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Feature Electric Tugs could change down the road. “What do we really need an In San Diego, eWolf’s transits will typically run 20-30 engineer to do? There are no moving parts. So, how does minutes, “not the optimal operation to really see a lot of that [role] change? How does that change where we work?
Feature Electric Tugs the construction of which has fallen behind schedule. “When you’re out on the leading edge of these technolo- gies, everything has to catch up,” Manzi said. “Permitting has to catch up, regulation has to catch up, standards have to catch up. And we’ve faced all three of those challenge
Capt. Josh Ferguson, master of the eWolf. Administration (MARAD), which all provided ? nancial support and other resources. “This tug becomes somewhat commercially viable be- cause of the grant process,” Manzi said. “Unlike a ferry service that’s paid for by tax dollars, we have to collect fares and
Feature Electric Tugs All images courtesy Eric Haun The eWolf’s power integrates into eWolf features a 6.2 MWh Orca ABB’s DC grid architecture, which battery energy storage system distributes to all the consumers from Corvus Energy. throughout the vessel. 12 to 16 inches. If you’ve got 14 inches and
Feature Electric Tugs ing tug design. ABB was brought on as systems integrator, and Coden, Ala. shipbuilder Master Boat Builders began building the vessel later that year. The result of these efforts is the 82-foot-long tug eWolf, built to ABS class and is compliant with U.S. Coast Guard Subchapter M
eet is un- sprouting up across the globe. Clike any other that has come before it. “When we started this journey, the concept of an electric Crowley’s new harbor tug, eWolf, is unique in that it tug was just starting to kick off,” said Paul Manzi, vice runs 100% powered by batteries, not diesel engines, mean-
to be delivered in 2026, the Conrad Shipyard in late 2023 (and is working on a multi- vessel (with a Norwegian design proven in the North Sea) year harbor deepening project in Freeport, Texas), and will enter a long-term charter to turbine specialist Siemens Amelia Island, being constructed by the same
Feature Shipbuilding WindServe Marine you don’t have the sustained backlog.” Previous editions of Marine News’ U.S. Shipbuilding re- port have noted the increasing concern about what ABS’s Bleiberg (moderating the Marine Money panel) called “the big push for sustainable” shipping”, adding that: “What we
nor future systems. Offshore wind requires extensive cabling. For example, in March, the Army Corps approved a permit 218,000 members (River and Harbors Act of 1899) for Orsted’s Revolution Wind project approximately 15 miles south of Rhode Is- land. The ACE permit area could include up to 65 wind
same and that recognizes that company size and sophistication also varies. So, what does a cyber-risk management program look like if I’m op- erating two harbor tugs in Evansville, Ind., versus if I am operating six terminals at the port of New York and New Jersey? We should both have good cyber, no question
Insights Jennifer QQQQQQQQQAAA & Carpenter President & CEO, American Waterways Operators The towboat, tug and barge industry is in a pe- CARB’s harbor craft rules have been center riod of rapid evolution. How is AWO—now in its stage of late. AWO’s stance on the situation has 80th year of existence—adapt
.com sectors, from tankers to tugboats. Evidence of these major changes can Editor Eric Haun • [email protected] be seen throughout Crowley’s new harbor Tel: 212-477-6700 tug, eWolf, the ? rst in the U.S. capable of Contributing Writers running on power supplied entirely by on- Tom Ewing, James Kearns
. Marine News explores this challenging yet vital market. By By Barry Parker 32 On Board the eWolf Marine News goes aboard Crowley’s new fully electric harbor tug, the ? rst of its kind in the United States. By Eric Haun Eric Haun Ørsted South Fork Wind 32 4 Editor’s Note 16 OpEd: US Shipbuilding
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