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Yank Marine newbuild joins NY Waterway ferry fleet
A new aluminium passenger vessel has been delivered to New York-based Port Imperial Ferry Company, which operates under the name NY Waterway. Franklin D. Roosevelt is the ..
Yank Marine delivers 599-passenger ferry to New York
Last week, Yank Marine Inc. delivered the 599-passenger aluminum ferry Franklin D. Roosevelt, the first of three ferries, to NY Waterway.
The 2,000-hp ferry is similar to the pair of ferries the Tuckahoe, N.J., yard delivered to NY Waterway in 2015 and 2016, the 350-passenger Molly Pitcher and Betsy Ross. The ferries were all designed by LeMole Naval Architecture in Tuckahoe. The ferry’s hull construction is made up of 5086 aluminum plate and the extrusions are 6061 aluminum.
Due to Covid-19, NY...
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Video: Yank Marine owners discuss boatbuilding and Covid-19
Last week, I interviewed Bette Jean and John Yank, owners of Yank Marine Inc. in Tuckahoe, N.J. The shipyard, located about an hour south of Philadelphia and 30 minutes from Atlantic City, N.J., was established in 1969. Together with its Dorchester, N.J., location, Yank can build and repair vessels up to 200′. During the interview, we discussed what projects the yard is handling, dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, and the offshore wind market.
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Yank Marine’s New Jersey yards up for sale
John C. Yank Jr., owner and operator of Yank Marine, announced today that his shipyard business is up for sale. Yank said he has been in the boatbuilding business for more than 50 years, and it’s time to call it quits.
“… timing is everything and now it is time for me to retire. I have raised 6 children and I am now taking the time to really enjoy my 12 grandchildren and my 2 great-grandchildren,” Yank said in a letter addressed to Friends, Colleagues and Fellow Business Owners. “I want to have...
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