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The U.S. Navy budget process has become stuck in a doomed cycle of dream-boom-bust. In other words, PowerPoint wishes eventually increased defense spending, followed by drastic cuts. The Biden administration is about to initiate another cycle with a multi-year round of studies to chart out a plan for the Navy of the future. This follows… Read More
CANADA – A major Potash producer recently awarded Ellicott a contract to supply a completely custom, electric, stainless steel bucketwheel dredge which encompasses advanced technology for the control, operating and electrical systems. The dredge hull, deckhouse, ladder and other structural items will be fabricated from 316 Stainless Steel. Additionally, the dredge is designed for year-round operation… Read More
July 6, 2021 – Belle Chasse, LA based C&C Marine and Repair has delivered to Kirby Inland Marine, L.P. the m/v Bowling Green, the second in a three-boat series. The Bowling Green is being delivered just six months after the first vessel in the series was delivered. The triple-screw 6,600-horsepower towboat measures 170’ x 50’… Read More
Lockport, La., headuartered Bollinger Shipyards LLC has delivered the USCGC Emlen TunnelL to the U.S. Coast Guard in Key West, Fla. The ship is the 168th vessel Bollinger has delivered to the Coast Guard over a 35-year period and is the 45th Fast Response Cutter delivered under the current program. Named in honor of Coast… Read More
JMS Naval Architects designed a 500-ton lift capacity floating dry dock for Biblia, Inc., Marine Towing and Transportation of Savannah, GA. Biblia competitively awarded construction of the dry dock to Conrad Shipyard of Morgan City, Louisiana. The dry dock was launched last week. Biblia owns and operates a fleet of tugs and barges, providing marine… Read More
DredgeWire Exclusive The vessel BBC Rainbow has imported dozens of giant 230 foot long (about 75 m) blades for wind turbines destined for a huge new wind power project in Black Rock West Virginia by the Clearway Energy Group. The BBC Rainbow is pictured below docked at Rukert Terminal across the Patapsco river from the… Read More
News of the recent tug order for HaiSea Marine with Sanmar Shipyards also marks introduction of the ElectRA, Robert Allan Ltd’s (RAL) new range of battery electric tugs. There is clearly no turning back now with development of alternative fuel tugs with RAL progressing the concept of battery power head-on and offering a range of… Read More
An Advanced RotorTug (ART) designed for escort duties at the Port of Corpus Christi is the first U.S. commercial vessel to be designed, built and verified using an end-to-end 3D design process. The pioneering project is a cooperation between ABS, Robert Allan Ltd., Signet Maritime Corporation (Signet) and the United States Coast Guard (USCG). Designed… Read More
Crowley Maritime Corporation’s ship assist and harbor escort services group has taken delivery of Apollo, a powerful and maneuverable 78-foot long tugboat that delivers an estimated 94 tons of bollard pull and will operate on biofuel. The tugboat has completed final outfitting at shipbuilder Diversified Marine Inc. in Portland, Ore., and will deploy soon to… Read More
Three massive new cranes arrived at South Boston’s Conley Terminal on Tuesday morning, an important moment in the Massachusetts Port Authority’s years-long drive to make the terminal accessible to bigger ships and a key new trade route. The cranes came on a ship from China that had been at sea since mid-April. Two of them… Read More
The U.S. Navy has released video of the first scheduled explosive event in a series of Full Ship Shock Trials (FSST) of the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78). The Navy has not released details of about how much explosive was used, but the U.S. Geological Survey recorded the test as a 3.9 magnitude event… Read More
“We are proud to build another proven warship that allows our Navy to carry out missions around the world. All of us at Lockheed Martin, including our hardworking team in Marinette, Wisconsin, look forward to working with the U.S. Navy to continue delivering highly capable and adaptable Freedom-variant Littoral Combat Ships to the fleet.” –… Read More
General Marshall Joins Callan Marine’s Premier Brownwater Dredge Fleet GALVESTON, TX – June 17, 2021 – Callan Marine is proud to announce the construction of its newest dredge, an 18” cutter suction dredge named The General Marshall. The General Marshall will join Callan’s fleet in 2022. At 194 feet in length and 41 feet wide,… Read More
Belle Chasse, LA based C&C Marine and Repair has delivered to Parker Towing Company, the m/v Olive Parker. This is the first vessel C&C Marine and Repair, LLC has built for the Tuscaloosa, Alabama based company. The 4,400-horsepower towboat measures 147.5’ x 34’ x 10’-9” with the pilot house eyeline measuring at 33’-0”. The m/v… Read More
A new floating offshore wind real-time, remote monitoring solution minimises in-person inspections. Designed by a consortium led by Fugro and including AS Mosley and the University of Strathclyde, the mooring line fatigue tracker safely and cost-effectively monitors offshore floating wind turbines. It works by fusing the motion and position measurements of floating hulls with a… Read More