HOBOKEN, N.J. - SIMS Pump Company has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract to build structural composite pumps for new ferries for Staten Island Ferry, which are being built by Eastern Shipbuilding Group located in Panama City, Florida.

SIMS Pump has previously manufactured structural composite pumps for Staten Island Ferries as replacement upgrades for general service pumps and for fire pumps. Staten Island Ferry made the decision to purchase Sims' structural composite pumps for their new ferries that are presently being built by Eastern Shipbuilding.