routes. With seating for up to 338 passengers the ferry, named Te Jotuku’, can also carry some freight on

Cummins Vessel Reference #745 The Vane Brothers tug Falcon The good tug Falcon was built by Modern Marine Inc. in 1978. In the intervening years companies that employed her have changed hands a number of times. In 2013 Vane Line Bunkering of Baltimore, Maryland purchased Kirby Marine’s Philadelphia bunkering division. The people at the parent company, Vane Brothers, immediately began plans to

Cummins Vessel Reference #746 The MIss Berdie as she arrived at the shipyard for expansion. The Newport, Oregon-based Miss Berdie was built by Rodriguez Boat Builders of Bayou LaBatre, Alabama in 1987. When the owner approached Fred Wahl Shipyard and the naval architect Hockema & Whalen Associates (HWA) about increasing the vessel’s capacity, Miss Berdie had a registered length of 77-feet

Cummins Vessel Reference #744 The Alex F. McCall at speed.   As reported in October 2013 (http://www.haigbrown.com/hotips/?p=1696), Seacor Marine is building ever larger and more powerful mono-hull crew/supply boats. The first of these to be delivered is the 202×34-foot Alex F. McCall with some very impressive statistics.     Alex F. McCall maximum speed 32

Cummins Vessel Reference #743 Andrew C ready for work in coastal waters.   Cvitanovic towing of Belle Chasse, Louisiana has taken delivery of a fourth vessel for their fleet of highly efficient Lugger-style tugs. Built by Rodriguez Shipyard, Inc. in Bayou LaBatre, Alabama, the 65 by 26-foot, Andrew C, is slightly smaller than the 67.5 by 26-foot Pere C (2011) and George C (2012).

Cummins Vessel Reference #742 Sneed Shipbuilding has delivered the Terry H to Enterprise. (Jeff L. Yates photo) Enterprise Marine Services, a subsidiary of Enterprise Products Partners L.P., is making a major commitment to Z-Drives for the US inland waterways. They currently have four Z-Drive boats in service and have taken delivery of two new Z-Drive vessels from Sneed Shipbuilding in Texas w

Cummins Vessel Reference #741 The Cummins-powered ferry ready for work. Nearly 13,000 people inhabit the four by two-kilometer Linqiu Island located about 7.5 nautical miles southwest of the Donggang on the main island of Taiwan. Primarily fishermen, the island’s population is very dependant on the ferry service to get to the larger center on the main island. Lingiu is also the only one of Tai

Cummins Vessel Reference #739 Dann Marine Towing, LC., is a fifth generation family owned and operated tugboat company based in Chesapeake City, MD. The model-bow twin-screw tug Sea Coast was built at Rayco Shipbuilders in 1980 and is one of Dann Marine’s 18-tug fleet. She is 65 feet overall with a 24-foot beam and an 8.9-foot draft. She carries 16,000 gallon fuel and 5,000 gallons of water.