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USCGC Florence Finch is the second of two FRCs to be homeported in Astoria, OR LOCKPORT, La., — Bollinger Shipyards (“Bollinger”) today delivered the USCGC Florence Finch to the U.S. Coast Guard in Key West, Florida. This is the 183rd vessel Bollinger has delivered to the U.S. Coast Guard over a 40-year period and the 57th Fast… Read More
USNS Cherokee Nation is the second Bollinger-built towing, salvage, and rescue ship T-ATS to replace the aging Safeguard-class rescue and salvage ships and Powhatan-class tugboats Houma, La. – Representatives from Bollinger Shipyards (“Bollinger”) gathered Saturday alongside senior U.S. Navy officials at Bollinger Houma to christen the U.S. Navy’s newest towing, rescue, and salvage ship, (T-ATS)… Read More
The U.S. Navy is in the midst of a shipbuilding crisis that will leave the United States and our men and women in uniform perilously overmatched in an increasingly dangerous world if it is not addressed soon. This week, the Senate Armed Services Committee is negotiating the details of the National Defense Authorization Act, legislation that has… Read More
Swiss marine power company WinGD, Swedish marine technology leader Alfa Laval and the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) will work with Korean shipbuilder K Shipbuilding (KSB) on the development of an ammonia-fuelled MR tanker design, under a memorandum of understanding signed in April. The design will feature a 6X52DF-A engine from WinGD. WinGD will work… Read More
GREEN BAY, Wis. – The U.S. Navy is teaming up with Northeast Wisconsin Technical College to address a need for more shipbuilders. NWTC is receiving nearly $600,000 in grant money to promote this career, which is in high demand. The money will be used to put on welding rodeos, and annual events to be held… Read More
The Department of Defense announces that Fincantieri’s US subsidiary, Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM), has been awarded a contract worth over 1 billion US dollars to build the fifth and sixth Constellation-class frigates for the US Navy. The contract for the lead frigate and 9 options, signed in 2020, has a cumulative value of 5.5 billion US dollars, including post-delivery availability support… Read More
Earlier this month, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation and Philly Shipyard, Inc. announced the construction of a Subsea Rock Installation Vessel (SRIV), the first Jones Act-compliant rock placement vessel for the U.S. offshore wind industry. Representatives from Great Lakes and Philly Shipyard gathered for the keel-laying ceremony of the vessel, loading the first grand block… Read More
Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) is proud to announce that it has been awarded a contract to construct the newest Fisher Island Ferry for the Fisher Island Community Association, Inc. (FICA) in Florida. The vessel will be constructed at ESG’s Allanton and Port St. Joe facilities and is expected for delivery in 2026. “Eastern Shipbuilding Group… Read More
Austal USA celebrated the christening of the company’s 19th Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) today – the future USS Pierre (LCS 38). Ship sponsor Larissa Thune Hargens executed the ceremonial bottle break over the bow of Pierre witnessed by an audience of over four hundred excited guests. Hargens, a native of South Dakota, graduated from Bethel… Read More
We’re pleased to share the launch and christening of The Bridgeport and Port Jefferson Steamboat Company ferry LONG ISLAND with you. This is the 16th vessel we have built for our long-time customer, McAllister Towing. Watch here:
Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc (ESG) is proud to announce the commencement of phase two of a significant infrastructure improvement project at its Nelson Street government shipbuilding facility. This phase includes the construction of 1,000 linear feet of additional bulkhead and berthing space, installation of associated heavy weather mooring infrastructure, the extension of the launch facility… Read More
Johnny Holt has been part of Tuscaloosa, Ala.-based Parker Towing Company nearly 36 years. Holt’s first day on the job was July 15, 1988, and he started out as a deckhand aboard the company’s original mv. Alice Parker. Holt had been working as a painter, but at his father-in-law’s suggestion, he decided to give the maritime industry… Read More
The U.S. Coast Guard has exercised a contract option to award Bollinger Shipyards two additional Sentinel-class fast response cutters (FRCs). This announcement brings the number of FRCs awarded to Bollinger up to 67 since the program’s inception. To date, the Coast Guard has commissioned 55 FRCs into operational service. “We’re incredibly proud of our long… Read More
600+ Workers Across Three U.S. Gulf States Built a “Floating Home Base” for Offshore Wind Technicians Supporting Ørsted’s Northeast Wind Farms America’s offshore wind energy supply chain is marking a major milestone, with the christening of the first-ever American-built, owned, and crewed offshore wind service operations vessel (SOV), which will play a key role in… Read More
Silver Ships has completed the construction and delivery of the first four coastal fast response boats (CFRB) under a contract award worth $6.12 million from the Naval Sea Systems Command. The vessels were designed and constructed as a part of the U.S. Navy Foreign Military Sale (FMS) program and will benefit the NATO Navy, while the… Read More