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10 Feb

Bollinger delivers third FRC to be home-ported in Guam

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News, Shipbuilding

(LOCKPORT, La.) — Bollinger Shipyards has delivered USCGC Frederick Hatch to the U.S. Coast Guard in Key West, Fla. It is the 166th vessel Bollinger has delivered to the Coast Guard over a 35-year period and the 43rd fast response cutter (FRC) delivered under the current program. USCGC Frederick Hatch is the final of three FRCs to be home-ported in…

08 Feb

BAE Systems to supply HybriGen propulsion system for Vermont research vessel

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry News, Shipbuilding

(ENDICOTT, N.Y.) — BAE Systems, a leader in electric propulsion solutions, has been selected by Chartwell Marine to supply the electric hybrid power and propulsion system for a new maritime research vessel for the University of Vermont. As part of the contract, BAE Systems will supply and integrate the hybrid system, working with the vessel’s builder, Derecktor Shipyards. BAE Systems’…

03 Feb

New Crowley ATB to deliver fuel to US air station in Aleutians

Professional Mariner StaffShipbuilding, Tugboats & Towing

(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) — Crowley Solutions has been awarded the five-year contract to deliver military specification fuel to the Eareckson Air Station located on the remote Aleutian Island of Shemya, Alaska. Under the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency-Energy contract, beginning in 2021, Crowley will provide lightering and transportation of 4 million gallons of fuel annually for the radar and aircraft refueling station…

02 Feb

Ribcraft delivers two patrol boats to Vermont State Police

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News, Shipbuilding

(MARBLEHEAD, Mass.) — The Vermont State Police recently took delivery of two specialized 25-foot Ribcraft 7.8s. Delivered to the Greater Burlington area, the RIBs will be used by the State Police Marine Division for all law enforcement operations including patrol, search and rescue, rapid response, victim recovery, and executive protection details on Lake Champlain. The RIBs add to the agency’s…

01 Feb

Metal Shark delivers pair of fireboats to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News, Shipbuilding

(JEANERETTE, La.) — Metal Shark has delivered two new welded-aluminum 50 Defiant monohull pilothouse fireboats to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR). Designed by Metal Shark’s in-house engineering team and built to Lloyd's Registry standard, FB-21 and FB-73 were acquired to boost MDFR’s maritime firefighting capability and will replace existing vessels in its fleet. Compared to MDFR’s outgoing vessels, the new 55-by-17.5-foot…

29 Jan

New NOAA research vessel to be based in Newport, RI

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News, Shipbuilding

(WASHINGTON) — Newport, R.I., has been chosen as the future home port for a new National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) research vessel being built for the agency. Discoverer will be a state-of-the-art ship that operates around the nation and the world to study and explore the ocean. “Discoverer will be one of the world’s most advanced research vessels,” said…

26 Jan

Fraser to build new ferry for Ontario community

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News, Shipbuilding

(SUPERIOR, Wis.) — Fraser Shipyards has announced that it will build a double-ended ferry to serve Christian Island, Ontario, in Lake Huron’s Georgian Bay. Beausoleil First Nation (BFN) will be the owner and operator of the new vessel. The new ferry will employ two Voith Schneider propellers (VSPs) for its propulsion, with the units expected to be delivered to Fraser…

26 Jan

MarAd announces availability of $19.6 million in small shipyard grants

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News, Shipbuilding

(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MarAd) has announced the availability of $19.6 million in federal funding to U.S. small shipyards through the Small Shipyard Grant Program. These investments support efficiency improvements and modernizations that allow U.S. shipyards to compete more effectively in the global marketplace. Since its inception in 2008, the department’s Small Shipyard Grant Program…

25 Jan

Metal Shark developing autonomous vessel system for Marine Corps

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News, Shipbuilding

(JEANERETTE, La.) — Louisiana-based shipbuilder Metal Shark has been selected to develop and implement the Long Range Unmanned Surface Vessel (LRUSV) System for the United States Marine Corps. The LRUSV System will usher in a new era of naval technology while increasing the lethality of U.S. forces, with a network of unmanned vessels traveling autonomously for extended ranges and transporting…

19 Jan

Brix Marine building third IPS-drive catamaran

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News, Shipbuilding

(PORT ANGELES, Wash.) — Brix Marine (formerly Armstrong Marine USA) has been contracted by aerospace and defense technology company Northrop Grumman to build a catamaran research-survey vessel, slated for fall 2021 completion. The 44-by-16-foot vessel is Brix’s third IPS-drive catamaran. The first two were 4216-CTC models, both delivered in 2019, to UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography (R/V Bob…