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Passenger and Car Ferries

Steel passenger and vehicle ferries built by Eastern Shipbuilding Group, including ro/ro ferries and the double-ended Staten Island Ollis Class ferries.

Description

Eastern Shipbuilding Group builds passenger and car ferries for public and private operators at its Florida Gulf Coast shipyards, from single-ended ro/ro ferries to large double-ended commuter ferries.

Delivered examples

  • SSG Michael H. Ollis (2021): first of three 4500 double-ended passenger ferries for the NYCDOT Staten Island Ferry Division, 320′ x 70′ x 21′-6″; named Boat of the Year by Workboat, Distinctive Vessel of 2021 by Marine Log and Work Boat World's Best Large Ferry for 2021
  • Grand Manan Adventure (2009): single-ended ro/ro ferry, 280′-5″ x 60′-7″ x 23′-8″, up to 380 passengers and 82 cars, 2 EMD 12-cylinder engines and 2 Caterpillar C-18 gensets
  • Raymond C. Pecor Jr (2010): 216′ Lake Champlain ferry designed by John Gilbert Associates for ice conditions, two 1,000 HP Caterpillar 3508C engines, 200 passengers
  • Long Island (2024): 302′ 6″ passenger and car ferry with EPA Tier IV-compliant main engines for the Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Steamboat Company

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