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Canal Barge Company repowers two towboats

17 May 2024

New Orleans-based Canal Barge Company recently repowered two of its towboats with Laborde Products Inc. (Covington, La.) solutions.

The first vessel project, the M/V Ned Merrick, featured the replacement of the vessel’s previous engines with two Tier 3 S16R engines from Mitsubishi, each delivering 1675HP at 1600RPM. The vessel was previously powered by two EMD 567 engines.

David Lane, senior VP with Canal Barge Company, expressed his delight with the repower, noting that the new engines enhance...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/canal-barge-company-repowers-two-towboats/

The Valdez Spirit: Re-powering for a promising future

17 December 2020

A true family business, Stan and Mary Helen Stephens started operating fishing and hunting charters out of Valdez, Alaska on their first vessel the 26′ Mary Helen, in 1971. Soon after, the rest of the family joined in, operating tours on the waters around Valdez and in Prince William Sound. They have been promoting the beautiful scenery and important resources of this community ever since, officially as Stan Stephens Glacier & Wildlife Cruises. The business has remained a valuable community...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/the-valdez-spirit-re-powering-for-a-promising-future/

Corpus Christi crewboat runs with renewed power

3 May 20202 April 2020

The 91.3’x19.6′ crewboat Miss Vivian has a commanding presence while plying the waters off the Texas Gulf Coast.

Aransas Pass, Texas-based Sea Level Marine’s Miss Vivian serves offshore oil platforms and large ships moored in Corpus Christi harbor. The welded aluminum vessel is U.S. Coast Guard-approved for 50 passengers, and its 50’x15′ deck offers ample space to transport food provisions, equipment, and other supplies to offshore locations.

There’s a rather heroic side to Miss Vivian, too....

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/corpus-christi-crewboat-runs-with-renewed-power/

Weeks Marine uses new Cummins engines to re-power crewboat

15 January 2019

Cummins new X15 engines were used to re-power a Weeks Marine crewboat transferring passengers and equipment working out of the port of Barnegat, N.J. Cummins photo

With Weeks Marine reaching its 100th anniversary in 2019, it is fitting that the company would be running one of its crewboats with Cummins latest marine engine, the X15, as 2019 also represents the centenary for Cummins. Weeks began as a stevedoring company in the port of New York. Today its dredging and other operations span much of North and South America.

The first pair of the new Cummins X15 marine engines has been installed in a Weeks Marine 65’x17′ aluminum crewboat named Joseph M. The...

https://www.workboat.com/news/people-and-products/weeks-marine-uses-new-cummins-engines-re-power-crewboat/