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Eastern Shipbuilding Group<\/strong> launched the vehicle-passenger ferry FALCON<\/strong>, being constructed for the Fisher Island Community Association (FICA).<\/strong><\/p>\n The \u00a0ferry is designed to meet the unique needs of the Fisher Island route, combining enhanced vehicle capacity and passenger comfort with ESG\u2019s proven vessel-construction expertise. FALCON is scheduled for delivery in Spring 2026 and is being constructed at ESG\u2019s Allanton facility in Panama City, Florida.<\/p>\n \u201cCompleting the launch ahead of schedule speaks volumes about the talent and commitment of our workforce. Their drive keeps this project moving forward and ensures FALCON will serve Fisher Island with the reliability its community deserves. Our longstanding partnership with FICA continues to be a source of pride for our team, and this milestone reflects the shared commitment we bring to every phase of the project,\u201d said Joey D\u2019Isernia, CEO of Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc.<\/strong><\/p>\n Last fall, ESG commenced steel-cutting for FALCON at its Allanton yard, marking the start of physical construction. With launch now complete, the vessel will proceed through outfitting, systems integration, sea trials and final commissioning ahead of delivery to FICA.<\/p>\n marine link<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Eastern Shipbuilding Group launched the vehicle-passenger ferry FALCON, being constructed for the Fisher Island Community Association (FICA). The \u00a0ferry is designed to meet the unique needs of the Fisher Island route, combining enhanced vehicle capacity and passenger comfort with ESG\u2019s proven vessel-construction expertise. FALCON is scheduled for delivery in Spring 2026 and is being constructed …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":70895,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[8631,2034,14744,3793,1586],"class_list":["post-70894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-maritime-news","tag-esg","tag-ferry","tag-fisher","tag-island","tag-launches"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70894","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/rest\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/rest\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/rest\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/rest\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70894"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70894\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/rest\/wp\/v2\/media\/70895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/rest\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/rest\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.al-sindbad.net\/rest\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}