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Cal Maritime Receives Challenge Grant from TK Foundation

The California Maritime Academy, a cam- pus of California State University, has been awarded a $215,000 dollar-for-dollar match- ing challenge grant from the TK Foundation.

Every dollar donated in support of the

Navigation Lab by a company, foundation or individual will be matched by the TK

Foundation. The gift will support Phase II of the construction of a Navigation Lab onboard Cal Maritime’s Training Ship Golden Bear. Each cadet at Cal

Maritime participates in at least one, two-month training voyage onboard the ship as part of their education. During the cruise, students sail to vari- ous ports in the Pacific Rim while taking courses and running every element of the 24-hour vessel operations under the supervision of faculty and staff.

Great Lakes Shipyard Begins Work on William Market Ferry

Great Lakes Shipyard of Cleveland, Ohio drydocked the ferry William

Market to begin maintenance and repairs for its U.S. Coast Guard five-year inspection. The work will include routine cleaning and paint- ing, hull inspection, valve overhauls and steer- ing system modifications. In addition to this, all of the ferry’s exterior fiberglass bench seats are being replaced with new aluminium bench seats.

Great Lakes Towing Company Barges Windmill Towers

The Great Lakes Towing Company was con- tracted by KK Integrated Logistics for the barge shipment of windmill towers from

Buffalo, N.Y. to Menominee, Mich. The

Towing Company’s Tug Ohio arrived in

Buffalo on November 7, where 22 windmill towers were loaded onto the Barge CBC1268.

The tug and barge departed Buffalo on

November 12 to make the first of what is expected to be four shipments.

Derecktor Wins Staten Island Ferry Contract

The NYC Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) said that Derecktor Shipyards has been chosen as the supplier for a five year service and supply contract for maintenance and repair of the Austen Class Staten Island

Ferry Boats. The award represents the first major service contract to result from the yard’s newly expanded 4,000 ton dry dock. The scope of the contract includes regular required dry dockings and inspections as well as scheduled maintenance such as hull cleaning, hull and superstruc- ture blasting and painting, zinc replacement and mechanical maintenance.

The 500-ft Golden Bear.