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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
New Orleans-based marine transportation company Quality Liquefied Natural Gas Transport (Q-LNG) has received United States Coast Guard design basis acceptance and regulatory approvals to move forward with construction on two variants of its current design. The designs, each for a 5,400 cbm and 8,000 cbm articulated tug and barge (ATB), are both variants of the… Read More
Facility Management Models Visualize your facility in its real-world context. Collaborate with the design team, stakeholders, and the public. Incorporate model to engineer retrofits, evaluate scour, or assess safety. View Video Digital Twins for Marine Surveys Arc Surveying & Mapping, Inc. leverages survey data acquisition technologies including High Definition Multibeam Sonar, Terrestrial LiDAR, and Geophysical… Read More
Bellingham, Wash., based All American Marine, Inc. (AAM) has completed construction and launched an innovative aluminum catamaran that will serve an integral role patrolling both Texas state and federal waters for the law enforcement division of Texas Parks and Wildlife. The 80 foot x 27 foot Captain Murchison is powered by twin CAT C18 ACERT… Read More
Two of the largest very large ethane carriers (VLECs) ever ordered are now under construction to American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) class at Jiangnan Shipyard following a successful joint development effort, the classification society said. The two 99,000cbm dual fuel B-Tank vessels ordered by Pacific Gas are the world’s largest VLEC vessel type. Designed to… Read More
Baltimore, Md., headquartered Vane Brothers has taken delivery of the Annapolis, the second of four 3,000-horsepower Salisbury Class push tugs under construction for the company by Chesapeake Shipbuilding Shipbuilders and Naval Architects in Salisbury, Maryland. The Annapolis has a design that is identical to sister tug Salisbury, delivered in 2019. With a length of 94… Read More