Elliott Bay Design Group.

• Author: Slaten, Russ
• Position: INSIDE ALASKA BUSINESS

Elliott Bay Design Group, or EBDG, announced in September the completion of the M/V Columbia repower. For nearly forty years the Columbia has been the Alaska Marine Highway System's flagship vessel, linking a number of inside passage communities. EBDG provided design services and ongoing owner support services for the ferry's repower, which was performed by Vigor Marine in Portland, Oregon.

The Columbia was designed for the Alaska Marine Highway System by EBDG's predecessor firm, and EDBG is intimately familiar with the vessel and its systems, says EBDG Project Manager Matt Williamson. The main engines were at the end of their useful life and the Alaska Marine...