Miller Boat Line Jacob Market, Vice President of Resources

Direct: (800) 500-2421 jake@millerferry.com

Elliott Bay Design Group

Stephanie Gullickson, Marketing Manager Direct: (206) 204-1333 sgullickson@ebdg.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Miller Boat Line Awards Contract to Elliott Bay Design Group to Design New Passenger/Vehicle Ferry

SEATTLE, WA (December 5, 2017) – Miller Boat Line of Put-in-Bay, Ohio has awarded Elliott Bay Design Group with a design contract for a new passenger/vehicle ferry to supplement their current operation servicing the Lake Erie Islands. The ferry will be roughly 140' in length with a carrying capacity of 26 standard vehicles and up to 600 passengers. The vessel will be ADA accessible and will feature Tier 3 propulsion technology. Special attention was given to design a vessel that enhances onboard passenger comfort and improve the loading and discharge times of both vehicles and passengers. "We are thrilled to partner with Miller Boat Line as they invest in the future of their operation and ridership," said Brian King, Principal in Charge and Chief Engineer for Elliott Bay Design Group. "Our team of skilled marine engineers and naval architects are dedicated to delivering a vessel that meets the requirements of Miller Boat Line." Jacob Market, Vice President of Resources for Miller Boat line comments, "EBDG offered a thorough, well thought-out approach to our operational needs, addressing every aspect of our desired vessel outcome. The initial design offered by Elliott Bay Design Group was very much in line with our goals and we look forward to working with their team."

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ABOUT MILLER BOAT LINE Miller Boat Line, Inc. operates passenger/vehicle ferries from Catawba Point, Ohio to Put-in-Bay (South Bass Island) and Middle Bass Island in Lake Erie's Western Basin. Miller ferries transport hundreds of thousands of passengers and vehicles each year, and are the lifeline to the resort islands. The company was established in 1905, and is family owned and operated. For more information, please visit their website http://www.millerferry.com. ABOUT ELLIOTT BAY DESIGN GROUP Elliott Bay Design Group LLC (EBDG) is an employee-owned company with offices in Seattle, New Orleans and Ketchikan that provides naval architecture, marine engineering and production support services to owners, operators and shipyards across the country. With a focus on responsiveness, EBDG delivers designs that are better to build and better to operate. For more information, please visit their website http://www.ebdg.com.

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