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CCRI and Senesco Marine launch a free welding program built around a $78.6 million ferry
The Morning Warwick team
If you've thought about a welding career, there's a free way in. Senesco Marine of North Kingstown and the Community College of Rhode Island announced a training program Monday, created in response to the shipbuilder's $78.6 million contract with the Delaware River and Bay Authority.
The ferry behind the welding program is a $78.6 million job
- $78.6 million
- for Senesco Marine's ferry contract
- 75
- cars the new ferry is built to hold
- 400
- passengers the new ferry is built to hold
The diesel-hybrid electric ferry will replace the MV Cape Henlopen on the Cape May–Lewes Ferry route. WLNE reports the deal created a major opportunity for Senesco, but the company needed more welders. Senesco President Ted Williams said students will get "real-work experience using the same equipment, processes and safety standards they will encounter in the workplace."
- Cost: free to those who apply and get in
- Paid for by: Polaris MEP
- Ferry construction: expected through summer 2029
14 weekslength of CCRI's welding course
Dozens of students can take the course before the ferry is complete.
Source: WPRI.com