Sturgeon Bay firm wins $5.2 million Coast Guard contract to build its largest boat hoist
STURGEON BAY, WI – The U.S. Coast Guard awarded a $5.2 million contract to a Sturgeon Bay-based business to build a new boat hoist for the federal agency.
Marine Travelift, which specializes in manufacturing boat hoists and other boat handling equipment, won the competitive bid to build a 620-ton mobile boat hoist for the Coast Guard. It would have the largest lift capacity of any such unit any U.S. federal agency ever has acquired and will be used to support maintenance and repairs of the Coast Guard fleet.
The announcement of the contract came in a press release from the office of U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, who said in the announcement the Coast Guard followed regulations in the federal Build America, Buy America Act, which requires all iron, steel, manufactured products and construction materials used in federal infrastructure projects are produced in the U.S., when awarding the contract to Marine Travelift.
The release said the hoist will support an estimated 50 to 60 jobs. A spokesperson from Baldwin’s office said those jobs are at Marine Travelift, its sister metal fabrication company ExactTech and 19 other firms across Northeast and Central Wisconsin that will fabricate or supply parts for the hoist, ranging from the engine and pumps to pins and tires. Other Sturgeon Bay companies involved with the project are Hi Tec Fabrication for fabricated parts (along with Olson Fabrication in Algoma), the local Fastenal center for hardware, Key Industrial for tube blocks and Maple Street Sign Co. for decals.
Green Bay Press Gazette
Gales of November 8-9
A great slate of presentations this year. Also a form to order a raffle ticket for a ride on the Edwin H. Gott. Help support Duluth’s Maritime Museum
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National Museum offers “Fitzgerald Experience 2024”
Toledo, OH – In honor of the 49th Anniversary of the loss of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald on November 10, 1975, the National Museum of the Great Lakes is offering a weekend of special tours. The Fitzgerald Experience is a guided tour of the Col. James M. Schoonmaker Museum Ship, using the lake freighter and its similarities to the Edmund Fitzgerald to discuss the events of November 10, 1975, theories about the sinking and stories about the 29 crew members who were lost. This tour is approximately 75 minutes long.
Tickets are $20 for members and $25 for non-members. Each tour will be limited to 8 people. Guests also receive a museum store discount of 10% (non-members) / 20% (members) off in-store purchases. Tours are offered every half hour from 10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 9 and from noon – 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, November 10.
Your tour purchase includes admission to the National Museum of the Great Lakes.
Due to its historical accuracy, the Col. James M. Schoonmaker Museum Ship is not ADA accessible. Narrow, steep staircases are common throughout the Schoonmaker and may provide difficulties in accessibility for some.
The Schoonmaker is also not heated and much of the tour is on uncovered decks. We encourage you to dress appropriately for the weather. If we determine that the weather has made these tours impossible, we will provide a refund of the ticket price (minus fees). If the program is cancelled, we are not planning a make-up date.
You can process a refund (minus fees) and cancel your ticket up to 7 days before the event. Go here to buy tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-fitzgerald-experience-2024-tickets-1043046027747?aff=ebemoffollowpublishemail&ref=eemail&utm_campaign=following_published_event&utm_content=follow_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_source=eventbrite
