Fuel Reduction; Electronic Engine vs. Mechanical Engine

The Night Falcon and Captain Ted are both busy push boats, moving material barges of either sand or gravel between Havre de Grace, MD, Woodbridge, VA, Brooklyn, NY, and Seaford, VA. Three strong factors steered the owners to choose Mitsubishi engine over two well-known brands.

• Mechanical engines that meet EPA tier requirements providing important operational simplicity over electronic engines.
• Lower fuel consumption (35%-40% reduction) than other engines will provide major long-term reductions in cost of operations.
• The cost of Mitsubishi engine was very competitive

The reduction in operating costs is living up to expectations, with the Mitsubishi engines using 30 fewer gallons per hour than the old engines. While the old engines were burning 80 GPH, the new Mitsubishi engines have been consuming just 50 GPH, doing the same work. Additionally, the new mechanical engines respond very well and emissions have been reduced by an estimated 90% Vulcan Materials plans on adding more of these engines to their fleet in the future.