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Hundreds gathered from across the Florida panhandle to celebrate the opening of Eastern Shipbuilding's Port St. Joe, Fla., facility and see Staten Island Ferry's new Ollis-class ferries constructed by Eastern. Eastern Shipbuilding Group photo

Eastern Shipbuilding opens new Florida facility

After performing initial tests at the lab, the team will then test the developed quantum techniques under real-life conditions at the 5,000-ft.-deep high-pressure test well, instrumented with fiber-optic sensors, at LSU’s Petroleum Engineering Research, Training, & Testing (PERTT) Lab. LSU College of Engineering photo

LSU petroleum engineering professor working to detect oil leaks in offshore operations

Grain-barges-NOLA-USDA-702x336 — Photo by USDA/Anson Eaglin

USDA report shows strong transportation demand

The agreement will see Conrad construct two Damen Multi Cat 3013s for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock. Damen Shipyards Group photo

Damen, Conrad to build first U.S. Multi Cats

John Claybrooks, chief marketing officer. Crowley Maritime Corp. photo

Crowley names Claybrooks chief marketing officer

A Seakeeper 30HD stabilizing gyro will be installed to reduce up to 80% of the vessel roll at all speeds. Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding photo

Gladding-Hearn starts construction of new launch for Galveston pilots

For the FRC, which has a draft of 9'6", Bollinger is using a proven, in-service parent craft design based on the Damen Stan Patrol Boat 4708. Main propulsion comes from twin MTU 20V4000 M93L diesel engines, producing 3,800 hp each. Bollinger Shipyards photo

Bollinger delivers 45th FRC to Coast Guard

The vessels are designed by WI-ND Naval Architects based on the proven Inertia trimaran hull form, and in close collaboration with Sydney based high-speed craft experts One2three Naval Architects. Marsun Shipyard photo

Marsun Shipyard building twin trimaran crew transfer vessels

The triple-screw 6,600-horsepower towboat measures 170'x50' with the pilothouse eyeline measuring at 39'3". C&C Marine and Repair photo

C&C Marine and Repair delivers 6,600-hp towboat to Kirby

Guests will no longer be required to wear masks on board or receive pre-cruise testing. American Queen Steamboat photo

American Queen lifts mask mandate, Covid-19 testing for fully vaccinated