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The U.S. Coast Guard modified its contract with Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) April 2 to begin construction of the second Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) and to acquire long lead-time material (LLTM) for the third OPC. Contract delivery of the second OPC, to be named Chase, is scheduled to occur in 2023. The total value of… Read More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District is seeking contractors for the FY20 Green Bay Maintenance Dredging, Brown County, Wisconsin. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District is seeking contractors for the FY20 Green Bay Maintenance Dredging. The Contractor shall provide all work, materials, equipment, labor, supervision, management, and administration as indicated herein,… Read More
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division launched amphibious transport dock, Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28), on March 28. “I am thrilled to get Fort Lauderdale in the water, so we can begin final outfitting and eventually take the ship out to sea for trials,” said Capt. Scot Searles, LPD 17 class program manager for… Read More
Boat builder All American Marine (AAM) has been awarded a contract to complete the aluminum construction and outfitting of an 84-passenger zero-emission, hydrogen-powered, electric drive vessel that will operate in the California Bay Area. Prior to transfer to AAM, the project had begun at Bay Ship & Yacht shipyard in Alameda, California, where the aluminum… Read More
DotProduct LLC, Boston, Mass., reports that its hand-held 3D scanning was recently used to capture the as-built state of two engines to inform design modifications for the Kirby Offshore Marine tug Mount St. Elias. The 95-foot high tower barge tug servicing the East Coast of the United States was built in 2009 and is powered… Read More
Canada’s marine services provider McKeil Marine Limited has purchased the Adfines Sea, an intermediate-sized ice class 1A product tanker. As informed, the tanker has been renamed the Northern Spirit and is currently in operation. Built in 2011, the Adfines Sea was previously owned by Swiss ABC Maritime, according to data provided by VesselsValue. The 21,859… Read More
The Steiner Construction shipyard in Bayou La Batre, Ala. recently delivered the M/V Darrell Hiatt, the first in a series of seven subchapter M compliant towboats that it is building for Metairie, La., headquartered Maritime Partners LLC, which specializes in providing financing solutions in the Jones Act market that include owning and chartering out vessels…. Read More
The Association of Maryland Pilots has ordered its fourth Chesapeake Class launch from Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation, Somerset, Mass. Delivery is scheduled for December 2020. Since the Chesapeake Class pilot boat was introduced by Gladding-Hearn in 2003, 21 have been delivered to 11 pilot associations throughout the United States. With a deep-V hull designed by… Read More
Anchorage, Alaska, headquartered Cook Inlet Tug & Barge (CITB), an independently managed subsidiary of Foss Maritime Company, is adding a versatile shallow draft tugboat, the Bristol Wind, to its fleet in mid-April. The tug will join her sister vessel, the Capt. Frank Moody, in support of the construction, and oil and gas industries’ remote cargo… Read More
A 46 foot x 15 foot planing catamaran is currently under construction at Armstrong Marine USA, Port Angeles, Wash., for Liberty National Golf Club, Jersey City, N.J. Called Liberty National I, it is slated for completion this spring and will transport passengers between North Cove Marina in New York and the private club’s dock in… Read More
IBM (NYSE: IBM) and marine research organization Promare, report that a new “AI Captain,” intended to enable the Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MAS) to self-navigate across the Atlantic later this year, will be trialed at sea this month. As we reported earlier (see story), plans are for the 15 meter long MAS to set sail from… Read More
Through multiple successful projects, J.F. Brennan Company (Brennan) developed a great partnering relationship with the Midwest group of Xcel Energy® (Xcel). From Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) dive inspections and innovative dam repair projects to the implementation of amphibious equipment and helicopters for transmission line installation, we are always looking at ways of incorporating Brennan’s… Read More
Cargotec’s MacGregor unit has received an order from shipbuilder VT Halter Marine Inc. to supply deck machinery and cargo handling equipment for the U.S. Coast Guard Polar Security Cutter (PSC) program. The order is booked into Cargotec’s fourth quarter 2019 order intake, with delivery planned to take place in Q3 2021. MacGregor’s scope of supply… Read More
Luxury cruise line Regent Seven Seas Cruises, a brand of the Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (NCLH), christened its newest ship Seven Seas Splendor in Miami. Seven Seas Splendor, built by Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri, was delivered to its owner in January 2020. “Seven Seas Splendor is the epitome of luxury perfected,” said Frank Del Rio,… Read More
A high pressure SCR (selective catalytic reduction system) said to be the most compact of its type on the market has passed Class NK approval testing. MAN Energy Solutions first introduced the SCR-HP concept in 2017. The development of the new system is based on MAN’s in-house competence with four-stroke engines, where it can reference… Read More