Cummins Case Studies
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Cummins Vessel Reference #688 Anna Marie C (Photo courtesy of Rodriguez Shipyard, Inc) Shaping a vessel’s design and construction to the its function is the aim of most commercial boat building. The demonstration of success is in how the boat does its job and makes money for the owner. The definitive proof of good design and construction is defined by the owner’s return to the original yard f
Cummins Vessel Reference #684 There were keels laid for several fishing boats in US yards over the summer. With the Cummins main engine installed and work well underway on building the house in early December, Jemison Marine of Bayou LaBatre is looking to a mid-April 2013 launch for their latest vessel. This will be an 86 by 24-foot scalloper. The vessel is being built for a northeast US client
Cummins Vessel Reference #685 The Arctic tests her firefighting capabilities in November 2012. With a fleet of 25 tugs and 17 barges, London-based Silverburn Shipping is a major player in the Caspian Sea and surrounding waters. In 2009 they built a pair of 42×12.5-meter Ice Class 1B tugs. These were each powered by three 1700-HP Cummins KTA50-M2 engines to deliver 50 tons of b
Cummins Vessel Reference #683 The ability of a vessel to do its assigned work in a range of operating conditions is paramount to the success of the vessel. Modern technology has done much to add to a strong tradition of excellence in hull design by Norwegian shipyards. Currently under construction at Norway’s SIMEK Shipyard (http://www.simek.no) in Flekkefjord under Hull Number 12
Cummins Vessel Reference #681 Hal Hockema-designed Alaka Limit seiner 58x25-feet Cummins QSK19-M power 750 HP, Nautican Nozzle Platypus Marine in Port Angeles are building a sister-ship to a Hal Hockema-designed Alaskan Limit that the owner, Adamant Fisheries, had build in 2009. But the history of successful designs is one of evolution. So the new boat will be the same beamy 58 by 25 feet wi
Cummins Vessel Reference #680 Ready to leave the yard for the delivery voyage. The Bangladeshi Ministry of Shipping oversees the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) which is responsible for managing the country’s extensive network of inland rivers, canals and ports. (http://www.biwta.gov.bd/) The Authority also mandates and manages pilotage for those waters and vessels requiri
Cummins Vessel Reference #679 Bourbon Sirocco: Impressive from any angle. In mid-September Singaporean maritime watchers did a double take as a sleek new vessel entered the legendary lion harbour. Even without the dramatic white and green paint job, the Fast Pax and Supply Vessel (FPSV) Bourbon Sirocco would draw attention. Dramatic lines, Dramatic paint Her delivery voyage from the Pir
Cummins Vessel Reference #682 The VOSTA LMG CSD650 Cutter Suction Dredge In late 2008 a joint venture was formed between the Netherlands based VOSTA LMG and the Bangladesh Karnafuly Shipyard to build three CSD450 cutter suction dredgers for the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority. At the same time construction was underway to an agreement that had been signed with the Bangladesh Water
Where: Tokyo Denki, 3-11-1, Sakura Tsukuba City, Japan What: 60 units of model 4BTA3.9G2 and 20 units of model 6BT5.9G2. Two units of 6BTA5.9G2 were purchased for prototype units. Purpose: Providing quality engines for integrated generator set solutions. Primary choice factors: Cummins Power Generation’s success in meeting the customer’s budget and quality checks before delivery. TSU
Where: Kyushu, Japan What: An initial 3 units of Cummins G-Drive QSK50-G4 was installed by Meiden as standby power for their customer, Kyushu Electric Power Company. Another 10 units will be delivered for Meidensha's customers in the next phase. Purpose: To provide a robust standby power system in the event of a power shortage. Primary choice factors: Cummins' long-standing reputations fo
Where: Austria What: G-Drive engines for a new range of Hitzinger airport Ground Power Units (GPUs) Purpose: GPU equipment for supply to Hitzinger customers, including Swissport Austrian manufacturer Hitzinger is the first European customer for Cummins G-Drive in the airport Ground Power Unit (GPU) sector. Hitzinger is building a new range of models based around G-Drive diesel engines,
Where: Tabouk, Saudi Arabia What: Five 2000 kVA QSK60-G4 models with LSA51.2M60, plus sound proofing, synchronizing and totalizing panel Purpose: 10 MVA of prime power Three Palms Trees, a general contractor in Saudi Arabia, was looking for generator sets to supply prime power for a project that was underway at the King Faisal Airbase in Tabouk, Saudi Arabia. Three Palms Trees contac
Cummins Vessel Reference #677 MV Abba cruising at 26 knots. “The world’s fastest tripe screw Cummins KTA-38-M2 powered crewboat,” says Singapore’s Penguin Shipyard International before adding another feature, “with armour-plated bridge.” Delivered in October 2012, Penguin’s Flex-38S series crew boat, the MV Abba is not only fast, it is good looking and versatile. With capacity for up to 90 w
Cummins Vessel Reference #676 The Tomas Romero Pereira ready for sea trials. Navios South American Logistics Inc. (http://www.navioslogistics.com), is a leader in river transportation on the Inland Water Ways (IWW) of the Paraguay-Paraná Rivers. With a fleet of more than 250 barges and 20 well equipped push-boats on the river, the firm also operates sea-going product tankers. Recently they ha
Cummins Vessel Reference #675 on deck (L to R) owners Greg Peterson, Mark Anderson, Robert Thorstenson Jr. and Mike Wahl of Wahl Marine. “The most important thing is that this is like a quasi-socialist team venture with some of the top seine crew for Icicle Seafoods and top Bristol Bay gillnet fishermen,” said Robert Thorstenson Jr. over the phone. I had called his cell phone
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