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New tugs have been delivered to a South African port operator and a Dutch towage company. Orders have meanwhile been placed for vessels to support harbour operations in Australia and offshore renewables activities in the Netherlands. South African port operator takes delivery of dredging tug South Africa’s Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) recently took delivery… Read More
The event took place on 24 May 2023 at the Bollinger shipyard in Houma, Louisiana. Bollinger shipyards is under contract to build four more Navajo-class T-ATS while Austal USA (located nearby in Mobile) is set to build five ship of the class. The T-ATS platform replaces and fulfills the capabilities that were previously provided by the Powhatan-class Fleet… Read More
𝗠𝗢𝗧𝗔𝗦 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗖&𝗖 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝘄𝗼 (𝟮) 𝗖𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘀. MOTAS Dredging Solutions is proud to announce that it has received orders from C&C Marine and Repair, LLC to provide engineering and dredging components for the construction of two (2) 28-inch Cutterhead Suction Dredges. Both dredges… Read More
Oregon State University has released video showing last Thursday’s launch of the R/V Taani, the first of three new oceanographic research vessels being build under the Regional Class Research Vessel (RCRV) project, funded by the National Science Foundation and supported by more than $390 million in grants. The three nearly identical ships will be delivered by Bollinger… Read More
The Navy has awarded Fincantieri Marinette Marine a $526,293,001 contract for detail design and construction of the fourth Constellation-class guided-missile frigate, FFG 65. FMM received the contract for the first-in-class Constellation-class frigate in April 2020. Construction on the first frigate began in late August last year in Marinette, Wis., and FMM is scheduled to deliver that ship,… Read More
Austal USA was awarded a contract with a potential value of $3.195 billion for the detail design and construction of up to seven TAGOS-25 class ocean surveillance ships. Austal, as the prime contractor, has teamed with L3Harris Technologies (L3Harris), Noise Control Engineering (NCE), TAI Engineering (TAI), and Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors (TMC) for execution of the… Read More
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