Page 40: of Marine News Magazine (April 2024)

39 41

Vessels

General Arnold

Chasse, La. The 32-inch CSD will immediately begin work on Phase Four of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel

Improvement Project. The project will bene? cially reuse 100% of the dredged material removed from the channel deepening and widening.

The General Arnold is the newest, largest and most envi- ronmentally friendly CSD in the U.S. ? eet. It features four

Wabtec 4x16V250MDC EPA Tier 4 marine diesel gensets developing a combined 24,000 horsepower and utilizing exhaust gas recirculation technology to reduce emissions to sub-Tier 4 levels. The General Arnold is 290 feet long, 72 feet wide, has a maximum digging depth of 97 feet, and employs state-of-the-art production automation and monitoring systems.

The General Arnold joins Callan Marine’s existing ? eet

Callan Marine of dredges including the 32-inch General MacArthur, the 28-inch General Bradley, the 18-inch General Marshall, the

Galveston, Texas based dredging contractor Callan Ma- rine christened its newest cutter suction dredge (CSD), 18-inch General Pershing, the 16-inch General Patton, the

General Arnold, built by C&C Marine and Repair in Belle 12-inch General Eisenhower, and the 8-inch General Swing.

Esperanza “Hope” Andrade

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) christened its new ferry in Galveston Bay. Named for the ? rst female chair of the TxDOT and ? rst Latina Secre- tary of State, Esperanza “Hope” Andrade, the vessel was designed by The Shearer Group and built by Gulf Island

Fabricators in Louisiana.

The 293-foot-long double-ended ferry is out? tted with diesel-powered and electrical engines and Siemens Energy’s

BlueDrive PLUSC power and propulsion system, which reduces fuel consumption by regulating speed, shifting control from port to starboard as necessary, and operating the diesel engines as minimally as possible. Siemens En- ergy’s BlueVault Energy Storage System uses an advanced lithium-ion battery designed to maximize life, performance and safety. The system can store surplus power while the ferry is in operation and dispatches it on-demand. This ef? ciency boost translates to improved fuel economy, re- duced operational costs, and increased sustainability.

Capable of accommodating 70 passenger vehicles or eight 18-wheelers per trip, the 495-passenger ferry will operate 18-minute voyages between Galveston and Port Bolivar—

The Shearer Group, Inc.

around the clock, seven days a week, weather permitting.

40 | MN April 2024