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US' Largest Hopper Dredger Delivered

Maritime Activity Reports, Inc.

November 20, 2017

Ellis Island (Photo: Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation)

Ellis Island (Photo: Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation)

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation has taken delivery of the newly built ATB hopper dredge Ellis Island and tug Douglas B. Mackie following completion of U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) and American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) regulatory sea trials.

The Jones Act dual mode articulated tug/barge (ATB) trailing suction hopper dredge was built by Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. According to Eastern CEO, Brian D’Isernia, the delivery is “the largest hopper dredge built in the United State to date.”
 
David Simonelli, President of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation's dredging division, said, “This advanced vessel which improves the competitiveness of our hopper group and represents a substantial reinvestment in our fleet. The Ellis Island significantly increases the United States commercial Jones Act hopper fleet capacity as the largest hopper dredge in the United States market, with a carrying capacity of 15,000 cubic yards.”

Lasse Petterson, Great Lakes' Chief Executive Officer, commented, “This addition to our fleet represents a great milestone in Great Lakes’ history. The Ellis Island is capable of meeting the current and future U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’, State and U.S. Ports’ deepening, coastal protection, coastal restoration and maintenance dredging infrastructure demands. The Ellis Island’s haul capacity and dredging systems will yield more efficient and faster project execution."

Great Lakes will next perform USCG emergency crew drills and expects to receive the Certificates of Inspection thereafter, after which the Ellis Island and tug Douglas B. Mackie will depart Panama City, Fla. for the Mississippi Coastal Improvement Program project and commence operations on a long haul coastal restoration project.

Ellis Island ATB Trailing Suction Hopper Dredge Barge
Dimensions (Overall): 433’x 92’x 36’
Hopper Capacity: 15,000 CYS
Dredge System Power: (2) EMD ME20G7C-T3, 5,000HP each
Bow Thrusters: (2) Schottel STT2 Electric, Fixed Pitch Tunnel Units 800HP each
Harbor Service Genset: (1) Caterpillar C32-T3 910kW at 1,800RPM
Classification: ABS +A1,+AMS, Unmanned Cargo Barge and certified under SOLAS/IMO/MARPOL.
Flag & Regulatory: USA, USCG, 33/46CFR NVIC Publications, Certificated “I” Unmanned.
 
Douglas B Mackie ATB Tug
Dimensions (Overall): 158’-4”x 52’x 32’-9’
Total Installed Horsepower: 17,378 BHP
ATB Coupler System: (2) Taisei Coupler Systems
Main Engines: (2) MAK 12M32C-T3, 7,831HP each
Main Generators: (2) 2,500kW, 6600VAC Shaft Generators
Auxiliary Generator: (1) Caterpillar C32-T3 730kW at 1,800RPM
Emergency Generator: (1) Caterpillar C18-T3 550kW at 1,800RPM
Classification: ABS +A1,+AMS, ACCU, Oceans Towing Vessel Unlimited Service additional notations ILO, and certified under SOLAS/IMO/MARPOL.
Flag & Regulatory: USA, USCG Dual-Mode ITB, 33/46CFR
Subchapters, E, F, G, I, J, M, Q and S
 

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