Elliott Bay Design Group, Coastwise Corp. Form Partnership

Elliott Bay Design Group, Coastwise Corp. Form Partnership

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

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

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…
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EBDG-Designed Hybrid-Electric Ferry Enters Construction

EBDG-Designed Hybrid-Electric Ferry Enters Construction

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…
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