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ly endorses this approach since the DHS limited eligibil- ity to only 66 seaports in the latest round of Port Securi- ty Grant program funding.

Manitowoc Wins Harley

Marine Contract

The Manitowoc Company, Inc. won a new construc- tion contract from Harley Marine Services, Inc. to build an ocean-class, double-hull, hot oil tank barge. The 80,000-barrel capacity barge, which is scheduled for delivery in the fourth quarter of 2006, will measure 369 ft. (112 m) in length, 78 ft. (24 m) in width, and 33 ft. (10 m) in molded depth. The contract includes an option for a second identical vessel.

The Harley barge is the tenth double-hull tank barge built by the Manitowoc Marine Group. The vessel fea- tures a flush deck design and is equipped with an onboard heating system to maintain consistent cargo temperatures of 160 degrees. It will also be ABS, U.S. Coast Guard, and OPA-90 compliant. Upon delivery, the barge will join a fleet of vessels to haul a variety of petroleum prod- ucts, including #6 grade fuel oil, between Alaskan,

Northwest, and West coast markets.

Bay Ferries to Pay $75,000 in Fines

The company that operates the high-speed ferry the

CAT has reportedly been fined $75,000 for failing to pro- tect the health and safety of passengers and workers by not ensuring its passenger gangway was inspected and maintained, according to a CBC News report. Bay Fer- ries pleaded guilty to the charges under the Canada Labor

Code. They stem from an incident on June 25, 2002, when the passenger gangway collapsed at the terminal in

Yarmouth just as the high-speed ferry from Maine was being unloaded. Three workers who were preparing to attach the gangway to the ferry were injured when they fell, crashing 30 ft. to the ground. Because of the injuries, the company must also pay more than $11,000 in victim fine surcharges.

USACE Starts on Restoration Sites

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New York District will proceed with the restoration of two intertidal salt marsh sites, the Joseph Medwick Park in Carteret, N.J., and the Brooklyn Union Gas site in Staten Island, N.Y.

Both sites were selected as restoration projects to com- pensate for unavoidable impacts resulting from the dredging and deepening of the Arthur Kill Channel in the

New York and New Jersey Harbor. The Corps and the

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, along with state and local agencies, are deepening the channels in the Port as part of an overall harbor improvement pro- gram. In addition to ensuring a safe, efficient Port, the harbor improvement program is designed to maintain a healthy, diverse, and sustainable environment through the creation, enhancement, and restoration of aquatic, wetland, and upland habitat. The program also includes the construction of artificial fishing reefs and the capping of existing brownfields and landfills in the region. As part of the harbor improvement program, the Corps is working in cooperation with the Hudson-Raritan Estuary project to evaluate measures that would address environ- mental degradation and other related water resource and sediment problems and needs, including environmental restoration and protection. The Corps is also identifying mitigation measures for sites that may be negatively impacted by the channel deepening. "The deepening of the harbor channels is a large scale project that may pro- duce unavoidable environmental impacts," Polo said. "We work hard not only to minimize the impacts, but also to replace the habitat or ecosystem that is affected by the deepening project." 8• MarineNews • December, 2005

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