Shipbuilding

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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H226BissoDeliveryPR_EDIT — This new Robert Allan RApport 2400 design tugs have been customized by the designer, the builder, and owner to provide specific operational features.

Eastern Shipbuilding delivers new Z-drive tug to Bisso Offshore

Ken Hocke

Screen Shot 2020-08-18 at 9.15.07 AM — L&L Marine has an option on an additional vessel from of Bayou la Batre-based Rodriquez Shipbuilding. Thordon Bearings photo

Rodriquez Shipbuilding delivers 1,600-hp towboat to L&L Marine

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The Council represents 40 companies that own and operate over 80 shipyards, with facilities on all three U.S. coasts, the Great Lakes, the inland waterways system, Alaska and Hawaii. Ken Hocke photo

Shipbuilders Council announces 2020 shipyard safety awards

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2011_November_OTW_DSC_6466-640x336 — Austal USA held christening ceremonies in September 2011 for the U.S. Navy’s first Joint High-Speed Vessel (JHSV) — the Spearhead. At that time the vessel was called the Joint High-Speed Vessel until the Navy changed it to Expeditionary Fast Transport so

Austal USA completes sea trials for Navy fast transport vessel

Ken Hocke

Burger - CHICAGO'S EMERALD LADY — This is the third passenger vessel Burger has built for Chicago

Burger Boat launches new cruise vessel for Chicago

Ken Hocke

WorkBoat-LC9-06302020 — Hard Drive Marine recently announced the opening of a new manufacturing facility in Bellingham, Wash. Hard Drive Marine photo

Hard Drive Marine opens new R&D facility in Washington

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FRC 40 — The Oliver Henry is the second of three FRCs to be homeported in Apra Harbor, Guam, increasing the presence for the U.S. Coast Guard in the Indo-Pacific Theater. Bollinger Shipyards photo

Bollinger delivers second of three FRCs to be homeported in Guam

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Tawes_Badger copy — The new vessel will replace the 100’x24’, 167-ton J. Millard Tawes. Maryland DNR photo

Blount Boats awarded $9 million contract to build new icebreaker for Maryland

David Krapf

Screen Shot 2020-07-28 at 4.41.32 PM — For the operator, one of the most valuable features of the vessel is the excellent fuel economy. All American Marine rendering

All American to build new 50' NOAA research vessel

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Screen Shot 2020-07-23 at 2.35.17 PM — The unique characteristics of Life Proof Boats make them well-suited to the Northeast, the boatbuilder said. Life Proof Boats photo

Life Proof Boats expands into the Northeast

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