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Maine-based shipyard Rockport Marine has begun construction on a custom, 29-metre sailing yacht known as Project Ouzel. Delivery is provisionally scheduled for July 2025. Project Ouzel’s owners are experienced sailors and previous owners of a 20-metre Baltic Yachts build. The brief was for a “modern interpretation of a classic pilothouse cutter”, which was assigned to Langan Design. The… Read More
Kirby Inland Marine, part of Houston-based Kirby Corporation (NYSE: KEX), has christened the first plug-in hybrid electric inland towing vessel in the U.S. A christening ceremony for the Green Diamond was held for the vessel on Friday in Houston, Texas. The vessel will be time chartered by Shell Trading (US) Company, which will use the boat to push barges throughout… Read More
Eastern Shipbuilding Group has been contracted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to design and construct a new medium-class hopper dredge (MCHD) for the Department of Defense and formally received the notice to proceed. The dredge will be constructed at Eastern’s Allanton and Port St. Joe facilities and is scheduled for delivery in 2027…. Read More
Residents will sound off on Nov. 7 as to whether the borough should spend slightly over $15 million, including bonding costs over a 20-year period, to dredge Mill Pond and restore water quality and improve water retention and recreational value. The Borough Council agreed, 5-0, on a resolution Aug. 8 to place the non-binding referendum… Read More
MORGAN CITY, AUGUST 24, 2023 – On August 14, 2023, Conrad Shipyard, LLC launched the first YRBM barge under construcion for the US Navy. The YRBM barges provide a temporary home away from home and workplace for our service men and women whose vessels are in port for repairs and maintenance. Conrad is currently under… Read More
U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) applauds the completion of the New England Submarine Shipbuilding Partnership’s pilot Machinist Pipeline Program, which aims to train participants for skilled manufacturing jobs and connects them with local manufacturers seeking to hire additional personnel. Five New Hampshire residents graduated from the program and were offered jobs with Granite State Manufacturing… Read More
Methanol-fueled ships have eclipsed liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessels, claiming the premier position for the highest number of environmentally friendly ship orders placed from January to July this year. South Korea’s shipbuilding sector, which has been cultivating its technological expertise in methanol-powered ships as its future growth engine for years, is at the forefront of… Read More
Ingalls Shipbuilding has been awarded a contract to build six additional destroyers for the U.S. Navy, the shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss. announced on Monday. The contract includes options for additional destroyers to be built, along with engineering, design and post-delivery efforts. The dollar value of the contract was not disclosed due to “potential competitions for… Read More
Two Chinese yards have completed deliveries of an offshore installation ship and a large river and coastal dredger while US and Russian operators have placed orders for new dredgers. Chinese-built large crane ship enters service Chinese shipbuilder Zhenhua Heavy Industry has delivered a new large crane vessel to China Communications Construction Company (CCCC). Haifeng 2001 has… Read More
The hopper dredge FREDERICK PAUP is officially on the water. The vessel was transferred from the erection site site at the AmFELS (a member of Seatrium Group) shipyard to floating dry dock Solomon P. Ortiz. Once complete, the self-propelled hopper dredge will be the largest in the U.S.A. Transfer of Manson Hopper Dredge FREDERICK PAUP,… Read More
Crowley has entered into its fourth long-term charter for its newest Tier IV ship assist tug, Artemis, with Brusco Tug & Barge. The powerful, state-of-the-art vessel reinforces the company’s commitment to sustainability while providing high performance. The 77-foot tug will deliver 7,000 horsepower with a bollard pull of 96 tons using two Caterpillar Marine 3516… Read More
HII’s (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division has been awarded a fixed-price incentive, multi-year procurement contract for the construction of six Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) destroyers for the U.S. Navy. The contract includes options for additional DDG 51 ships and for engineering, design and post-delivery efforts. Due to potential competitions for the option ships, the cumulative dollar… Read More
The world’s biggest shipping companies are plowing their pandemic windfalls into orders for new vessels on an unprecedented scale, making an industry known for hair-raising cycles of boom and bust more vulnerable in the latest downturn. Container carriers like MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co., A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S, CMA CGM SA and Hapag-Lloyd AG — all backed by… Read More
HII‘s (NYSE: HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division will help the U.S. Navy maintain Nimitz- and Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers under a potential five-year, $528.4 million contract. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity award will include repair and modernization of the nuclear-powered ships visiting or stationed in San Diego, HII said Monday. NNS, which designed the Nimitz- and Gerald Ford-class ships, will also respond to Chief… Read More
Explore the largest military shipbuilding companies, building the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard fleet and ensuring maritime strength and security. Strengthening maritime presence has consistently remained a key priority of the U.S. federal government. In pursuit of this objective, the military engages in contracts with the largest shipbuilding companies to build world-class naval ships equipped… Read More