The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) recently welcomed a new vehicle ferry to its fleet that serves the city of Galveston and the community of Port Bolivar. The double-ended vessel has been named Esperanza “Hope” Andrade after a local businesswoman who is also the former chair of the...
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Work Boat World Marine Projects Vessel Orders and Deliveries Roundup – May 26, 2022
New cutter suction dredgers have been delivered to customers in the US, Ghana, and Vietnam while a Malaysian port operator seeks to expand its maintenance fleet with the ..
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FreightWaves Classics/Infrastructure: Will I-27 become part of the Ports-to-Plains Corridor?
At this time, Interstate 27 (I-27) is another interstate highway that is contained within one state – in this case the state of Texas. I-27 is located in the Texas Panhandle, an area of high, rolling plains. It connects the cities of Lubbock and Amarillo. I-27’s entire length replaced U.S. Route 87 for through traffic.
History
Prior to the designation of federal highways (such as U.S. Route 87, or US 87) the road between Lubbock...
Gulf Island constructing passenger/vehicle ferry for Texas
Gulf Island Fabrication Inc. (GIFI) is building a new 293’x66’x16′, 495-passenger, 70-vehicle, double-ended ferry for the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). The Shearer Group Inc., Houston, designed the hybrid propulsion ferry that will operate between Galveston, Texas and Bolivar Island, Texas.
The vessel will be built at GIFI’s Jennings, La., facility and delivery is scheduled for late 2021.
“I am pleased to have been selected to build this ferry for the Texas Department of...