Crowley takes delivery of Tier 4 ATB for Alaska service
07 Jul

Crowley takes delivery of Tier 4 ATB for Alaska service

Professional Mariner StaffShipbuilding, Tugboats & Towing
(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) — Crowley recently took delivery of Aurora/Qamun, a 55,000-barrel articulated tug-barge (ATB), from Master Boat Builders and Gunderson Marine. The 410-foot vessel is the second ATB in Crowley’s fleet, after Aveogan/Oliver Leavitt, to be dedicated to the Alaska market. The ATB is specially designed to add efficiency and range to transport petroleum products for Crowley Fuels, the company’s…
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Galveston-Texas City Pilots order fourth launch from Gladding-Hearn
07 Jul

Galveston-Texas City Pilots order fourth launch from Gladding-Hearn

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News, Shipbuilding
(SOMERSET, Mass.) — The Galveston-Texas City Pilots have ordered a fourth launch from Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, with delivery scheduled for late 2022. With a length overall of 73.2 feet, a beam of 23.3 feet and a draft of 5.9 feet, the all-aluminum, high-speed pilot boat features the Ray Hunt Design deep-V hull. It will be powered by three Volvo Penta D13…
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ABS, RAL, Signet partnering on 3D-designed tugboat
02 Jul

ABS, RAL, Signet partnering on 3D-designed tugboat

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News, Shipbuilding, Tugboats & Towing
(HOUSTON) — The first commercial U.S. vessel designed, built and verified using an end-to-end 3D design process is now under construction in a pioneering project by the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), Robert Allan Ltd. (RAL), Signet Maritime Corp. and the U.S. Coast Guard. Designed by RAL, the advanced rotortug, which is designed to escort vessels and offshore assets at…
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TAI/Aluma newbuild to serve National Park Service at Ellis Island
29 Jun

TAI/Aluma newbuild to serve National Park Service at Ellis Island

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News, Shipbuilding
(NEW ORLEANS) — TAI Engineers LLC has completed the detailed design and construction of Annie Moore, a new vessel for the National Park Service (NPS). The NPS named the all-steel passenger/utility vessel after a 15-year-old Irish  girl who was the first to sign the Ellis Island immigrant register. “TAI has designed and built many boats and ships, but this project…
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Royal Canadian Navy commissions first AOPS in National Shipbuilding Strategy
28 Jun

Royal Canadian Navy commissions first AOPS in National Shipbuilding Strategy

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News, Shipbuilding
(HALIFAX, Nova Scotia) — The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) commissioned the first Arctic and offshore patrol ship (AOPS), HMCS Harry DeWolf, at a ceremony Saturday at Irving Shipbuilding. This significant occasion represents a great achievement for the Canadian shipbuilding industry and for the RCN, with the first ship of the RCN’s future fleet delivered under the National Shipbuilding Strategy officially…
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Fraser Shipyards under new ownership, prepares for new markets
28 Jun

Fraser Shipyards under new ownership, prepares for new markets

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News, Shipbuilding
(SUPERIOR, Wis.) — Infrastructure Acquisition Partners LLC, a joint venture between Cleaves Invest AS and Foundry Mountain Infrastructure Partners LLC, has announced the acquisition of Fraser Industries LLC of Superior, Wis. “As a Great Lakes maritime company, Fraser Industries has a terrific 133-year legacy on which to build,” said Patrick Kelly, incoming CEO of Fraser. “Under the leadership of the…
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Eastern partners with Bayou Metal Supply on OPC production
24 Jun

Eastern partners with Bayou Metal Supply on OPC production

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News, Shipbuilding, Uncategorized
(PANAMA CITY, Fla.) — Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) has signed an exclusive partnership agreement with Louisiana’s Bayou Metal Supply to provide material and labor in support of the production of the U.S. Coast Guard offshore patrol cutter (OPC) program. ESG is the prime contractor of the OPC program and landed this materials and labor relationship to strengthen its bid for…
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