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The USACE has released on January 25 a contract opportunity to begin the process for solicitation of a new Medium Class Hopper Dredge (MCHD) that will replace the McFarland. The new dredge will operate out of the Philadelphia district. The released notice is a solicitation seeking comments from the industry with the purpose of assisting… Read More
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Guilford, Conn., headquartered American Cruise Lines has unveiled plans for Project Blue—a fleet 12 identical 109-passenger sister ships of catamaran design. Operating exclusively in the U.S., they will more than double current capacity for domestic coastal cruises. “Project Blue started as a design challenge to create a boat small enough for New England harbors and… Read More
California-based biofuels start-up WasteFuel has launched WasteFuel Marine, a renewable fuel solution for the shipping sector. Perhaps not surprisingly, given that Maersk is an investor in the company, WasteFuel Marine’s initial product will be bio-methanol for containerships. WasteFuel aims for its marine fuels to reduce CO2 emissions by 95% and nitrogen oxide emissions by up… Read More
A Jones Act-compliant Subsea Rock Installation Vessel, the first such ship to enter the U.S. market, is to be built to ABS Class by Philly Shipyard, Inc. (PSI) for the Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC (GLDD), according to ABS’s release. The vessel will transport and strategically deposit loads of up to 20,000 MT… Read More
Coden, Ala.-based Rodriguez Shipbuilding finished in January a new 78’x30’x11’6″ lugger tug for Weeks Marine, Houma, La. The James K was designed by the shipyard, the owner, and MINO Marine, New Orleans. With a 10’6″ draft and ½” steel bottom and side shell plate, the new triple-screw tug is powered by three Cummins QSK-19 MRCS… Read More
Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding started construction on the largest LNG (liquefied natural gas) bunkering barge ever built in the United States. Bay Shipbuilding is expected to complete construction on the barge in late 2023 under contract with Crowley, the largest independent operator of tank vessels in the U.S. Crowley will operate the vessel under a long-term… Read More
Two powerful, robust 6DL36 generator sets have left the Anglo Belgian Corporation (ABC) factory in Belgium for the Southwest Shipyard in Galveston, Texas. They are to be installed in a new, 27-inch cutter suction dredge (CSD) on order for Mike Hooks LLC, West Lake, La. The non-self-propelled CSD will be equipped with an SCR system… Read More
Bollinger Shipyards LLC has delivered the USCGC Clarence Sutphin to the U.S. Coast Guard in Key West, Fla. The 47th Fast Response Cutter (FRC), it is the final ship in a series of six FRCs to be home-ported in Manama, Bahrain. They will replace the aging 110 foot Island Class Patrol Boats, built by Bollinger… Read More
Tapping the power of tides and waves to help power the planet is an attractive concept, but marine-energy companies have long been held back by issues ranging from the financial to the mechanical. Now the movement is finally starting to crest. It’s a muggy July day in New York City, and Ron Smith (MBA 1979)… Read More
DredgeWire exclusive, by Judith Powers Norfolk Dredging Company (NDC) received the first segment of a 75-cubic-yard (57-cubic-meter) Cable Arm maintenance dredging bucket at its work site in Charleston, S.C. just before Christmas. Ray Bergeron, president of Cable Arm, decorated the bucket with a large red bow for the trip from Michigan to Charleston. Using its… Read More
Fleeting and fuel service provider Lydia Ann Channel (LAC) Fleet, Rockport, Texas, christened the M/V Samantha Trueheart, a 78- by 34-foot towboat, in a ceremony held October 30. Samantha Trueheart Gates christens her namesake vessel. (Photo by Lillian Jean Photography) The 2,000 hp. vessel was built and designed by Diversified Marine Services in Bourg, La…. Read More
SPI / Mobile Pulley Works has delivered a brand-new Idler Barge to Mike Hooks LLC. Mike Hooks LLC, family owned and operated since 1945, is providing dredging services for government and private marine construction contractors. The idler barge, fabricated at SWSLP Shipyard in Galveston and equipped with SPI Mobile Pulley Works spud installation, will be… Read More
Houston-headquartered Industrial Service Solutions (ISS) reports that the first four fully-electric towboats to be built in North America are planned to be available for charter in 2025. The towboats are being developed by New York City headquartered Zeeboat LLC to move container barges between terminals that serve containerships in deepwater ports. ISS is providing Zeeboat,… Read More
Austal USA reports that, immediately after finalizing its deal on a new repair facility in the Port of San Diego, it placed an order for a floating dry dock. The new floating dry dock, optimized to efficiently dock small surface combatants and similar sized ships, will be the centerpiece of the new repair facility. Construction… Read More