Megayacht demand remains strong in North America despite virus impacts
22 Nov

Megayacht demand remains strong in North America despite virus impacts

Professional Mariner StaffAmerican Ship Review, Shipbuilding, , , , ,
Twelve months ago, 2020 looked to be a banner year for megayachts. Sales were on the rise, clients were interested and yards were buzzing with projects. The 2019 fall boat shows, which informally kick off the yachting industry’s year, saw record attendance both in terms of exhibitors and visitors. The Marine Industries Association of South Florida reported that the 2019…
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22 Nov

Top 40 index

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American Jazz, 345’ Cruise ship Designer/builder: Chesapeake Shipbuilding, Salisbury, Md. Owner/operator: American Cruise Lines, Guilford, Conn. Anini I, 32’ Excursion boat Designer/builder: Armstrong Marine USA, Port Angeles, Wash. Owner/operator: North Shore Charters, Kilauea, Hawaii Aventura, 29’ Patrol boat Designer/builder: Sirocco Marine, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Owner/operator: Aventura Police Department, Aventura, Fla. Bay Voyager II, 37’ Excursion boat Designer/builder: Naiad, Picton, New…
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Nichols launches third ASD-90 tug for Foss Maritime
19 Nov

Nichols launches third ASD-90 tug for Foss Maritime

Professional Mariner StaffShipbuilding, Tugboats & Towing
(FREELAND, Wash.) — The third of four ASD-90 tugs for Foss Maritime, Leisa Florence, was launched at Nichols Brothers Boat Builders (NBBB) on Nov. 18. The ASD-90 tugs are designed by Jensen Maritime Consultants of Seattle. The 100-by-40-foot z-drive tractor tugs are built to U.S. Coast Guard Subchapter M regulatory standards, with ABS load line certification and UWILD notation. Leisa…
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12 Nov

Shipbuilding News, November 2020

Professional Mariner StaffNewsletter, Shipbuilding
Autonomous retrofit planned for hybrid cargo vessel First Harvest Navigation is partnering with Sea Machines Robotics on an autonomous control package for the 63-foot hybrid cargo vessel Captain Ben Moore. Sea Machines, a Boston-based maritime technology company, will outfit the aluminum catamaran with its SM300 autonomous command and control system with a remote helm. The installation is scheduled to take…
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12 Oct

Shipbuilding News, October 2020

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Edison Chouest building wind farm service vessel Orsted and Eversource have reached agreement with Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) to build and operate a service operations vessel (SOV) in support of several offshore wind power projects proposed in the Northeast. The vessel will be the first of its kind built in the United States specifically for offshore wind.  ECO will build…
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New Great Lakes bulk carrier first built in US in nearly 40 years
01 Oct

New Great Lakes bulk carrier first built in US in nearly 40 years

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime News, Shipbuilding, ,
A U.S.-flagged bulk carrier is being built in the Great Lakes region for the first time since 1983. Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding of Sturgeon Bay, Wis., is midway through the two-year project for Interlake Steamship Co., based in Middleburg Heights, Ohio. Among its cargoes, the River-class self-unloading ship is anticipated to carry iron ore from Minnesota’s Mesabi Range to a Burns…
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11 Sep

Shipbuilding News, September 2020

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Shipbuilders council announces 2020 safety awards  The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) has recognized more than a dozen U.S. shipyards for safety efforts during the past year. The awards are available to member shipyards that submit injury and illness surveys, have zero fatalities over the course of the year, demonstrate fewer recordable safety incidents than the SCA average, or reduce…
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