Shipbuilding

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Austal USA completes purchase of Alabama shipyard assets

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MetalCraft-359 — The boats can reach 64 mph with their triple Suzuki 300-hp outboards. MetalCraft Marine photo

MetalCraft Marine delivers two patrol RIBs to Mississippi

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Breaker in NYC — Steel hull plating thickness ranges from

Blount Boats delivers tug to New York Power Authority

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rsz__fil1242-702x336 — FBS will build large portions of the frigate hull then ship them by barge across Lake Michigan to Marinette, Fincantieri photo

Fincantieri upgrading shipyard ahead of frigate construction

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50016790153_36e9abd1b3_c — Littoral combat ship Oakland. Savannah will look just like this upon its delivery. Austal USA photo

Austal USA christens 14th littoral combat ship

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USMI-60-ft-Assault-Boat — United States Marine Inc. (USMI), Gulfport, Miss., was awarded a five-year $108 million Department of Defense (DOD) contract in April to build an undisclosed number of 41' combatant craft assault (CCA) boats. United States Marine Inc. photo

Shipyards get financial breathing room from military contracts

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Coast Guard Cuter Harold Miller commissioning — The Coast Guard Cutter Harold Miller sits moored during the commissioning ceremony at Sector Field Office Galveston, Texas, July 15, 2020. The crew of the Harold Miller will have a patrol area encompassing 900 miles of coastline for the Coast Guard

USCG fast response cutter program on schedule

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Noydena5 — The two tugs will be sisterships of the first RApport 2500 built in the U.S., the Noydena (Chartered to Crowley and renamed the Hercules). Kurt Redd photo

Diversified Marine to build two more tugs for Brusco

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The new towboat was designed by Entech Design LLC, Kenner, La., with the 3D modeling and production drawings done by C&C Marine and Repair

C&C Marine delivers second of 15 tugs to Maritime Partners

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Eastern Shipbuilding cuts steel on new Weeks dredge

Ken Hocke

Betelgeuse - 102 Dominican Republic — The vessel has been delivered to the Dominican Republic under a $54 million U.S. Navy contract awarded to Metal Shark to produce up to 13 85' Defiant-class patrol craft for U.S. partner nations. Metal Shark photo

Metal Shark delivers 85' patrol boat to the Dominican Republic

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GH Seaway PB photo 2 — Outside of the wheelhouse are wide side decks, side and rear doors, and heated roof and boarding platforms on the roof. Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding photo

Gladding-Hearn delivers high-speed launch to St. Lawrence Seaway pilots

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Conrad Vane barge — 55,000-bbl. barge for Vane Brothers. Conrad Industries photo

Conrad adds to 2020 construction backlog

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