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Great Workboats of 2022

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Vessels

Waterways Commerce Cutters

The deal is part of the Coast Guard’s Waterways Com- merce Cutter (WCC) Program to replace its aging ? eet of 35 inland tenders that support the service’s aids to navigation (ATON) mission in federal inland waterways. The WCC ? eet is approaching obsolescence, with an average vessel age of over 57 years and with ships still in service at 78 years old.

Birdon America’s initial $28.49 million award is an indef- inite-delivery, inde? nite-quantity ? rm ? xed price contract

Birdon Group with economic price adjustments. It includes options for the

The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded Denver-based Birdon construction of a total of 16 river buoy tenders and 11 inland

America, Inc. a contract for the detail design and construc- construction tenders, and the total contract value is estimated tion of its new river buoy and inland construction tenders. at $1.19 billion if all line items are exercised.

Methanol-hybrid Tug

Naval architecture ? rm Glosten and global technology company ABB have joined forces to develop a methanol-hy- brid ship assist tug design intended as path to carbon-neutral operations while minimizing operating costs. Referred to as the SA-100, the 100-foot ASD harbor tug is propelled by two methanol-compatible CAT 3512E gensets powering electri- cally driven L-drives. The gensets are complemented by bat- tery banks for zero-emission operation when transiting, peak shaving during general operation, and as boost for achieving the tug’s peak bollard pull of 90 short tons. The SA-100 was

Glosten also designed to measure under 100 gross registered tons.

Imua

All American Marine has been awarded a contract to build a research vessel for the University of Hawai‘i at

Manoa and the University of Hawai‘i Foundation, on the behalf of the Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology. This research vessel, with construction already underway in

AAM’s facility on Bellingham Bay, is a 68.5’ x 25’ semi- displacement aluminum catamaran hull that was devel- oped by Nic de Waal of Teknicraft Design in Auckland,

New Zealand. The vessel will contain proven design ele- ments found in the recently commissioned and success- ful research vessels Blue Manta and Shearwater built for

All American Marine

BlueTide Puerto Rico and Duke University, respectively.