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Vessels

All American Marine

CTV Gets BV AIP substantial updates and modi? cations, with the hybrid pow- er system among its most noteworthy. As an independent assessment of a concept within an agreed framework, an AIP con? rms that the design is feasible, and no signi? cant ob- stacles exist to prevent the concept from being realized.

The quad engine design concept has a beam of 33.5 feet with a projected speed of 29 knots, fully laden. This con- cept will incorporate Hamilton Jet’s parallel hybrid EHX

All American Marine system using Hamilton HTX waterjets, powered by quad

MAN2862 LE 438 Tier 4 engines. The EHX system will

Bellingham, Wash. shipbuilder All American Marine an- allow for zero-emissions operations when using battery nounced its 92-foot-long crew transfer vessel (CTV) con- cept design developed with Teknicraft Design has earned power and will enable both station keeping and slow speed approval in principle (AIP) from classi? cation society DNV. operations, as well as boost power when needed. The unique

The Jones-Act-compliant vessel design concept is geared Teknicraft design incorporates a cutting-edge hull shape with for the fast-expanding U.S. offshore wind market, based an optional hydrofoil. When deployed in AAM catamarans on the MO1, a proven vessel from Teknicraft Design, built this system creates lift and enhances the vessel’s performance. in 2013 to support the North Sea offshore wind market. Distinctive design characteristics ensure high-speed travel,

AAM, which is the exclusive builder for Teknicraft Design ultra-low wake, fuel ef? ciency, superior seakeeping and is in North America, said the new concept design incorporates fully customizable depending on the application.

Fire Island Maid

Metal Shark said it won a contract to build a new vehicle ferry for Fire Island Ferries, and that construction of the new Fire Island Maid recently commenced at its Bayou La

Batre, Ala. shipyard. The 70- by 23-foot vessel is designed by Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) and features a steel hull and aluminum superstructure. With its hydraulically operated bow ramp and reinforced decks designed to sup- port fully loaded concrete trucks and general cargo, the new ferry will provide transport between Bay Shore, New

York and various ports along the Great South Bay of Fire

Island. It will be powered by twin Cummins QSL9 Tier 3 marine engines with ZF Marine CruiseCommand control

Elliott Bay Design Group system and transmissions. Electrical power shall be pro- vided by a Cummins Onan MDK generator. vessel built at our Franklin, La., shipyard for Beachcomber “This is the second vehicle ferry built by Metal Shark Freight (Sayville Ferry) in 2018,” said Carl Wegener, Metal for the communities of Fire Island, following the 70-ft. Shark’s VP of Commercial Sales. 40 | MN April 2022