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Eastern Shipbuilding delivers first of three New York ferries
The new ferries for Staten Island Ferry will operate 24/7 on a 5.2-mile route.
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astern Shipbuilding Group (ESG), Panama City, Fla., has delivered the first of three new 320'×70'×21'6" Ollisclass ferries to the New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) Staten Island Ferry Division. The Michael H. Ollis departed ESG’s Port St. Joe facility in early August fully certified and passenger ready. Dann Ocean Towing’s tug Colonel towed the ferry to New York City. Upon arrival in New York, the ferry was staged at Caddell Dry Dock for cleaning and another round of trials and training. The ferry is scheduled to begin operations later this fall. Eastern was awarded a $257 million contract to build the three ferries in 2017. With a design draft of 13', the three new Ollis-class double-ended ferries are from a design by Elliott Bay Design Group, Seattle. Each 4,500-passenger ferry features four Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD) 12-710 EPA Tier 4 marine propulsion engines, producing 9,980 hp, with two engines powering one Reintjes DUP 3000 P combining gear, and one 36 RV6 ECS/285-2 Voith Schneider propeller at each end of the vessel. Geislinger torsional couplings are installed on the EMD flywheels and provide torsional damping and driveline misalignment from the resiliently mounted EMD engines. The ferries will each have a crew of 16. Ship’s service power is provided by three EPA Tier 3 ma24
rine continuous duty diesel generator sets, Caterpillar C18s driving 480V, 60 Hz, 3-phase generators rated at 425 kW. The approximate fuel oil capacity is 30,000 gals. The new ferries are ABS-classed Maltese Cross A1, Ferry Service, River Service, AMS Notation, and USCG certified, Subchapter H. The layout of the three new Ollis-class ferries is similar to the 52-year-old John F. Kennedy ferry, a favorite of commuters and tourists because of its outdoor promenade seating and extended foredecks. The Kennedy and two other boats are expected to be retired once the new ferries come into service. New York City has operated Staten Island Ferry since 1905. The ferries, which run 24/7 on a 5.2-mile route between St. George Terminal on the north shore of Staten Island and Whitehall Terminal in Lower Manhattan, carry about 23 million passengers annually. — Betsy Frawley Haggerty
Gladding-Hearn delivers new 52' pilot boat to Louisiana pilots
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n late August, Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corp. delivered a new Chesapeake-class pilot boat, the Capt. Bob Moore, to the Federal Pilots of Louisiana, Venice, La. www.workboat.com • NOVEMBER 2021 • WorkBoat
