HOS Commander
24 Oct

HOS Commander

Professional Mariner StaffAmerican Ship Review, Maritime News
Two years ago, Hornbeck Offshore Services sparked a flurry of blockbuster shipbuilding deals on the Gulf Coast when it announced that it planned to build 16 U.S.-flagged DP-2 offshore supply vessels in the 300-foot range at a cost estimated at $720 million. Hornbeck’s aim was to build big and go deep by putting together a fleet of vessels capable of…
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24 Oct

Seacor Lynx specifications

Professional Mariner StaffAmerican Ship Review, Maritime News
Owner/Operator: Seacor Marine, Houma, La. Dimensions: L: 192.25’ B: 41’ D: 14’ Designer: Incat Crowther, Australia Builder: Gulf Craft Mission: High-speed catamaran Crew: 12 HULL Aluminum catamaran PERFORMANCE Maximum speed: 42 knots at 754 gph Cruising speed: 40 knots at 504 gph PROPULSION (4) MTU 16V 4000 M73L Tier 2 diesels rated at 3,860 hp each (4) Twin Disc MGX-62000…
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‪Seacor Lynx
24 Oct

‪Seacor Lynx

Professional Mariner StaffAmerican Ship Review, Maritime News
Capt. Ron Rainey has driven high-speed cats for Seacor Marine in Angola, the Congo and the Caspian Sea. But as he takes Seacor Lynx down the Houma Navigation Canal for sea trials in the Gulf of Mexico, it feels like crew boat heaven. The 192-by-41-foot speedster is the third CrewZer class cat designed by the Australian firm Incat Crowther and…
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24 Oct

Sikuliaq specifications

Professional Mariner StaffAmerican Ship Review, Maritime News
Owner: Natl. Science Foundation, Arlington, Va. Operator: University of Alaska Fairbanks School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, Seward, Alaska Designer: Glosten Associates, Seattle Builder: Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wisc. Dimensions: L 616’ B 105’, design draft 36’ Mission: Ice-class oceanographic survey vessel Crew size: 20 + 2 marine technicians + 26 scientists HULL Steel monohull/partial steel superstructure (top 3 decks aluminum)…
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Sikuliaq
24 Oct

Sikuliaq

Professional Mariner StaffAmerican Ship Review, Maritime News
Marinette Marine is finally delivering what the American scientific community has always wanted: its own purpose-built research vessel that can sail through ice in the Arctic. Previously, Arctic oceanographers needed to hitch a ride aboard a U.S. or Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker to gain access to the frozen frontier. In 2014, the 261-foot Sikuliaq will be ready for service as…
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24 Oct

USNS Montford Point specifications

Professional Mariner StaffAmerican Ship Review, Maritime News
Owner: U.S. Navy, Military Sealift Command Operator: Ocean Shipholdings, Houston, Texas Dimensions: L: 765’ 2”  B: 164’ D: 50’ 9” Designer/Builder: General Dynamics Nassco, San Diego, Calif. Mission: Mobile Landing Platform (floating base for at-sea vehicle/equipment transfers) Crew size: 34 HULL Steel monohull, double hull with bulbous bow PERFORMANCE Speed: 15 knots Cruising range: 9,500 nm at 15 knots PROPULSION…
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USNS Montford Point
24 Oct

USNS Montford Point

Professional Mariner StaffAmerican Ship Review, Maritime News
With USNS Montford Point, the first Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) for the U.S. Navy, General Dynamics Nassco has pulled off the remarkable feat of rethinking an existing commercial design and adapting it as a naval auxiliary that can be reconfigured for multiple missions — all for about $500 million per ship. Montford Point is based on the 185,000-dwt Alaska-class tankers…
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24 Oct

Top 50 index 2014

Professional Mariner StaffAmerican Ship Review, Maritime News
This register lists vessels of interest to professional mariners completed by North American shipyards in the year ended Sept. 1, 2013. In the case of sister vessels built by the same yard, we list only one. Abdon J. Callais, 200’ OSV Designer/Builder: Master Boat Builders, Bayou la Batre, AL Owner/Operator: Abdon Callais Offshore, Golden Meadow, LA Apalachee, 64’ Catamaran-Hull Research…
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Harbour Island
16 Oct

Harbour Island

Professional Mariner StaffAmerican Ship Review, Maritime News
When Newcastle Shipyards was approached to build Harbour Island, the brief was simple: build a go-anywhere, finely finished, charter-ready yacht with a shallow draft. The client, an experienced boater who grew up cruising around Florida and the Bahamas, selected the Palm Coast, Fla.-based yard for its expertise in building expedition boats. As is the case with many megayacht projects, Harbour…
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Connor Foss
16 Oct

Connor Foss

Professional Mariner StaffAmerican Ship Review, Maritime News
The notorious Columbia River bar is one of the most dangerous river entrances in the world, and it’s just the first of many navigational hazards that ships face on the dredged, 43-foot channel that extends 100 miles upriver to the ports of Vancouver, Wash., and Portland, Ore. Two pilotage associations, the Columbia River Bar Pilots and the Columbia River Pilots,…
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