{"id":4031,"date":"2025-01-29T20:03:27","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T20:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=4031"},"modified":"2025-01-29T20:03:27","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T20:03:27","slug":"video-inside-cats-new-waterjet-powered-hybrid-ferry-duo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=4031","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Inside CAT\u2019s new waterjet  powered hybrid ferry duo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    VIDEO: Inside CAT\u2019s new waterjet  powered hybrid ferry duo<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    <!-- no image --><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Marine Jet Power (MJP) has now released a video that gives a close-up look at the two  waterjet powered hybrid-electric  passenger ferries just delivered to Chatham Area Transit (CAT) of Savannah, Ga., by Derecktor Shipyards New York.<\/p>\n<p>As we <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/passenger\/ferries\/derecktor-launches-first-u-s-built-hybrid-ferries-with-waterjet-propulsion\/\">reported recently,<\/a> the two new additions to CAT\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/catchacat.org\/getting-around\/zero-fare\/savannah-belles-ferry\/\"> Savannah Belles ferry fleet r<\/a>epresent a significant milestone as the first hybrid passenger ferries in the United States powered by waterjet propulsion.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"First waterjet driven hybrd-electric ferries in the United States - Derecktor Shipyard's CAT Ferries\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dxeIAMngRaw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The two 65-foot ferries, the <em>Juliette Gordon Low II <\/em>and the <em>Susie King Taylor II,<\/em> powered by MJP <a href=\"https:\/\/marinejetpower.com\/waterjets\/ultrajet\/\">UltraJet 305 waterjets,<\/a> incorporate cutting-edge hybrid technology, marking a new era in sustainable maritime transportation. Operating on short, continuous routes between three local landings (City Hall Landing, Trade Center Landing, and Waving Girl Landing), these vessels are ideally suited for hybrid propulsion.<\/p>\n<p>The serial hybrid system allows for optimized power management, resulting in increased efficiency and reduced environmental impact. This innovative combination, along with the waterjets\u2019 inherent advantages of shallow draft, maneuverability, and fuel efficiency, provides an optimal operational solution.<\/p>\n<p>Vessel Specs:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Length overall: 65 feet<\/li>\n<li>Maximum speed: 11 knots<\/li>\n<li>Welded aluminum hull structure<\/li>\n<li>Propulsion system: Waterjet (2) \u2013 MJP Ultrajet 305<\/li>\n<li>Propulsion electric motor: Permanent magnet traction motor, BAE HybriGen Power<\/li>\n<li>Integrated starter generators: Cummins 6.7L marine diesel engines (2) and HDS 200 ISG.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/passenger\/ferries\/video-inside-cats-new-waterjet-powered-hybrid-ferry-duo\/\">VIDEO: Inside CAT\u2019s new waterjet  powered hybrid ferry duo<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/\">Marine Log<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    Nick Blenkey<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/passenger\/ferries\/video-inside-cats-new-waterjet-powered-hybrid-ferry-duo\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=video-inside-cats-new-waterjet-powered-hybrid-ferry-duo\">Go to marinelog<\/a><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VIDEO: Inside CAT\u2019s new waterjet powered hybrid ferry duo Marine Jet Power (MJP) has now released a video that gives a close-up look at the two waterjet powered hybrid-electric passenger ferries just delivered to Chatham Area Transit (CAT) of Savannah, Ga., by Derecktor Shipyards New York. As we reported recently, the two new additions to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2078,2360,279,2361,192,2362,199,2363,216],"tags":[193],"class_list":["post-4031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chatham-area-transit","category-derecktor-shipyards","category-ferries","category-marine-jet-poer","category-marinelog","category-mjp","category-news","category-savannah-belles","category-video","tag-marinelog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4031"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4031"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4031\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4031"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}