Shipbuilding

The EPF’s large, open mission deck and large habitability spaces provide the opportunity to conduct a wide range of missions. Austal USA photo

Austal USA delivers EPF 13 to U.S. Navy

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There's plenty of work building military ships in Gulf Coast shipyards. Austal USA photo

Military vessels are rolling out of Gulf Coast shipyards

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The Navy is planning for at least 20 frigates to be built in the near future. Fincantieri Marinette Marine photo

Marinette Marine begins frigate construction

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The Dorothy Day left Eastern Shipbuilding's Port St. Joe facility on Sept. 1. Eastern Shipbuilding photo

Eastern Shipbuilding delivers third and final Staten Island Ferry

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Attitude adjustment needed

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Zumwalt-class destroyer, Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG 1002) is seen docked at HII's Ingalls Shipbuilding where work will begin on the Combat Systems Availability. Huntington Ingalls Shipbuilding photo

Ingalls Shipyard inks combat systems availability contract

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The vessel will be powered by an advanced parallel hybrid-electric propulsion system, consisting of two main engines, capable of producing 374 kW each, supplemented by two EM-PMI375-T200-2600 motor-generators. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory rendering

Snow & Company to build hybrid electric marine research vessel

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CTVs will be able to operate on any wind farm in the U.S. under the strict safety and inspection standards of the U.S. Coast Guard. Atlantic Wind Transfers rendering

St. Johns Ship Building has six-boat contract from Atlantic Wind Transfers

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The production package provides critical detail engineering to ensure that the ferry is both energy- and capacity-efficient during its operation. Crowley photo

Crowley secures subcontract for hybrid-electric ferry for Maine

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The shipbuilding shift to a data-centric workflow

In May 2019, the Dare County board of commissioners approved a contract for the construction and operation of a new shallow-draft hopper dredge that could be used to address the significant shoaling that occurs in various channels and inlets throughout Dare County. Dare County Board of Commissiones photo

Conrad Shipyard delivers new dredge to Outer Banks

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Design work started by engaging in-house experts with Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Motions Analysis experience to predict the vessel reactions to the expected conditions. Robert Allan Ltd. rendering

Robert Allan awarded contract for ATB convoys for Brazil

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The Peterson Gas can carry a cargo of up to 2,500 gals. of fuel. Peterson Fuel photo

Peterson Fuel builds new fuel ship for Miami/Fort Lauderdale

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