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By Andrea Shalal and David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Trade Representative’s office on Thursday said it has found China’s targeted dominance of the global shipbuilding, maritime and logistics sectors is “unreasonable” and is “actionable” under U.S. trade law. The findings of a USTR probe, first reported by Reuters on Tuesday, did not include a… Read More
On 16th January, Damen Shipyards Galati cut steel on the third vessel in an order of four Island Class Ferries from Canada’s BC Ferries. At the same time, another vessel in the series reached the grand block assembly stage of construction at the yard. The vessels, based on Damen’s double-ended 8117 E3 Ferry, will be the first fully… Read More
The U.S. Navy has announced the naming of its newest class of ocean surveillance ships, designating them as the Explorer class, with the first two vessels honoring renowned deep-sea explorers Don Walsh and Victor Vescovo. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro made the announcement during a ceremony at the U.S. Naval Academy, revealing that the future USNS… Read More
China last month mounted its largest show of force around Taiwan in almost 30 years, with more than 90 naval or paramilitary vessels and dozens of aircraft operating in the air and waters around Taiwan’s ports and Japan’s southernmost islands. America has a shrinking set of options to respond if a demonstration like this turns into an… Read More
A week after Aiviq arrived at Tampa Ship LLC in Florida a new set of photos shows the vessel fully repainted in U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker red. The transom at the stern of the ship reveals the vessel’s likely new name: Storis. The name carries historical significance for the Coast Guard. The original USCGC Storis operated as a light icebreaker and… Read More
In Mike Schuler‘s piece in gCaptain yesterday on “EU Delegation’s Covert Campaign to Dismantle Jones Act Exposed in Government Filing” is disturbing. At a time when the offshore wind industry is dancing on the tip of a needle with respect to the incoming Trump Administration, foreign developers such as Ørsted, Equinor, and Vestas should make it clear that they are not participating… Read More
Bellingham, WA, December 16th, 2024: All American Marine (AAM) is proud to announce its partnership with San Francisco Bay Ferry to build their 150-passenger battery-electric vessels. This landmark project will contribute significantly to advancing sustainable passenger transport in the San Francisco Bay Area while showcasing innovative maritime engineering. The concept vessel was initially developed by Aurora… Read More
IDAHO – Silver Creek in Blaine County, Idaho is a fisherman’s paradise and famed trout fishery with stunning clear water. But since the USGS began recording flow data in 1974, there has been a significant decline in the flow rates in Silver Creek. Over the past few decades, the fish habitat has been adversely affected… Read More
Mobile, Ala. (December 11, 2024) – Silver Ships has completed the construction and delivery of a 35-foot hydrographic survey catamaran to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Detroit District. The advanced vessel is specifically designed to support hydrographic surveying operations critical to USACE’s mission of maintaining navigable waterways and ensuring infrastructure integrity. The new catamaran features… Read More
Canada’s Chantier Davie Canada Inc. (Davie Shipbuilding) has announced strategic partnerships with Pearlson & Pearlson Inc. and Construction Dinamo Inc. to transform its Lévis facility in Québec into North America’s largest and most versatile shipbuilding center. The facility modernization, backed by CAD $519 million in Québec government financing as part of an CAD $840 million expansion budget,… Read More
The U.S. severely lags behind China in shipbuilding capacity, lawmakers and experts have warned, as the Biden administration tries to build up the country’s ability to develop and produce weapons and other defense supplies to fend off war. Speaking at a congressional hearing Thursday, Rep. John Moolenaar, the Republican chair of the House Select Committee on the… Read More
LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Viking® (www.viking.com) (NYSE: VIK) today announced it has taken delivery of the company’s newest ocean ship, the Viking Vela®. The delivery ceremony took place this morning when the ship was presented at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Ancona, Italy. Classified as a small ship, as are all Viking ocean ships, the Viking Vela has 499 staterooms that can… Read More
In October 2022, the U.S. Coast Guard awarded a $1.19 billion contract to Denver-based Birdon America to build its Waterways Commerce Cutter (WCC) program. The order called on Birdon to build 16 river buoy tenders and 11 inland construction tenders. According to an October analysis by the Congressional Research Service (CRS), the Coast Guard wanted… Read More
The US Navy faces critical shipbuilding problems that could hobble it in a war with China. The Navy’s aging fleet of aircraft carriers, destroyers, and submarines faces lengthy maintenance and repair backlogs, and it can’t build new warships fast enough. Yearslong delays and cost overruns are plaguing new construction. These are all symptoms of a larger… Read More
These STS cranes feature an impressive outreach of 226 ft (69 m) and a lift height over rail of 175 ft (53 m), making them ideally suited for handling larger vessels and boosting throughput. Designed and manufactured at Liebherr’s Irish facility, the cranes are built to meet the specific demands of PNCT’s operations, enabling the… Read More