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Elliott Bay Design Group signs incorporate all forms of fuel-ef? cient hybrid power owned, full-service consulting ? rm of naval architects, and and alternative propulsion options. By providing owners, marine, electrical, ocean and production engineers pos- operators and shipyards across the country naval architec- sesses a diverse range of capabilities spanning every sector ture, marine engineering and production support services of the marine industry. With of? ces in Seattle, Wash. and that result in the design and construction of cleaner ships, Providence, R.I., the ? rm’s design experience includes re-

EBDG aims to help make a greener maritime future a real- search vessels, passenger/car ferries, tugs, barges, dredges ity. For example, EBDG is involved in the conversion of and special purpose platforms. Consulting and design the Jumbo Mark II ferries to hybrid technology for Wash- services include hull, structural, mechanical, and electri- ington State Ferries, and it was hired to design a new die- cal systems design, as well as construction management. sel-electric pax/vehicle ferry for Texas DOT. EBDG is also Glosten has developed specialized expertise in areas such designing a 164’ double-ended pax/vehicle ferry for Casco as hydrodynamic analysis, climatology and risk analysis to

Bay Lines that will target energy optimization with a desire serve vessel operators, marine civil engineers, and contrac- to run all-electric under most circumstances, as well as a tors performing challenging in-water projects. Glosten has 184’ double-ended pax/vehicle ferry for Whatcom County a long history of solving engineering problems for complex that will operate as a diesel mechanical/battery hybrid. and unique projects. While the ? rm is particularly adept at tackling projects with challenging design criteria or new technologies, it is skilled in a wide variety of marine re- lated engineering disciplines. The team of 100 contains 43

Glosten professionally licensed engineers and includes personnel

Glosten has provided engineering services for the ma- with seagoing experience and US Coast Guard operating rine industry for over 60 years, integrating advanced analy- licenses. Glosten is also the parent company to Noise Con- sis with practical, experience-based design. The employee- trol Engineering, LLC, a Massachusetts-based acoustical

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