SCHOTTEL is selected to equip the largest U.S.-flagged, self-propelled trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Frederick Paup with three rudder propellers type SRP 510 L FP. The dredger will be owned and operated by Manson Construction Co., and is currently under construction at the Keppel AmFELS Shipyard in Brownsville, Texas. It will be 128 m in… Read More
The new National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) research vessel recently launched by All American Marine features a full suite of Furuno marine electronics. Designated to serve the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary in Washington State, the 50 foot long twin-engine Teknicraft Design vessel will carry up to 18 personnel on board. On the bridge,… Read More
Coden, Ala., based shipbuilder Master Boat Builders has laid the keels of the first two of a quartet of 85-foot, Robert Allan Ltd. RApport ASD tugs that it has on order for two Houston-based operators under contracts signed in February this year. Two are being built for Bay Houston Towing Company and two for Suderman… Read More
A self-described surf junkie, Muglia catches waves on his surfboard off the coast of the Outer Banks in North Carolina. Further into those waters—15 nautical miles to be exact—sits another surfer. Aptly named Waverider, this surfer is a 440-pound, half banana-yellow, half beet-purple buoy that Muglia uses to study the energy that flows in our… Read More
STAMFORD, Conn., Sept. 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Eagle Bulk Shipping, one of the world’s largest owner-operators within the Supramax / Ultramax drybulk segment, today announced that it has taken delivery of its previously announced vessel acquisition, the M/V Antwerp Eagle. The ship, which was acquired this past May, is a 2015-built, high specification scrubber-fitted… Read More
Metairie, La., based Maritime Partners recently held a christening ceremony for the 3,400 bhp towboat David B. Fate at the John Bludworth Shipyard in Corpus Christi, Texas. The vessel is named for Dave Fate, founder and CEO of Stonebriar Commercial Finance, who, back in 2015, provided Maritime Partners founders Austin Sperry and Bick Brooks with… Read More
Vard Marine has gained approval in principle from ABS for its 115 meter next generation offshore patrol vessel design. The Vard 7 115 NGOPV caters to a range of mission requirements, including air, surface, and sub-surface surveillance and engagement capabilities. The vessel arrangement offers a multi-mission bay and a set-down area for containerized mission payloads,… Read More
Many harbours and canals owe their existence to dredging vessels. Designed to suck sediment up from the depths, these vessels help to combat sedimentation to ensure safe access for shipping. Pumping up sand, stones and clay places large stresses on a dredger’s powertrain, fortunately Stromag is a leading provider of clutches and couplings for these… Read More
The first, fully-electric road ferries to sail in North America are now on their way from Damen Shipyards Galati to Lake Ontario, Canada, to begin operations. Ordered by the Ministry of Transportation, Ontario, Canada, the Amherst Islander II and Wolfe Islander IV, 68 and 98 metres in length respectively, represent a new generation of zero-emission… Read More
On August 30, Nashville, Tenn., headquartered Ingram Marine Group held a re-christening of four vessels that are now M/V Youngsuk Chi, M/V James Hamilton, M/V Kent Freeman and M/V Adolpho A. Birch III. “At Ingram, we name our vessels after Ingram associates and affiliates who have made a huge difference to our business, which makes… Read More
The U.S. Navy’s Program Executive Office Ships (PEO Ships) reports that the future USS Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG 1002) recently conducted builder’s trials. The ship is the third and final vessel in the stealthy-looking Zumwalt class of guided missile destroyers. Builder’s trials consist of a series of in-port and at-sea demonstrations that allow the shipbuilder,… Read More
Montreal, Quebec, headquartered Fednav Limited, Canada’s largest dry bulk shipping group, has signed an agreement with Sumisho Marine Co., Ltd. and Oshima Shipbuilding to build ten new ocean-going lakers. The ships will be built at Oshima shipyard in Japan, with the first vessel expected to be delivered in mid-2023. Fednav says the ships will be… Read More
In just two decades from now, half of all domestic ships plying Japan’s coastal waters may be piloting themselves. That’s the ambitious goal of the Nippon Foundation, a public interest organization backing the country’s development of ocean-traversing autonomous ships. It aims to see crewless ships make up 50% of Japan’s local fleet by 2040. With… Read More