EPA Awards Nearly $2 Mln for Clean Repowers
Three New England projects have been awarded nearly two million dollars under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) competitive national grant competition to reduce diesel emissions. The grants, totaling $1,975,000, were made under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA). The funding will assist the Connecticut Maritime Foundation, the Massachusetts Port Authority and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority in marine vessel repowering and vehicle replacement projects. Diesel engines contribute significantly to air pollution, especially in urban areas. The fine particles in diesel exhaust pose serious health risks, including aggravated asthma and other respiratory symptoms. Children are especially vulnerable to these effects.
Compact Docking Tug from Jensen Maritime
Working from an established design, the Seattle-based naval architect firm Jensen Maritime Consultants Limited have drawn a very tidy 3400 HP docking tug. Building at Eastern Shipbuilders in Panama City Florida the boat will be delivered to her owners, Thames Towboat Company Inc. of New London Connecticut, this fall. The boat, to be named John A. Wronowski, will have a 34-foot beam on a length-over-all of 96 feet and a molded depth of 14 feet 9 inches. Main engines will be a pair of V-16-cylinder Cummins KTA50-M2 rated for 1700 HP each at 1800 RPM. The engines will turn into Schottel 1010 Z-drives fitted with ducted 2100 mm (82.67-inch) propellers. Electrical requirements will be met by a pair of Cummins-powered 95 kW generator sets.
