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Nugent Sand company Orders DSC Marlin Class Dredge

KY and DSC Dredge, LLC was recently con? rmed. DSC

Dredge, LLC will produce a fully electric powered cut- ter head suction dredge that will mine to a depth of 80- feet, with estimated production of 700 tons/hour. This new Marlin Class dredge will be delivered to a mine site which has been operated by Nugent Sand Company for over 30 years. This DSC Marlin dredge will operate in a pit currently being dry-mined down to the water table.

An agreement for a new Marlin Class electric dredge The dredge will feed a dewatering wheel before material is purchase between Nugent Sand Company of Louisville, conveyed to the processing plant.

Bay Ship and Yacht to Build Hydrogen Fuel Cell P/V

Bay Ship and Yacht Co. has won a contract to build the ? rst hydrogen fuel cell passenger vessel in the USA for

Golden Gate Zero Emission Marine (GGZEM), a Bay Area company on a mission to eliminate maritime pollution. The vessel is expected to be delivered and in service by Septem- ber 2019. The seventy-foot, all-aluminum ferry will operate on the San Francisco Bay, and will be managed by the Red and White Fleet. Golden Gate Zero Emission Marine was awarded a $3 million grant by the California Air Resources

Board (CARB) to build the vessel. This zero-emission ves- sel will be the ? rst of its kind in the U.S., and proves that businesses with an elevated environmental consciousness can create viable, cost effective solutions to mitigate climate change. The vessel is powered by dual 300 kW electric mo- tors using independent electric drivetrains from BAE Sys- tems. Power is generated by 360 kW of Hydrogenics proton exchange membrane fuel cells and Li-ion battery packs.

Crowley Takes Delivery of First LNG-Powered ConRo Ship

Crowley Maritime Corp. has taken delivery of El Co- quí, one of the world’s ? rst combination container/roll on- roll off (ConRo) ships powered by lique? ed natural gas (LNG), from shipbuilder VT Halter Marine Inc. El Coquí is the ? rst of two Commitment Class, LNG-powered Con-

Ro ships being built for Crowley’s shipping and logistics services between Jacksonville, Fla., and San Juan, Puerto

Rico. Construction of sister ship Taino is well underway at

VT Halter Marine’s shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss., and she is scheduled to enter service later this year.

Name: El Coqui Builder: VT Halter Cruising Speed: 22 knots

LOA: 720 feet Propulsion: LNG Vehicle Capacity: (mixed) 400

DWT: 26,500 tons TEU Capacity: 2,400 Designer: Jensen Maritime www.marinelink.com MN 53

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