Cummins India powers world’s longest river cruise Even before its launch, M/V Ganga Vilas was destined for a rich legacy. With a sold-out manifest well into 2024, she is the first luxury cruise ship built in India. Additionally, this interesting passenger vessel was designed and built specifically to ensconce guests in the epitome of elegance and luxury for the world’s longest river cruise through India.

Today’s modern diesel engine is an impressive feat of innovation. Cummins Inc. is no stranger to innovation. In fact, the company spends $1 billion annually on research and technology across its product portfolio with 11,000 of the brightest engineers innovating for their customers. Today the company is taking a look at three of the innovations that have shaped the advanced diesel engines that are relied upon by so many different industries.

The Cummins Inc. Jamestown Engine Plant (JEP) isn’t only known for their engines that have powered fleets, businesses, and customers globally. It’s their dedication to environmental responsibility, particularly in their local community, that’s powering people’s motivation to recycle. On June 18, 2022, locals gathered at Jamestown Engine Plant for its annual Community Recycling Day. Some started arriving as early as 5:30 a.m., eager to safely dispose of the unwanted items they’d been storing.

Jithu has never owned a dog, but he recently agreed to dog-sit a seven-month-old Doberman for his friend.  “It’s important to try new things and to be there for friends - to lend a hand,” he says. “It goes a long way. Plus, we think we want a dog and we’re finding out if we can do a good job as owners.”  When asked what he’s learned so far about dogs he says, over a barking Doberman, “They’re a lot of work.”

Cummins Inc. engineers, technicians and technologists are no strangers to setting records in the industry, especially when it comes to powering the success of customers. Since Clessie Cummins’ first two patents awarded in 1921, Cummins engineers have continued to foster invention and innovation year after year. In 2017, Cummins engineers and scientists set a record after receiving 287 patents from the United States and countries across the world. In 2020, 312 patents. By 2022, Cummins doubled our previous numbers, receiving a record of 623 global patents. 

The list honors companies demonstrating business integrity through best-in-class ethics, compliance and governance practices. Ethisphere is a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices. “Ethics matter," said Ethisphere CEO Erica Salmon Byrne. “Organizations that commit to business integrity through robust programs and practices not only elevate standards and expectations for all but also have better long-term performance.”

Have you ever heard the phrase, “doing more with less?” Advanced diesel engines are specifically engineered to minimize fuel emissions while also achieving optimum performance through high torque and horsepower. There are thousands of applications for advanced diesel engines, from buses and trains to agricultural equipment, mining, boats, and barges—all these and more run on diesel.

For the past eight years, Cummins Inc. employee Matthew Davis has not only been building engines, but also has organized an Easter Toy Drive at Jamestown Engine Plant (JEP). The toys are collected at the plant and donated to children at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Chautauqua hospital.    The history of the Easter Toy Drive at Jamestown Engine Plant

As the world prepares to celebrate Earth Day Saturday, here are five of the many ways the company is working to improve the environment:  DESTINATION ZERO

The 3.62 megawatt (MW) solar farm at Cummins’ Rocky Mount Engine Plant (RMEP) in North Carolina was recognized with a 2023 Better Project Award. The recognition highlights projects in the energy department’s Better Buildings/Better Plants initiative for accomplishments in implementing and promoting practices, principles and procedures around sustainable energy management.