Ellicott Machine Corp News

SEMCO, Inc., located approximately 15 miles south of New Orleans, is currently building three 28 in. Super Dragon cutter/suction dredges for Ellicott Machine Corp. International. The Ellicott dredges will feature a 28-in. cutter with 1,006 hp, a 3,100 hp hull pump and a 955 hp ladder pump. The dredges are designed to produce 1,060 cu. yds. of coarse sand through a 6,561.6 ft. pipeline. They will have a spud carriage system, which was pioneered by Ellicott, capable of exerting 44 tons of crowding force. The quarters will accommodate a crew of 10. All three dredges will be delivered in 1999.

The Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies (MITAGS) in Linthicum Heights, Md., recently trained several Thai mariners. This program was part of a multi-million dollar dredge procurement contract awarded to Ellicott Machine Corp. Intl. by the Harbour Department of Thailand. Thai mariners included Chief of Port Inspection, Senior Port Pilots and Merchant Marine instructors. The session followed an international training program, held in June, which focused on Bridge Resource Management training for Japanese pilots. Ellicott chose MITAGS for the training portion of the contract after a visit to the facilities last year. One MITAGS instructor noted several of the Thai pilots performed flawlessly in shiphandling exercises in the full-mission bridge simulator.