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MN about 75% of our management team, we’ve worked togeth-

A W TTLANTIC IND RANSFERS er somewhere along the line in my career. Behind the walls

Atlantic Wind Transfers, led by Charles A. Donadio, Jr., is here where we are family-oriented, we are people-centric an American leader—quite literally. In 2016, it became the and that makes chasing the vision that much easier.” ? rst crew transfer vessel owner and operator in the U.S. with

Today, Callan operates four cutter suction dredges, in- the launch of Atlantic Pioneer, the country’s ? rst purpose-built cluding the recently launched 28-inch General Bradley, vessel for offshore wind. Today, the company owns and oper- with two more newbuild CSDs—the 18-inch General Mar- ates two CTVs, serving the Block Island and Coastal Virginia shall and 32-inch General Arnold—and a trailing suction

Offshore wind farms on long-term charters, and the ? rm is hopper dredge Admiral Nimitz on the way. “We also have well-positioned to capitalize on the enormous opportunities a host of support equipment, tugboats, barges and the like presented by an industry that is only just starting to take off.

under construction to support the dredges,” McGuire said.

In August, it was announced that AWT’s plans and ? eet were set to expand, with news that the Rhode Island-based

C M L FAPE AY EWES ERRY company had ordered an additional six CTVs from Florida

Launched in 1964, the Cape May-Lewes Ferry oper- builder St. Johns Ship Building. These vessels will operate ates 365 days a year, connecting Cape May, N.J., with up and down the East Coast as the U.S.’s still new offshore Lewes, Del., with a minimum of eight crossings per day. wind industry continues to build up in the years ahead.

Each year, the ferries carry 800,000 passengers and close to 300,000 vehicles across the 17 miles of the Delaware Bay.

It currently operates three 350ft vessels: Cape Henlopen,

C MALLAN ARINE

Galveston-based Callan Marine possesses one of the Delaware and New Jersey. Uniquely, all three of the com- youngest, most powerful dredge ? eets in America. “Our pany’s permanent captains are female.

oldest dredge is 11 years old, so we have a nice modern, “We at the Cape May Lewes Ferry like to consider our- new ? eet, which really helps us in our performance,” said selves the greatest ferry service in America,” said Jennifer the company’s president, Maxie McGuire. “I’m very proud Shivers, Assistant Director of Ferry Operations. “We are that we have one of the newest ? eets in the industry.” not only a way for guests to get to and from their destina-

McGuire and Callan Marine have plenty to be proud tion but we think we provide an experience.” of. McGuire, a U.S. Air Force veteran with an Operation There’s something to like for all passengers, whether it’s

Desert Storm tour under his belt, took a job with the U.S. those travelling for work, business, vacation, shopping,

Army Corps of Engineers after discharge before eventually snowbirds or folks just passing through the Eastern Shore. ? nding his way into the private sector. In his current role “On board we give out ? rst time sailor certi? cates, captain as Callan Marine president, he’s helped the family-owned and boat cards as well as wildlife cards of all of the different dredging and marine construction contractor prosper, animals you can see during your crossing which includes growing from 14 employees a decade ago to 250 today— dolphins, whales, ospreys and seals. During the peak sea- many of them “hand-picked”. son we provide onboard entertainment as well as trolley “All of our staff comes from seasoned positions, and shuttle service into the local resort towns.”

Cape May

Lewes Ferry

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