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WindServe Marine has floated out crew transfer vessel (CTV) Windserve Odyssey destined for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project. Windserve Odyssey is about to start sea trials at Ørsted’s Block Island wind farm, after which it will travel from Rhode Island to Virginia to join the closeout of construction and commissioning of CVOW. “We’re… Read More
GIW is renowned for their reliable heavy-duty slurry products The most important benefit in mineral processing is to maximize production time and minimize maintenance. That is why in this time of uncertainty we are more committed than ever to providing our partners with an uninterrupted supply of pumps and parts. GIW is working tirelessly to… Read More
Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. (ESG) launched the SANDY GROUND (Hull 220), the second of three new Staten Island “Ollis Class” Ferries for the City of New York Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) Staten Island Ferry Division. The launch took place at Eastern’s Allanton facility in Panama City, Florida. Eastern’s CEO Brian D’Isernia hosted the launch ceremony… Read More
All American Marine Inc. (AAM), Bellingham, Wash., has launched Orca II, the second of the two 78-foot by 27-foot aluminum catamarans it is building for Great Western Attractions (GWA) for operation as passenger excursion vessels in Puget Sound. Designed by Teknicraft in Auckland, New Zealand, the identical Subchapter T certified vessels have been constructed at… Read More
SEAMOR Marine has delivered a Chinook remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to the RCMP’s National Underwater Recovery and Training Center (NURTC). RCMP Underwater Recovery Teams (URT) from Provinces across Canada will now receive the ROV training using a SEAMOR vehicle. The integration of an ROV into NURTC programs means that all police dive teams will have… Read More
The 83 miles of shoreline along the south shore of Long Island, NY, between Fire Island Inlet and Montauk Point, has experienced serious erosion over the years, destroying resident homes. As a result of the 1938 hurricane, 45 lives were lost, 265 homes destroyed, eleven new inlets were formed, including the Shinnecock Inlet, and 20… Read More
The second of two new Kanaloa-class ConRo ships on order for Honolulu-headquarterred Matson, Inc. (NYSE: MATX) was christened in a ceremony held at the NASSCO shipyard in San Diego, Calif., July 2. The new vessel was named Matsonia, becoming the fifth ship to bear what is an iconic name in Matson’s history, dating back to… Read More
Recently, Straatman received an order from Weeks Marine for the engineering and production of two Pinch Ball Joints. The Pinch Ball joint is mostly used between a floating pipeline and cutter suction dredger. The great advantage of this type of Ball Joint is the easy and quick connection and disconnection of a floating pipeline. These… Read More
The boat had just lost sight of land when two delicate shapes appeared on the horizon, like needles sprouting from the sea. As the boat got closer, they seemed to grow — and grow — until they towered above passing container ships. Two wind turbines now rise higher than the Washington Monument off the coast… Read More
Herndon, Va., headquartered HawkEye 360 Inc. has boosted its vessel monitoring capabilities, making it harder for vessels engaged in dubious activities to go dark by turning off AIS transmissions. HawkEye 360 Inc. is the first commercial company to use formation flying satellites to create a new class of radio frequency (RF) data and data analytics…. Read More
Alaska Marine Lines reports that it has expanded its fleet with the purchase of two cargo barges, the Kamakani and Namakani, from Oregon based Sause Bros. Sause terminated its Hawaii service in March and Alaska Marine Lines (dba Aloha Marine Lines in Hawaii) is now serving its customers. The Kamakani and the Namakani are now… Read More
Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District recently commissioned two Mud Cat 225D units each with their own industrial grinding system and booster station. The dredges were purchased under tender to clean out multiple municipal wastewater ponds in the size range of approximately 450 ft. (137m) x 750 ft. (229m). The new dredges will replace the original… Read More
Today, Mike Hooks, LLC of West Lake, Louisiana announced it will be building a new state-of-the-art cutter suction dredge. Originally founded in 1945 by Mike and Lorraine Hooks, the company is now entering its fourth generation of family ownership and remains dedicated to its mission of enabling economic growth through safe and sustainable dredging, marine… Read More
Overseas Shipholding Group Inc. (NYSE: OSG) reports that it has received delivery of the OSG 204, a 204,000 barrel capacity ATB tank barge from Greenbrier Marine a division of the Greenbrier Companies Inc. (NYSE:GBX). Delivery came 10 days after a virtual christening at the Greenbrier Gunderson shipyard in Portland, Oregon. The 581 foot long barge… Read More
Many vessels spend time in challenging and complex environments, or are deployed in difficult operational profiles, where hull fouling can have a marked impact on efficiency and raise fuel costs. Various circumstances can prove challenging from a hull performance point of view and require proper attention since the current solutions on the market struggle to… Read More