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The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA), the national association representing the U.S. shipbuilding, maintenance and repair industry, today announced Frank Collins as Senior Defense Advisor, overseeing the organization’s national ship repair and security, as well as the industry workforce development and education initiatives. Frank Collins is an accomplished strategic business consultant with over 36 years… Read More
Welcome to Thomas Insights — every day, we publish the latest news and analysis to keep our readers up to date on what’s happening in industry. Sign up here to get the day’s top stories delivered straight to your inbox. In the midst of increased demand, the mining industry is looking for innovative ways to obtain rare… Read More
2022.11.29 – IJmuiden – Windcat, Europe’s market-leading offshore personnel transfer company is pleased to announce an order for the construction of a series of hydrogen-powered Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (“CSOVs”), with Damen Shipyards, a global provider of maritime solutions. The “Elevation Series” CSOVs have been designed by Damen Shipyards in cooperation with Windcat and CMB.TECH…. Read More
On 28 November, Arnout Damen of Damen Shipyards, Derrick York of Caterpillar Inc and Kees-Jan Mes of Pon Power signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the joint development of a series of dual-fuel methanol / diesel powered tugs. This follows Damen’s recent delivery of its first, all-electric RSD-E Tug 2513, Sparky, to Ports of Auckland, New… Read More
Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG), Seattle, and Miller Marine Inc., Deltaville, Va., will design and build a fully electric truckable tug. The tug is purposefully designed as a multifunctional utility boat servicing marine construction sites, tending dredges, tending buoys, short range ferry operations and other near shore operations such as crew transportation or line handling, EBDG said. EBDG will incorporate an… Read More
Master Boat Builders, Inc. today announced that it has executed a contract to build two new tugboats in its Coden, Ala., shipyard for Moran Towing Corporation based in New Canaan, Conn. The new tugs will be the first that Master Boat Builders will build for Moran Towing – one of the oldest and respected maritime… Read More
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has awarded Bellingham, Wash., based All American Marine Inc. (AAM) a contract for the construction of an aluminum catamaran patrol vessel. Measuring 74 foot long by 27.5 feet wide, the aluminum vessel is built to a Teknicraft design and is based on the Captain Murchison, which AAM delivered to the… Read More
HOUSTON, Nov. 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Orion Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ORN) (the “Company”), a leading specialty construction company, completed a 15 month rebuild of the recently commissioned Dredge Lavaca. Advancements to the dredge’s ladder, accommodations, and operating systems were made to continue to provide exceptional dredging service to its clients and industry partners in both the public… Read More
American Cruise Lines (ACL), Guilford, Conn., is moving steadily ahead on its Project Blue project that will see it add a series of 241 feet long, 56 feet wide catamaran hulled vessels to its fleet. In total, ACL plans to build a dozen of the 105-guest coastal cats. All the ships are being built at Chesapeake Shipbuilding’s… Read More
Orion Marine Group has recently completed the commissioning of its newest dredge, Lavaca. The christening of the Dredge Lavaca took place on November 10th 2022, in Port Lavaca, Texas. Over the course of the past 15 months, the dredge has undergone a complete rebuild, including detailed engineering by The Shearer Group, Inc. to meet Orion’s… Read More
The Navy on Thursday issued HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding a $2.4 billion contract modification to build the fourth ship in the America-class of amphibious assault ships, according to the Pentagon’s contract announcements. The detail, design and construction contract for LHA-9 follows a long-lead material contract issued in April of 2020, HII said in a company news… Read More
HII’s (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding has been awarded a $2.4 billion U.S. Navy fixed-price-incentive contract for the detail design and construction of amphibious assault ship LHA 9. The award includes options, that if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of the contract to $3.2 billion. Ingalls was awarded the original long-lead-time material contract for the fourth… Read More
Construction of Crowley’s eWolf, the first all-electric tug in the U.S., is moving right along at the Master Boat Builders shipyard in Coden, Ala., and Crowley has just released a time-lapse video of the hull of the vessel being turned by the shipbuilder. This milestone will be followed by installing the house and building out the tugs… Read More
An innovative research vessel is being built for the University of Hawai?i at M?noa and the University of Hawai?i Foundation (UHF) on behalf of the Hawai’i Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) to allow them to access and study marine environments in the Hawaiian Islands. The unique design of the vessel will be fundamental to meeting… Read More
The Canadian Coast Guard has taken delivery of its third converted commercial icebreaker, the CCGS Vincent Massey. Vincent Massey is the former offshore vessel Tor Viking / Tor Viking II, a 2,600 dwt icebreaking anchor handler built in Norway in 2000. After 18 years of commercial service, she was purchased by the Canadian government as an “interim” icebreaker for the… Read More