New Towboat from McGinnis, the 'JA Ward'

McGinnis of South Point, Ohio at Mile 318 on the Ohio River delivered a new towboat to sister company Excel Marine of Cincinnati Ohio with a christening ceremony at Ashland Kentucky on January 26 2008.

The 23 by 8-metre boat is the first new build for McGinnis in over 20 years. The new vessel was named in honor of James Allen Ward III who has worked for McGinnis since 1978 and 'oversaw the construction of the $3.5 million vessel.' Main engines on the vessel are a pair of 12-cylinder Cummins KTA 38 M1 engines each with a continuous duty rating of 1050 HP at 1800 RPM and turning 72 by 58-inch props through Twin Disc MG532 gears with 5.96:1 ratios. Cummins 6BT engines power the twin 80kW generators sets. The area distributor Cummins Bridgeway through McGinnis who are a part of the Cummins dealer and service network supplied all engines. McGinnis has 35 boats in their fleet.
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