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19 Nov

Silverback Marine Awarded DoD Contract for Truckable Tractor Tug

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Tacoma-based custom aluminum boat building company Silverback Marine has secured a multimillion-dollar Department of Defense contract for its new OX series truckable tractor tug, which is expected to be delivered in late 2025, the company announced Nov. 7. Silverback Marine teamed with Darley Defense, a family-run Illinois-based supplier of material support and training to the DoD, to win the contract. Designed collaboratively with Seattle-based Elliot Bay Design Group, the tug would feature two Cummins diesel motors, Schottel Z Drives and Arcosa deck equipment and winches, according to Silverback. “The core purpose of this mini tug is to bring real, useable…

12 Nov

Centerline, EBDG Partnering on Mobile Power Barge

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Two Seattle-based maritime industry businesses say they’re teaming on a series of “barge-based clean power solutions” for ports that lack the traditional infrastructure for shore power. Marine energy transportation firm Centerline Logistics announced Oct. 30 that it has entered into a partnership with marine engineering and naval architecture firm Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) to build and launch what they’re calling the Clean Harbor Alternative Mobile Power (CHAMP) barge. The firms are expected to announce fleet locations and deployments next year for EBDG's patent-pending floating platform, which could potentially lower vessel emissions by as much as 93% when vessels idle…

30 Apr

EBDG, Dakota Creek Industries Deliver Spill Response Barge

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A new, modern oil spill response barge that’s expected to operate in Alaskan waters has been delivered by Seattle-based marine engineering and naval architecture firm Elliott Bay Design Group and Anacortes shipbuilder Dakota Creek Industries, EBDG announced April 23. EBDG partnered with Ottawa, Ontario-based Adaptive Marine Solutions, Inc. to provide the lofting and systems modeling for the new 200-foot barge Allison Creek, which the companies say was designed specifically to handle the rigors of Prince William Sound and to help further enhance the region’s emergency response capabilities. DCI constructed the vessel at its Anacortes, Wash. shipbuilding and repair facility. The…

23 Apr

Wärtsilä, Elliott Bay Design Group Enter Collaborative Agreement

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Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering company Elliott Bay Design Group has entered into a collaborative agreement with Finnish marine and energy tech firm Wärtsilä to advance the development of EBDG’s Clean Harbor Alternative Mobile Power (CHAMP) Barge design, it was announced March 4. Wärtsilä’s methanol engine technology would be part of the floating mobile power platform design, which could offer “a cost-effective solution to reduce emissions from large vessels in situations where conventional shore power is limited or not available,” the Helsinki-based company said. “We are pleased to partner with Wärtsilä in bringing this innovative patent pending solution to…

27 Feb

Elliott Bay Design Group, Coastwise Corp. Form Partnership

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Elliott Bay Design Group is expanding its reach in Alaska and beyond. The Seattle-based company announced Feb. 21 that it’s teaming up with Anchorage-based marine engineering and naval architect company Coastwise Corp. in a strategic partnership that combines EBDG’s designs with Coastwise’s portfolio. Under the agreement, Elliott Bay is acquiring Coastwise’s assets and would be rebranded as Coastwise Engineering, a new division of EBDG with 57 staff members that continues to offer “naval architecture services to both public and private clients, using existing Coastwise Corporation contact methods,” according to EBDG. “EBDG is excited to expand our presence in Alaska and…

14 Oct

Elliott Bay Design Group, e1 Marine Partner on Green Energy Session in Seattle

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More than 100 maritime industry representatives gathered for a Go Green Beyond Battery presentation by Elliott Bay Design Group and e1 Marine on green-energy fuel options for the industry, EBDG announced Oct. 10. The pair teamed up for the half-day session in Seattle. The event included an update from Washington state’s Second Congressional District Rep. Rick Larsen on federal and state efforts to move to low- to zero-emission ferries. EBDG Founder and Principal John Waterhouse spoke about the “increasing regulatory and societal pressure to decarbonize the industry as well as advantages for operators who take a lead role in the…

15 Jul

EBDG-Designed Hybrid-Electric Ferry Enters Construction

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Seattle-based Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) on July 6 announced that its design of a hybrid-electric passenger vehicle ferry for Casco Bay Lines of Portland, Maine will enter the construction phase at Senesco Marine of North Kingstown, Rhode Island. The 164-foot ferry is expected to replace an existing diesel-powered ferry, the Machigonne II, resulting in a reduction of 800 tons of carbon dioxide each year, helping to improve air quality. EBDG has supported Casco Bay Lines since 2018 as it prepared and planned for the replacement ferry, which is to operate between Portland and Peaks Island, Maine. The contract design, according…