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GREAT WORKBOATS the Best of 2017

MarineNews showcases the best of North America’s 2017 workboat deliveries. There is something for everyone.

Notwithstanding the lingering offshore energy downturn, there were plenty of bright spots for North Ameri- can shipyards in 2017. If a hull was delivered in 2017, we took a look at it, with several areas as a focus for inclusion into this edition. For starters, it is always exciting when a domestic yard delivers a vessel – or multiple vessels, for that matter – to foreign buyers. We can compete in a foreign arena; on price, quality and on-time delivery. This year was no different. No less important is the environmental footprint of a vessel, and there was plenty to report on from that angle in the past 12 months. The domestic waterfront is indeed getting greener and cleaner. Finally, innovation wasn’t in short supply, either.

In the end, technology, the environment and replacement tonnage requirements were seen as the main drivers of shipyard output. Inland operations, Arctic requirements, LNG propulsion, dredging, government requirements, offshore wind, inland operations, harbor assist, shortsea shipping and a host of other needs were addressed and met in 2017 by North American builders. The best of those designs and deliveries are chronicled below:

HORNBLOWER’S CITYWIDE FERRIES and Play.” Expected to service over 4.6 million passenger

The ? rst six passenger vessels built by Louisiana-based trips annually, NYC Ferry now provides critical transpor- shipbuilder Metal Shark for New York’s new NYC Ferry tation links for areas currently underserved by transit and were delivered in New York. Vessels 1 through 6 were all connect them to job centers, tech hubs and schools in New delivered on-time between April and June of 2017. The York City. Designed by Incat Crowther, the option ferries

Incat Crowther-designed, 149-passenger, USCG Sub- are of the “River” class design and have an overall length chapter T passenger ferries were handed off to crews from of 85’-4” with a 26’-3” beam. The all-aluminum vessels

HNY Ferry Fleet LLC (a Hornblower company), operator achieve speeds of 25 knots.

of the new passenger vessel service. Hornblower Co. is the parent company of Hornblower Cruises & Events, Alca- VIGOR DELIVERS HARVEST ATB TANK BARGE traz Cruises, Statue Cruises, Hornblower Niagara Cruises, Vigor recently launched The Harvest, the ? rst complex

Liberty Landing Ferry and HMS Global Maritime. Horn- lique? ed ammonia transport barge built in the United blower’s newest operation, NYC Ferry by Hornblower is States for Jones Act trade since 1982. The vessel was con- the newest way for New Yorkers and visitors to “Work Live structed to support the operations of The Mosaic Compa-

Hornblower Vigor Eastern Shipbuilding Group

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