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Emissions reduction and sustainability have risen to top of the agenda in the towage industry, with more tugs being built with batteries, electric or hybrid propulsion to lower their environmental impact. Tug owners are reducing the footprint of operations without affecting the safety or performance of vessels for manoeuvring ships in harbours. Early adopters are… Read More
Eastern Shipbuilding Group is proud to announce its recent contract with Zurich American Insurance Company, to complete construction of two ultra high-spec 400 class Multi-Purpose Support Vessels (MPSVs) for Hornbeck Offshore Services, LLC (HOS). This significant project will be executed at Eastern’s advanced shipbuilding facilities in Allanton and Port St. Joe, with anticipated delivery dates… Read More
Crowley’s eWolf, the first all-electric ship assist tug in the U.S., has commenced sea trials along the U.S. Gulf Coast, the company confirmed on social media. The ship is being built by Master Boat Builders’ (MBB) shipyard in Coden, Alabama, and is expected to be delivered in 2024. eWolf will support ship arrivals and departures… Read More
Moran Towing Corp., New Canaan, Conn., has been awarded a $17,667,600 firm-fixed-price contract with reimbursable elements for eight time-chartered, U.S. flagged and Jones Act compliant tugs to provide harbor support services and ship handling at Norfolk, Va. The contract includes one firm period of 366 days with three 365-day option periods, and one 336-day option… Read More
Austal USA received an $867.6 million undefinitized contract award (UCA) for final design and construction of three Expeditionary Medical Ships (EMS) from the U.S. Navy today. The EMS will be manufactured in Austal USA’s aluminum manufacturing line following completion of the last Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF 16). “This award is further evidence of the Navy’s… Read More
Dec 19 (Reuters) – U.S. shipbuilding giants General Dynamics (GD.N), Huntington Ingalls (HII.N) and others have asked a federal judge in Virginia to throw out what they called “implausible” allegations that they conspired to suppress compensation for naval architects and marine engineers. General Dynamics and the other companies in a filing on Monday in Norfolk federal court said… Read More
A draft defense spending bill that sailed through Congress last week would fund continued ship and infrastructure construction at Maine’s two major military shipyards, as well as research and development by small businesses and improved housing assistance for U.S. Coast Guard personnel. The Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act passed the House (310-118) and… Read More
The United States is home to the largest and finest shipyards in the world, enabling the construction of the sturdiest and most seaworthy vessels. Presently, the nation boasts 154 private shipyards, categorised as active builders, which are scattered across 29 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Additionally, there are over 300 shipyards which engage in ship… Read More
APM Terminals Elizabeth announces the commissioning of two new ZPMC super-post Panamax ship-to-shore (STS) cranes. The cranes have a 23-container outreach designed to accommodate both ultra-large container vessels (ULCVs) and Neo-Panamax Vessels. The cranes have completed all testing and are ready to handle the largest ships calling U.S. east coast ports, capable of carrying up… Read More
Technology group Wärtsilä will supply a 15-megawatt (MW) / 30-megawatt hour (MWh) energy storage system to Tampa Electric Company (TECO), which will be co-located with a 25 MW solar plant in Dover, Florida. The project will ensure grid reliability as the utility scales up its portfolio of solar energy. The order was booked to Wärtsilä’s… Read More
A senior Coast Guard officer overseeing the Offshore Patrol Cutter program indicated he’d be open to working with either Austal or Eastern Shipbuilding Group for the third phase of the program, potentially setting up a rematch between the two companies with billions of dollars in work on the line. “It’s very urgent we get those OPCs out… Read More
Technology group Wärtsilä has signed a strategic partnership agreement to provide its Fleet Electrification and Systems Integrator Services for a project to build the first zero-emission high speed ferries in the USA. The fully electric vessels will be built for San Francisco’s Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA), the operator of the San Francisco Bay Ferry system. The… Read More
The U.S. Navy has awarded significant contracts to two major shipbuilders for the DDG 51 destroyers, enhancing the country’s defense capabilities and ensuring steady work for the shipbuilding industry. Ingalls Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII), and Bath Iron Works, a subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE:NYSE:GD), are the recipients of these new contracts…. Read More
Trimble announced today its next generation Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver for marine construction and drilling and piling operations—the Trimble MPS566 Modular GNSS heading receiver. With built-in dual GNSS antenna ports and constellation-agnostic Trimble ProPoint™ technology, the MPS566 delivers highly accurate positions and orientation for work that demands precise heading. With a ruggedized and… Read More
Eastern Shipbuilding Group christened and launched USCGC ARGUS (WMSM-915), the U.S. Coast Guard’s first Heritage-class Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC). The ceremony was held at Eastern’s Nelson St. Shipyard in front of more than 3000 dignitaries and guests. Admiral Linda Fagan, Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, delivered the keynote address. Ship Sponsor, Captain (Ret.) Beverly Kelley, had… Read More