b'MEMBER NEWS:STATEN ISLAND FERRY MEMBER NEWSLAUNCHES ANOTHER FERRYE arlier this spring, PVA Vessel membercombining gear and one 36 RV6 ECS/285-2 Staten Island Ferry launched the thirdVoith Schneider Propeller at each end of the and fi nal Ollis Class ferry in Florida.vessel. Power generation is provided by three Caterpillar C18EPA Tier 3 marine diesel TheprojectisanotherexampleofPVAgenerator sets, rated at 430 kW at 1,800 rpm. PVA MEMBER membersworkingcloselytogetherto construct a state-of-the-art passenger vessel.This vessel is named in honor of Dorothy StatenIslandFerrycontractedwithPVADay, a revered social activist and journalistDOUG DIXON AssociatemembersEasternShipbuildingwho spent decades on Staten Islands South Group, Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG),Shore. and Caterpillar, which owns Electro-MotiveDorothyDaylivedalifeoftremendousGiven Seattle Diesel(EMD)tomakethenewferrya reality. selfl essness and service. I can think of no BuiltbyPVAAssociatememberEasterngreater way to honor her beloved legacy thanPropeller Club by having her name on this new ferry boat Shipbuilding Group, Panama City, FL, theconnecting Manhattan and Staten Island, new ferry is 4,500-passenger commuter ferrysaid New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.Awardthat was launched on March 26 from theDay loved Staten Island, and this naming shipbuilders Allanton facility.will allow others to learn of her inspiring All three 320-foot Ollis Class double-endedworkasabraveactivistandjournalist.IP VA Associate member Doug Dixon, P.E., thankDayssurvivingfamilyfordoingGeneralManagerofPacifi cFishermen passenger ferries are being built for the Citykeeping the memory of her work alive, andShipyard and Electric, LLC, Seattle, WA, of New York Department of Transportationhope every New Yorker can draw inspirationwasrecentlyhonoredbytheSeattlePropeller (NYCDOT) Staten Island Ferry Division.from her legacy. Club with its prestigious Puget Sound Maritime DesignedbyElliottBayDesignGroup,Award. This award has been presented annually eachferryfeaturesfourElectro-MotiveSee the launch here:since 1951, except in 1982, 1983, and 2020.From Diesel(EMD)12ME23B EPATier4https://www.youtube.com/ 1951 to 1992, the recognition was known as the marinepropulsionengineswithtwowatch?v=LHkamrVEhUQ PugetSoundMaritimeManoftheYearaward engines powering one Reintjes DUP 3000 P1951-1992. I feel quite honored to receive the Seattle Propeller ClubPugetSoundMaritimeAchievement We take the heat,Award, Dixon said, adding that he was born in so you dont have to. the year of the awards inception. Many of the award winners before me have been my mentors.Cool. Because you need it. We deliver cool based on your reality. So no matter where you operate, hot days and heavy loads will never slow you down.Pacifi c Fishermen Shipyard was founded in 1946 by 400 Norwegian heritage fi shermen as a coop style shipyard on the site of the 1890s Ballard Marine Railway Co., where Seattle founding father Joshua GreenbuilthissternwheelerBaileyGatzert. Woodenhalibutschoonersandminesweepers werelaterconvertedtotheCalypso byJacques Cousteau and the Wild Gooseby John Wayne at GRIDCOOLERWEKATranter Heatthe shipyard.Keel Cooler Boxcooler ExchangersDixonhasplanstocontinuetosupportsorely needed workforce development, freight mobility, fernstrum.com| 1.906.863.5553| sales@fernstrum.cominfrastructureinvestmentandenvironmental ISO 9001:2015 sustainability for the maritime industry. 2021 R.W. Fernstrum & Company. All rights reserved. FERNSTRUM and GRIDCOOLER are registered trademarks of R.W. Fernstrum & Company. All other trademarks cited are the property of their respective owners.40 FOGHORN'