New Foss tug features Sea Machines autonomous system
10 May

New Foss tug features Sea Machines autonomous system

Professional Mariner StaffShipbuilding, Tugboats & Towing
(SEATTLE) – Foss Maritime has selected Sea Machines Robotics’ SM300 autonomous command and control system for use aboard its tugboat Rachael Allen, the fourth in a series of ASD-90 tugs from Nichols Brothers Boat Builders in Freeland, Wash. Delivering in May 2021, the newly built 90-ton bollard pull Rachael Allen will be the first U.S.-flag harbor tug to integrate autonomous…
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Texas A&M announces name of new training ship
10 May

Texas A&M announces name of new training ship

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News, Shipbuilding
(GALVESTON, Texas) — The Texas A&M Maritime Academy on the Galveston campus of Texas A&M University has received notification from the U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration (MarAd) that the national security multi-mission vessel (NSMV) expected to arrive on campus in 2025 will be named Lone Star State. The ship is the fourth in a new class series of vessels…
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Canada orders two polar icebreakers as part of NSS
06 May

Canada orders two polar icebreakers as part of NSS

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News, Shipbuilding
(OTTAWA) — The government of Canada announced on Thursday that it will move forward with the construction of two polar icebreakers under the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS). Both new polar icebreakers will have capacity and ability beyond that of Canada's current largest icebreaker, CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent, and will both be built by Canadian shipyards. Early estimates are that the…
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Nichols Brothers launches final z-drive tug in series for Foss
06 May

Nichols Brothers launches final z-drive tug in series for Foss

Professional Mariner StaffShipbuilding, Tugboats & Towing
(FREELAND, Wash.) — Nichols Brothers Boat Builders (NBBB) launched the final tractor tug in a four-vessel series on April 29 for Foss Maritime. M/V Rachael Allen will join the Foss fleet in May. The ASD-90 tugs feature a design by Jensen Maritime Consultants of Seattle. The 100-by-40-foot z-drive tugs are built to U.S. Coast Guard Subchapter M regulatory standards, with…
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Elliott Bay Design Group announces leadership promotions
04 May

Elliott Bay Design Group announces leadership promotions

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News, Shipbuilding
(SEATTLE) – Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) has announced changes to its executive leadership team following the appointment of Robert Ekse to president, reflecting the new vision and long-term goals for the company. John Reeves has been promoted to principal in charge. As a principal, he will oversee technical projects and provide direction and engineering support to ensure project success.…
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SCA members receive $7 million from Small Shipyard Grant Program
04 May

SCA members receive $7 million from Small Shipyard Grant Program

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News, Shipbuilding
(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MarAd) awarded more than $7 million to nine members of the Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) last week. Through the Small Shipyard Grant Program, MarAd annually provides federal grants to support capital improvements and employee training projects at small shipyards across the United States. SCA applauds U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg…
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Pauline Duclos, CFO of Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, dies at 87
28 Apr

Pauline Duclos, CFO of Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, dies at 87

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News, Shipbuilding
(WESTPORT, Mass.) — Pauline Delia (Duperre) Duclos, age 87, wife of George Duclos, the former CEO of Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, died peacefully on April 24 surrounded by her family. The daughter of the late Jean Baptiste and Claire (Paradise) Duperre, she was born in 1933 in Warren, R.I. She spent most of her life in Westport, Mass., enjoying summers on Watuppa…
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Conrad lays keel for GLDD hopper dredge
27 Apr

Conrad lays keel for GLDD hopper dredge

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News, Shipbuilding
(MORGAN CITY, La.) — Conrad Shipyard hosted a keel-laying ceremony on April 16 for a 6,500-cubic-yard trailing suction hopper dredge being built for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company (GLDD). Delivery is scheduled for the first quarter of 2023. Addressing an audience of Conrad and GLDD executives at Conrad's Deepwater shipyard in Amelia, La., along with U.S. Coast Guard personnel,…
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MarAd awards $19.6 million to upgrade 31 small shipyards
26 Apr

MarAd awards $19.6 million to upgrade 31 small shipyards

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News, Shipbuilding
(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MarAd) announced $19.6 million in grant awards Monday to 31 small shipyards in 15 states through the Small Shipyard Grant Program. The funds will help awardees modernize, increase productivity, and expand local employment opportunities while competing in the global marketplace. Since 2008, MarAd’s Small Shipyard Grant Program has awarded $262.5 million…
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