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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
America’s first all-electric tugboat is ready to set sail. According to reports, the new model dubbed the eWolf, is part of an ambitious effort to help decarbonize the nation’s ports by removing smog-spewing diesel from heavy equipment. With the help of $3 billion in the Inflation Reduction Act tapped for zero-emission infrastructure and port equipment investments,… Read More
Signed Agreement Makes Way for Cleaner Marine Vessel Technology New Orleans, LA. – May 3, 2024 – Maritime Partners, LLC, a leading provider of maritime financing solutions primarily focused on Jones Act vessels, has received a Design Basis Agreement (“DBA”) from the U.S. Coast Guard for the M/V Hydrogen One towboat that includes e1 Marine… Read More
The U.S. last month began an investigation of China’s dominant shipbuilding industry, in a move signaling increasing pressure on China that extends beyond technology and into the manufacturing sector. Following a petition from five labor unions, Katherine Tai, the U.S. trade representative (USTR), announced on April 17 the so-called 301 probe into China’s practices in… Read More
On Friday, May 3rd, Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. (ESG) successfully launched the ferry LONG ISLAND (ESG Hull 228) at its Allanton Shipyard in Panama City, FL. The new passenger and auto ferry is destined to operate between Bridgeport, CT, and Port Jefferson, NY, traversing the Long Island Sound. The vessel was christened by Rosemary McAllister,… Read More
President Biden wants to bring shipbuilding back to the U.S., but it won’t be easy for a domestic manufacturing industry that has been miniscule since the 1980s. The recent announcement by the Biden administration of a new trade investigation into China’s dominance of the ship manufacturing sector — linked to its broader industrial policy to… Read More