Shipbuilding

A MetalCraft Marine Interceptor patrol boat owned by the U.S. Coast Guard blasts through Sea State 4 waves at 39 knots off Central America. MetalCraft Marine photo

MetalCraft Marine signs contracts for more than 80 new boats

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It’s the pilots’ 10th launch built by the Somerset, Mass., shipyard. Delivery is scheduled for mid-2023. Gladding-Hearn rendering

Virginia pilots order harbor launch from Gladding-Hearn

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The new contract took effect on March 8, 2022, and will run through Feb. 7, 2027. Huntington Ingalls Industries photo

Huntington Ingalls reaches labor agreement with United Steelworkers at Newport News Shipbuilding

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The new Chesapeake facility has waterfront access and provides additional production capacity to meet anticipated growth. Willard Marine photo

Willard Marine relocates East Coast operations to Chesapeake, Va.

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Caterpillar Marine has entered an agreement with California-based Pacific6 Enterprises to pilot a parallel battery hybrid propulsion system for a first-of-its kind aquaculture farming vessel. Caterpillar rendering.

Nichols Brothers to build aquaculture farming vessel for California

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The vessel, which will be over 260' and capable of housing 60 crew members, will be utilized during the operation & maintenance (O&M) phases of the wind farm projects. Ørsted rendering

Edison Chouest offshore wind service vessel construction underway

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The new ferry will be powered by twin Cummins QSL9 Tier 3 marine engines with ZF Marine CruiseCommand control system and transmissions. Electrical power shall be provided by a Cummins Onan MDK generator. Metal Shark photo

Metal Shark to build new vehicle ferry for Fire Island, N.Y.

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The new aircraft carrier is the first ship in a new class of aircraft carriers that incorporates 23 new technologies, designed to support the Navy’s air wing of the future. Huntington Ingalls Industries photo

Huntington Ingalls completes next phase of new aircraft carrier class

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Since the introduction of the new New York in early February, the entire crew of apprentice pilots and permanent Union crew (International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots, ILA, AFL-CIO-AMG Division) have been familiarizing themselves with the vessel and participating in training conducted by Maritime Pilots Institute, Covington, La. Sandy Hook Pilots Association photo

Sandy Hook Pilots add refurbished pilot boat to its fleet

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The U.S. Coast Guard took delivery of the 154'x25' USCGC John Scheuerman in Key West, Fla., in October of last year. Bollinger Shipyards photo

Bollinger delivers 46th fast response cutter

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The Qamun, a 55,000-bbl. shallow-draft double-hull ATB petroleum tank barge, is specifically designed for the Alaska fuels market. Greenbrier Marine photo.

Hauling liquid cargoes via ATBs continues to evolve

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The tugs, to be built at Albwardy Damen Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, have an estimated delivery in the first quarter of 2023. Damen photo

Damen Shipyards to build two new tugs for Tidewater

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Tideman Boats US workboat hulls are manufactured in the USA in a thermoplastic welding fabrication facility that has been designing, manufacturing, and providing high-impact solutions for many industries, including fire, marine, and aquaculture, since 1986. Tideman Boats photo

Tideman Boats opens U.S. location in Massachusetts

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