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Arc begins electric conversion of Pacific Maritime Group tug

Ben Hayden

November 5, 2026

Electric powertrain supplier Arc has begun engineering a battery-electric conversion of Harbor Sentinel, a 50' harbor tug owned and operated by Pacific Maritime Group.

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Pacific Maritime Group’s Harbor Sentinel will undergo a battery-electric conversion, replacing its twin Cummins KT19 diesel engines with an Arc electric powertrain. Pacific Maritime Group photo.

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The Maine State Ferry Service’s 154'×38' Capt. Almer Dinsmore at the dock during its Nov. 5 commissioning ceremony in Rockland, Maine. The hybrid diesel-electric ferry will serve the Rockland–Vinalhaven route. Maine DOT photo.

Maine State Ferry Service commissions first hybrid ferry

WorkBoat Staff

November 6, 2026

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The Maine State Ferry Service commissioned its first hybrid diesel-electric ferry, the Capt. Almer Dinsmore, Nov. 5 in Rockland, Maine, for service between Rockland and Vinalhaven.

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A rendering of Alaska Marine Highway System’s Tustumena replacement ferry. Glosten image.

Thoma-Sea wins $350 million contract to build hybrid diesel-electric ferry for Alaska

The Alaska DOT and Public Facilities has awarded Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors a $350 million contract to build a hybrid diesel-electric ferry to replace the Alaska Marine Highway System’s 62-year-old Tustumena.

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The Coast Guard's RIG vs. Modification Fee Tables you should check before submitting an upgrade application. MM-SEAS USCG Licensing Software photo.

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The future USS Harrisburg (LPD 30), the first Flight II ship in the Navy’s San Antonio class, completed builder’s sea trials Oct. 31 and returned to Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Miss., to prepare for Navy acceptance trials. HII photo.

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