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VESSELS

Infrastructure Resource in South Florida

Florida Superior Sand, Inc. recently purchased a DSC

Wolverine Class dredge for their sand mine site in Palm

City. Florida Superior Sand acquired a DSC Wolverine 10-inch dredge to meet the challenges of their new sand mining operations. Florida Superior Sand chose the DSC

Wolverine Class dredge for their location due to its com- pact size and large pumping volume. DSC’s Wolverine

Class dredge is manufactured in its entirety at the compa- ny’s W&S division located in Greenbush, Michigan. The dredge, which is known for its highly portable economical design, features a 25-foot digging depth, and is powered by a CAT C-13 diesel engine.

VT Halter Marine Launches VDOT Ferry

VT Halter Marine announced the successful launch of the Virginia Department of Transportation’s (VDOT) new- est ferry, the Powhatan. In November 2016, VT Halter Ma- rine was awarded the contract for the design, construction and delivery of the new 499-passenger/70-vehicle ferry that will replace the current vessel, the Virginia, which was built in 1936. It also will meet the accessibility requirements of the Proposed Accessibility Guidelines for Passenger Vessels, Scotland Ferry System currently operates four ferry boats,

United States Access Board. The ferry will be operated by including the Pocahontas, which was also designed and the Jamestown-Scotland Ferry Service. The Jamestown- constructed by VT Halter Marine, and delivered in 1995.

LOA: 270 feet Depth: 15 feet Capacity: 70 P/V or 14 trucks

Beam: 65 feet Passengers: 499 Regulatory: ABS / SubH

American Song Successfully Passes Sea Trials

American Cruise Lines announced that American Song has successfully passed Sea Trials. American Song is the second new vessel completed and delivered to American

Cruise Lines by Chesapeake Shipbuilding this year. Ameri- can Harmony, the second modern riverboat in the series, will be completed and delivered in the ? rst quarter of 2019. American Song will cruise a full schedule of 8-day

Lower Mississippi River cruises throughout the remain- der of 2018 and then will reposition to the West Coast in 2019, for American’s Columbia and Snake Rivers cruises beginning in March. 93 www.marinelink.com MN

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