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In the Shipyard

Green Ship Designs & Deliveries

Longer-Endurance CTV with 'Sleep Aboard'

Capability Unveiled

Eastern Shipbuilding Group/EBDG

ESG to Build Fisher Island Ferry

Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) won a con- tract to build a new auto and passenger ferry for the

Fisher Island Community Association, Inc. (FICA)

Image courtesy NAV Engineering in Florida. The vessel will be built at ESG’s Allan- ton and Port St. Joe facilities and is expected for delivery in Spring 2026.

NAV Engineering (NAV), a subsidiary of Newport Shipping es- “Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) delivered the tablished in 2023, unveiled its latest Crew Transfer Vessel (CTV) vehicle passenger ferry HERON to the Fisher Island design, HybriNav35. At 35.4m long, HybriNav35 is designed to

Community Association, Inc. (FICA) over 20 years cater for increased endurance of up to two weeks, where crew will ago, and we understand that she has been the most be able to sleep onboard the vessel. This design speci? cation will reliable ferry in their ? eet. We look forward to de- enable the vessel to support in? eld transfers and transits between livering another robust and reliable ESG built ferry sites 24/7 in O&M and Construction on far-offshore locations.

that will serve the residents of Fisher Island for de-

The design shares some similarities with the previous Hybri- cades to come,” said Joey D’Isernia, Chairman and

Nav26 in that both vessel designs have a unique hull design, which

CEO of ESG. “In collaboration with FICA and El- allows them to be tailored to clients’ requirements. The 26m design liott Bay Design Group (EBDG), this ferry will be has waterjet propulsion, whereas the 35m design has a variable built with yacht style ? nishes and will provide safe pitch propeller. Both vessels are designed for hybrid propulsion and comfortable transportation for the residents of with a 300kWh battery and both can run on HVO biofuel.

the Fisher Island Community.”

Keel Laying for Methanol Tugs sign – to service the Trans Mountain Expansion Project, at

Sanmar Shipyards Altinova in Yalova, Turkiye.

The tug is expected to be delivered by mid-2025.

The tugboats, designed by Robert Allan Ltd., are the ? rst of their kind to be powered by methanol and are engineered to provide the high bollard pull required for the Trans Moun- tain Expansion Project.

The tugs will escort tankers from the harbor limits of the

Port of Vancouver to the open Paci? c Ocean through the commercial shipping lanes of the Salish Sea. To provide this service, KOTUG Canada has partnered with the Sc’ianew

First Nation from Beecher Bay, strategically located along

Image courtesy KOTUG the shipping route. These two innovative tugs, to be named

On 8 May 2024, KOTUG Canada Inc., a partnership be- SD AISEMAHT and SD QWII-AAN’C SARAH in honor of tween KOTUG International B.V. and Horizon Maritime members of Sc’ianew First Nation, are scheduled to be the

Inc., held a keel laying ceremony for two RAsalvor 4400- world’s ? rst large purpose-built high bollard pull methanol

DFM dual fuel methanol escort tugs – Robert Allan Ltd. de- fuelled tugs when they enter service in 2025. www.marinelink.com 43

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