Mackay Marine Proud Partner with Zenitel Technology and Staten Island Ferries
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Mackay is proud to be a part of the electronics team, and responsible for integrating CCTV & LAN on the three new Staten Island “Ollis-Class” Ferries, partnering with Zenitel.
Mackay Marine has been the sole Nav/Comm Electronics Service Provider for Staten Island’s full fleet of eleven (11) vessels since 2014.
The New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) has ordered three new ferries to operate the route from Staten Island to lower Manhattan. The first of the ferries launched in November 2019 and the second on June 26 this year. The third is still under construction.
As part of this project, Zenitel has delivered a full range of critical communication and safety solutions onboard these three vessels. The full delivery consists of a SPA-V2 PAGA system, ACM AlphaCom for Maritime PABX system, IP-based CCTV system and LAN network with Cisco solutions.
This project has been part of a collaboration between our US team in New Orleans and two of our valued partners, Beier Integrated Systems and Mackay Communications. Beier Integrated Systems was responsible for delivery and commissioning of the PAGA and PABX solutions, as well as interfacing between the systems. Mackay Communication was responsible for delivery and commissioning of the IP CCTV system and LAN infrastructure.
Ollis Class Ferries
The three ferries from builder Eastern Shipbuilding Group are from a design by Elliott Bay Design Group. Collectively named the Ollis Class Ferries, the ferry series is named in honor of Staff Sgt. Michael H. Ollis, a Staten Island native who was killed in Afghanistan on August 28, 2013, while serving with the U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division during Operation Enduring Freedom. The first of the series, Hull 219, is also named in his honor.
The second ferry, Sandy Ground, is named is named after the oldest continuously inhabited free Black settlement in the United States, on Staten Island’s South Shore. Founded in the early 19th Century, Sandy Ground arose from a settlement of free Blacks from New York, Maryland and Delaware.
As the third ferry is still under construction, its name will be revealed at a later date.
Each ferry has a capacity of 4500 passengers and has double-ended hulls, with an overall length of 320 feet (97.6 meters). Each is equipped with four Tier 4 ABS Electro-Motive Diesel (EMD) 12-710 diesel engines, with a combined 9,980 hp at 900 rpm.
Staten Island Ferry
The Staten Island Ferry provides 22 million people a year (70,000 passengers a day, not counting weekends) with ferry service between St. George on Staten Island and Whitehall Street in lower Manhattan. The ferry is the only non-vehicular mode of transportation between Staten Island and Manhattan. NYC DOT operates and maintains the nine-vessel fleet, as well as the St. George Ferry Terminal on Staten Island, Whitehall Ferry Terminal in Manhattan, the City Island and Hart Island Facilities, The Battery Maritime Building and all floating dock building equipment. The Staten Island Ferry is run by the City of New York for one pragmatic reason: To transport Staten Islanders to and from Manhattan. Yet, the 5-mile, 25-minute ride also provides a majestic view of New York Harbor and a no-hassle, even romantic, boat ride – all for free!
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