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NEWPORT NEWS, Va., April 28, 2022 — HII (NYSE:HII) announced today that Virginia-class submarine New Jersey (SSN 796) was recently launched into the James River at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division. The 7,800-ton submarine, which had been in a floating dry dock since being transferred from a construction facility in March, was submerged and… Read More
Viega, the first press fitting system to meet the standard for use on U.S. Navy combat ships, has won approval for additional components to be used onboard. Last year, the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) approved the use of Viega MegaPress CuNi press fittings in sizes 1⁄2″ to 2″ to be used in surface combatant… Read More
Matson has invested more than $1 billion in new vessels and infrastructure at its hub terminal in Honolulu to support its Hawaii service Matson, Inc. (NYSE: MATX), a leading U.S. carrier in the Pacific, and Greenbrier Gunderson Marine christened and launched a new flat-deck container barge in a ceremony at the Greenbrier Gunderson Marine shipyard… Read More
Delivered in December, Seastreak Courageous, the largest capacity high-speed ferry in the U.S., is guided by quality Furuno marine electronics. Built by the Midship Marine shipyard in Harvey, La, the 720-passenger vessel boasts many upgrades from earlier designs in the Seastreak fleet including a comprehensive suite of Furuno electronics, installed by Michael Matta and his… Read More
EBDG has partnered with Silverback Marine to design a compact yet mighty tugboat that can be transported by truck over the road. The truckable tug has an overall length of 25′ – 10 ⅞”, a beam of 14′ – 6″ and a draft of 3′ – 4″. This vessel design offers a tug that can… Read More
Incat Crowther is pleased to announce the award of a three-vessel order for WINDEA CTV LLC a US operator of offshore Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs). Two of the CTVs will be built by St Johns Shipbuilding in Florida and one will be built by Gulf Craft in Louisiana. The WINDEA CTV fleet is owned and… Read More
On a windy day last week, a Maine company made history when it launched a prototype of the first-ever completely solar-powered powerboat on a Waldo County lake. “I’m pretty blown away by it,” Dan Miller, the owner of Belmont Boatworks, said Wednesday of the launch of Solar Sal 24 on Lake St. George in Liberty. “It was… Read More
Originally purchased in 1996, the Ellicott 670 was the only dredge used by the County for the dredging of sand in the coastal marine environment on Cape Cod since it was placed into service. For last season (2020 – 2021), the Cod Fish I was only used as a Booster Station for 3 projects and… Read More
Huisman has announced the award of a contract from USA-based Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC (GLDD), for the delivery of rock installation equipment. The equipment, which is to be installed on the company’s newbuild rock installation vessel, will support the development of offshore renewable energy production in US waters. Huisman is committed to… Read More
Dare County has announced that “Miss Katie”—the shallow-draft hopper dredge that has been under construction in Morgan City, Louisiana, since March 2021—recently reached its most significant milestone yet: the official launch of the vessel at Conrad Shipyard on April 4, 2022. The announcement was made by Dare County Commissioner Jim Tobin, who shared a video… Read More
As the U.S. offshore wind industry moves forward with the construction of the first large, commercial-scale wind farms, it is creating new opportunities for the shipbuilding sector and vessel operations. Among the new operators that are emerging to service the industry is a firm called WINDEA CTV, which started construction for the three new U.S…. Read More
PANAMA CITY, FL – Today, Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. (ESG) announced the U.S. Coast Guard has awarded a contract to begin construction of the fourth Heritage Class offshore patrol cutter (OPC), the future USCGC RUSH (WMSM 918). The OPC will form the backbone of the service’s future fleet around the globe. ESG has worked hard… Read More
Meet Avery, a massive 26.05 diameter, 385 foot long earth pressure balance tunnel boring machine which has completed assembly and testing at Herrenknecht AG’s facility and is currently being shipped from Germany to Cleveland for work on Weeks and Kiewit‘s joint venture, the Shoreline Storage Tunnel. Source
GALVESTON, TX – April 13, 2022 – Callan Marine proudly announces the launch of its newest fleet asset, the 28” cutter suction dredge named The General Bradley. The General Bradley launches from Morgan City, Louisiana in Q2 of 2022. At an impressive 341’ feet in length and 52’ feet wide, The General Bradley will have… Read More
SEACOR Group member Seabulk’s recently delivered harbor tug Spirit adds to a fast-growing reference list of vessels featuring a fully integrated hybrid propulsion plant from Sweden’s Berg Propulsion. Built by Master Boat Builders, Coden , Ala., the Robert Allan-designed RApport 3000 vessel is the first of two 90-ton bollard pull tugs using what is the… Read More