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PANAMA CITY, FL – Today, Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. (ESG) announced the delivery of R.B. WEEKS (ESG Hull 258) a 8,550 cubic yard capacity trailing suction hopper dredge constructed for Weeks Marine, Inc. “It’s our pleasure to once again deliver a quality vessel on time and on budget to our valued customers at Weeks Marine, Inc.,”… Read More
Technology group Wärtsilä will supply the reliquefaction system for a retrofit project on an LNG carrier vessel converted to operate as a floating storage unit (FSU). The vessel, the ‘Energos Grand’ is owned by Connecticut, USA based operator Energos Infrastructure, and is being chartered by New Fortress Energy. The order was booked by Wärtsilä in March 2023…. Read More
Austal USA delivered the future USS Augusta (LCS 34) to the U.S. Navy today. LCS 34 is the 17th Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) delivered by the company and the second U.S. Navy vessel to be named Augusta in honor of Maine’s state capital. Delivery documents were signed on board the ship and followed the… Read More
Recently delivered by Rodriguez Shipbuilding to Cranford, N.J.-headquartered Weeks Marine, the Boyce B is a 72- foot long by 30-foot beam push tug with an eye-level height of 31 feet. Designed by Entech, its primary mission is dredge tendering. It features aft deck and fleet deck cargo decks both designed to carry a 20-yard loaded dumpster (6,000 – 8,000)… Read More
PASCAGOULA, Ms., — (May 2, 2023) – Bollinger Shipyards has begun fabrication at its newly acquired Mississippi repair facility, Bollinger Mississippi Repair, in preparation to refit the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (“NOAA”) Ship Ronald H. Brown, the largest ship in NOAA’s fleet. The overhaul is expected to extend the life of the vessel, first launched in 1996,… Read More
Callan Marine staff, crew, and guests gathered to watch the dockside launch of its newest fleet asset, the 18” cutter suction dredge named the General Marshall from headquarters in Galveston, Texas. At 194’ feet long and 41’ feet wide, the General Marshall was constructed by DSC Dredge LLC beginning at Poplarville, Missouri, and completed construction… Read More
The R.B. Weeks dredge hit the water in spectacular side launch at ESG’s Allanton shipyard last summer. Panama City, Fla., based Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc. conducted sea trials for the R.B. Weeks (ESG Hull 258) trailing suction hopper dredge it built for Weeks Marine Inc. and launched last summer. The R.B. Weeks, is the second trailing suction hopper dredge… Read More
The first-ever US-built offshore wind service operations vessel (SOV) is marking its 50% completion milestone this week. Offshore wind service operations vessels serve as floating accommodations for offshore wind technicians who will work at sea over the life of the wind farms, servicing and maintaining the turbines. The SOV also holds all of the tools… Read More
Washington-based Platypus Marine has signed a Letter of Intent with Dutch shipbuilding group Damen Shipyards for the construction of a new Jones Act-compliant Fast Crew Supply vessel. The announcement was made at the IPF Offshore Wind Conference last week. The FCS2710-design vessel will be available and fully supported on both the West and East Coasts of the… Read More
Silver Ships recently delivered an Explorer 40 workboat to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Pittsburgh District for use on the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers. The 40-foot workboat will support USACE Pittsburgh District’s mission of improving navigable waterways and water infrastructure. This delivery is the second of three Explorer 40 series workboats ordered by USACE Pittsburgh… Read More
Dorian LPG Ltd. (NYSE: LPG) (the “Company” or “Dorian LPG”), one of the world’s largest owners and operators of modern and ECO very large gas carriers (“VLGCs”), is pleased to announce that it took delivery today under a 13-year bareboat charter of its Dual-Fuel LPG Carrier, Captain Markos, which was delivered from Kawasaki Heavy Industries to its Japanese… Read More
Last week Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. conducted trials for the R.B. WEEKS (ESG Hull 258) trailing suction hopper dredge. The R.B. WEEKS, is the second trailing suction hopper dredge the shipbuilder has constructed for Weeks Marine, Inc. This new 356-foot vessel has a hopper capacity of 8,550 cubic yards. The vessel outfitting and trials are… Read More
When we last reported on the plan for a new ferry to operate between New York City’s Lower Manhattan and Governors Island, things had reached the stage where an RFP for the vessel was out. Now it is being built at Conrad Shipyard in Morgan City, La., New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced yesterday, Designed… Read More
The Meyer Group, a leader in cruise ship construction, has presented for the first time a cruise ship concept that shows what the form of holidaying could look like in the year 2100, at Seatrade Cruise Global in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Externally inspired by the rock penguin and thus particularly aerodynamic is the “Reverse” concept… Read More
HII (NYSE: HII) announced today that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division has received a $1.3 billion modification to a previously awarded contract from the U.S. Navy for the procurement of the detail design and construction of amphibious transport dock LPD 32. The resulting fixed-price-incentive contract totals $1.54 billion. The ship will be the 16th in the San Antonio class… Read More