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Conrad Shipyard LLC, Morgan City, La., has been awarded a $34,872,992 modification to a previously awarded contract covering the detail design and construction of two additional Yard, Repair, Berthing, and Messing (YRBM) craft. Work will be performed in Amelia, La., and is expected to be completed by September 2024. Fiscal 2022 shipbuilding and conversion (Navy)… Read More
New York City headquartered Foremost Group yesterday signed an order with Namura Shipbuilding for two new 185,000 dwt capesize dry bulk carriers that will be among the most eco-friendly in the world. Foremost also signed a charter party agreement with NYK for each ship to be time chartered to NYK for seven years The newbuilding order and… Read More
California is awarding a grant to support the development of one of the nation’s first high-frequency electric ferry networks servicing the fast-growing neighborhoods around San Francisco. The grant is the latest in a series of steps being taken to support the development of the San Francisco Clean Ferry Network, which is designed to be a… Read More
Friday, July 15, 2022 What: Keel Laying Observance for USCG Cutter Ingham Who: Joey D’Isernia, President, Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. Rear Admiral Chad L. Jacoby, Director of Acquisition Programs & Program Executive Officer (CG-93), U.S. Coast Guard Congressman Neal Dunn (FL – 2nd District) Where: Eastern Shipbuilding Nelson Street Facility 2200 Nelson Street, Panama City,… Read More
Austal USA celebrated the start of construction on the company’s first steel ship today – a U.S. Navy Navajo Class Towing, Salvage, and Rescue Ship (T-ATS 11). The milestone was observed during a ceremony at which Congressman Jerry Carl, U.S. representative for Alabama’s first district, and Rear Admiral Thomas J. Anderson, U.S. Navy’s program executive… Read More
The new 28-inch Suction Cutter Dredge, General Bradley, has just successfully completed its first job since it joined Callan Marine’s CSD fleet on the 17th Of May 2022. The full dredge design & engineering work has been performed by MOTAS Dredging Solutions, a company based in the Netherlands, who also designed and delivered the main dredge… Read More
Global shipbuilding orders have been enjoying a strong rebound versus the lows experienced just a few years ago. In part driven by strong shipping demand since the onset of the pandemic, orders have risen strongly in part led by the containership sector and growing demand for LNG carriers reflecting the changing global energy patterns. Orders… Read More
Construction of the third new federal training ship has kicked off at Philly Shipyard. TOTE Services and Philly Shipyard on Tuesday celebrated the steel cutting for the third National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV) destined for the Maine Maritime Academy. The event marked the latest major construction milestone for the Department of Transportation Maritime Administration’s (MARAD) NSMV… Read More
Just shy of three years since the first steel was cut and two years after assembly began, the first Great Lakes bulk carrier to be built in the U.S. in more than 35 years recently completed her first sea trials. The new U.S.-flagged laker is being built for Interlake Steamship Company and marks their first… Read More
Though the latest meeting of IMO’s Marine Environmental Protection was widely criticized for taking “just baby steps” on decarbonization, some of those steps still place a significant compliance burden on shipowners. For example, from January 1, 2023, all ships over 5,000 grt will be required to carry a verified SEEMP Part III manual on board…. Read More
Order is for expeditionary 11 meter rigid Inflatable boats (RIBs) The Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded Ribcraft USA LLC, Marblehead, Mass., a $9,721,610 contract modification, The award exercises options for the acquisition of expeditionary 11 meter rigid inflatable boats (RIBs). In accordance with the terms established on the base contract, orders may be issued on a firm-fixed-price… Read More
Construction of the U.S.’s largest LNG bunker barge continues on schedule as Crowley, Shell and Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding leaders reviewed progress at the shipyard as part of a ceremonial keel laying on June 29. While onsite, they reviewed progress first-hand on how the hull and body modules are coming together to form the 12,000-cubic-meter LNG bunkering… Read More
Just over two months after setting off from England, and with two unplanned “pit stops,” the uncrewed Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MAS) arrived in Plymouth, Massachusetts on June 30. Towed the final 25 miles due to U.S. Coast Guard regulations against the operation of uncrewed vessels in coastal areas, the vessel is now docked alongside a… Read More
The Dr. Hank Kaplan, a versatile and powerful harbor tug, entered service in Alaska earlier this month in the Cook Inlet Tug & Barge fleet. Delivered to its original owner in 2017 by the Diversified Marine shipyard in Portland, Oregon, the 5,350 hp Robert Allan Ltd designed RAmparts-2400 series tugboat was the first built in North America with… Read More
Maersk, which signed a methanol-fueled ship contract with Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering last year, is expected to order more ships of that type, which have a price of more than 200 billion won each, according to BusinessKorea. The contract signed last year is to build 12 methanol-fueled container carriers, about 16,000 TEU each. Maersk… Read More