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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
The 77-foot Athena provides the agility of its compact size without the sacrifice of power – offering the most bollard pull for a tug under 80 feet in the market. The vessel operates on a pair of Caterpillar Marine 3516 Tier IV-compliant engines, resulting in lower greenhouse gas emissions while achieving a power output of… Read More
ATHENS, Greece–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Danaos Corporation (NYSE: DAC), one of the world’s largest independent owners of containerships, announced today that it has placed orders for four 7,200 TEU containerships. The vessels will be built at Daehan Shipbuilding in Korea and are expected to be delivered to Danaos in the first half of 2024. The vessels will… Read More
Thordon Bearings has signed a multi-vessel supply agreement for a range of water-lubricated and grease-free bearings for installation to several fleet boats under construction at the FMT Shipyard & Repair facility in Louisiana, U.S.A. for workboat owner Maritime Partners. Twelve twin-screw push boats are scheduled to be delivered from the Louisiana-based yard with equipment that… Read More
MORGAN CITY, La., — April 7, 2022 – Conrad Shipyard, LLC is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a contract by the U.S Army Corps of Engineers for the design and construction of two (2) CELRE Detroit Ice Class Tugboats. The vessels will provide mobilization of various pieces of floating equipment on the… Read More
Rolls-Royce is expanding its range of mtu NautIQ ship automation systems with three new products: mtu NautIQ CoPilot, mtu NautIQ CoOperate and mtu NautIQ CoDirect, which each offer different levels of intelligent crew support, autonomous control, and remote command capabilities. Customers in all marine applications will gain significant operational advantages and benefits in terms of… Read More
Yesterday, at Southwest Shipyard, LP in Galveston, we celebrated the launch of our new 27-inch cutter suction dredge “Lorraine Hooks,” named after the beloved matriarch and wife of founder Mike Hooks. As a family-owned business since 1945, we remain dedicated to the safety of our people, to the environment, and to facilitating economic growth along… Read More
The “Miss Katie” shallow-draft hopper dredge recently received its final coat of exterior paint, marking a major milestone in the construction process that is currently underway in Louisiana and scheduled to be completed this spring, according to a press release from Dare County. “Once construction is complete and the vessel is delivered to Dare County,… Read More
Eagle Dynamic Solutions of Evans, Georgia, recently took delivery of a brand-new Mud Cat 115D for a papermill lagoon dredging project. The project entails dredging a lagoon that is 900 ft. (274m) x 750 ft. (228m). They are pumping the papermill sludge 1,800 ft. (549m) with a 20 ft. (6m) decline. Eagle chose to use… Read More
The 1,200 hp. M/V Captain Walter towboat was christened February 19 at Eymard Marine Construction & Repair, where it was built, in Harvey, La. Inside the wheelhouse of the M/V Captain Walter. (Credit: Crescent Marine Towing) The Entech-designed vessel was built for Harvey-based Crescent Marine Towing for work at the Cargill grain elevator in Westwego,… Read More