ESG delivers new ferry Long Island

Panama City, Fla.-headquartered Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. (ESG) has successfully delivered the ferry Long Island (ESG Hull 228), a newly constructed passenger and auto ferry, to the Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Steamboat Company, a subsidiary of McAllister Towing.

The vessel, launched by ESG in May, is designed to provide seamless transportation between Bridgeport, Conn., and Port Jefferson, N.Y., across Long Island Sound, is the latest addition to the company’s fleet.

Based in Bridgeport,...

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ESG launches new ferry Long Island

Ferry Long Island launches

Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. (ESG) successfully launched the ferry Long Island (ESG Hull 228) at its Allanton Shipyard in Panama City, Fla. this past Friday. The new passenger and auto ferry is destined to operate across the Long Island Sound between Bridgeport, Conn., and Port Jefferson, N.Y., traversing the Long Island Sound.

The vessel was christened by Rosemary McAllister, director of strategy at the vessel owner, Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Steamboat Company, a subsidiary of McAllister...

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