Category Archives: Customer Stories
New MTU Engines on Shaver Tug Lead to Massive Fuel Savings
For years, our technicians in Ridgefield kept the Lassen, a Columbia River tug owned by Shaver Transportation Co., operational by servicing and rebuilding its two-cycle Detroit Diesel engines. But Shaver recently decided it was time to repower the […]
Read MoreVolvo Penta System Propels Newest UC San Diego Research Vessel
The Bob and Betty Beyster became the newest research boat to join the fleet at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego. The 42-foot aluminum hulled boat built by Armstrong Marine of Port […]
Read MoreFire Station Relies on MTU to Keep Critical Power On
The crew at Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue’s Station 51 in downtown Tigard, Oregon, is one of the busiest in the fire district. Not only do they respond to vehicle accidents, medical calls and fires, but its specialty […]
Read MoreVolvo Penta Powers Charter Operator’s Dream Boat
As a kid growing up in Alaska, Raymond Nix fell in love with the delta style aluminum-hulled, fishing boats he saw plying the waters near his home. The admiration only grew stronger when he became a charter operator. […]
Read MoreKitsap Transit Relies on Our Expertise to Power New Seattle Area Ferries
Transportation officials in Puget Sound are increasingly seeing the waterway as a vital transportation route for its residents to reach the Seattle metro area to the east. Case in point, Kitsap Transit in 2017 launched its first fast-ferry […]
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