05 Nov

Half Moon Clipper specifications

Professional Mariner StaffAmerican Ship Review, Maritime News
Owner/operator: Holland America Line, Seattle, Wash. Designer/builder: Breaux Brothers Enterprises, Loreauville, La. Dimensions: L: 105’ B: 24’ D: 5’6” Mission: Crew boat Crew size: Four Hull: Aluminum monohull Propulsion: (3) Baudouin 8M26.2 P2 800-hp main engines   (3) ZF 40-by-38-inch propellers ZF 2000 gears (2) Baudouin 4W105S gensets Navitron NT850 steering system Capacities: Passengers: 193 Fuel: 3,538 gallons Potable water:…
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Brazos Pilot
05 Nov

Brazos Pilot

Professional Mariner StaffAmerican Ship Review, Maritime News
On two ride-alongs aboard Brazos Pilot, rough sea conditions did not hinder the new pilot boat from making the sea buoy at the entrance to the harbor at Freeport, Texas. The first trip, in 6- to 8-foot seas on a frosty January day, was to deliver a pilot, Capt. Matthew Krohn, to the containership Bomar Resolute. The second ride, in…
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05 Nov

Brazos Pilot specifications

Professional Mariner StaffAmerican Ship Review, Maritime News
Owner/operator: Brazos Pilots Association, Freeport, Texas Designer/builder: Metal Shark, Jeanerette, La., and Donald L. Blount and Associates, Chesapeake, Va./Metal Shark Dimensions: L: 64’ B: 19’ D: 4.5’ Mission: Pilot boat Crew size: Seats six, sleeps two Hull: Aluminum monohull Propulsion: (2) Caterpillar C18 diesel engines, 803 hp each at 2,100 rpm Twin Disc MGX-5146SC gears, direct mount, electric shift (2)…
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Crew/supply boats
05 Nov

Crew/supply boats

Professional Mariner StaffAmerican Ship Review, Maritime News
U.S. shipyards will produce only a few offshore supply vessels (OSVs), which are considered the lifeline to oil and gas rigs, this year. Vessel owners are trimming a surplus that emerged after oil prices sank in late 2014 and drilling declined. Since then, inland shale output has kept a lid on oil prices. Several vessel owners along the Gulf of…
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Research/survey
04 Nov

Research/survey

Professional Mariner StaffAmerican Ship Review, Maritime News
It took more than nine years, but Canada has taken delivery of the first ship constructed under the National Shipbuilding Strategy. The trailblazer is CCGS Sir John Franklin, a 208-foot offshore fisheries science vessel (OFSV) that will be followed by two sisters from Vancouver’s Seaspan Shipyards. The new ship, delivered in late June, will serve as a research platform for…
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Megayachts
04 Nov

Megayachts

Professional Mariner StaffAmerican Ship Review, Maritime News
Rebuild, repair, repaint, refit. These seem to be the buzzwords of the year in North America’s private megayacht sector. While newbuilds of 100 feet and above plug along at a modest pace, the rejuvenation of older vessels has spurred exponential growth in the marina and refit markets, attracting new yachts to the U.S. and promising to keep the private yachting…
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04 Nov

Top 50 index 2020

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, 2019. In the case of sister vessels built by the same yard, we list only one. American Harmony, 345’ Cruise ship Designer/builder: Chesapeake Shipbuilding, Salisbury, Md. Owner/operator: American Cruise Lines, Guilford, Conn. Bob Annand, 33’ Patrol boat Designer/builder: Rosborough Boats,…
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As oil stabilizes, Gulf yards look to turn the page
05 Nov

As oil stabilizes, Gulf yards look to turn the page

Professional Mariner StaffAmerican Ship Review, Maritime News
Is this finally the bottom? That’s the question being asked along the U.S. Gulf Coast, where nearly four years after the global oil market collapse, demand for new offshore vessels remains virtually non-existent. Order books that were filled before 2014 carried many shipyards for a couple of years, but very few new offshore supply vessels (OSVs), platform support vessels (PSVs)…
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2019 Ship of the Year: Enhydra
05 Nov

2019 Ship of the Year: Enhydra

Professional Mariner StaffAmerican Ship Review, Maritime News
Northern California has long been a hub for innovation, so it’s probably fitting that the greenest large excursion boat in the United States is now based at San Francisco’s Pier 43 1/2. Red and White Fleet took delivery of the 600-passenger Enhydra in early September. The aluminum monohull is outfitted with a lithium-ion battery-electric hybrid propulsion system supplied by BAE…
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