shipbuilding – Professional Mariner

16 Sep

Everett Ship Repair expands with Puget Sound’s largest dry dock

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newsshipbuilding

(EVERETT, Wash.) — Everett Ship Repair (ESR), a leading provider of ship repair and conversion services in the Pacific Northwest, has acquired the floating dry dock Hercules. The dry dock was towed from San Diego by Baydelta using its tug Delta Deanna, built by Nichols Brothers Boat Builders. Hercules is now the largest dry dock in Puget Sound and represents…

15 Sep

Eastern Shipbuilding to support unit production of U.S. Navy destroyers

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newsshipbuilding

(PANAMA CITY, Fla.) — Eastern Shipbuilding Group has announced an agreement with the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) to support the limited production of outfitted structural units for the U.S. Navy’s Flight III Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) guided-missile destroyers. Building on the success of a recent pilot program in which Easter constructed a limited number of DDG…

10 Sep

Coast Guard exercises option for 10 additional FRCs

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newsshipbuilding, U.S. Coast Guard

(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Coast Guard has exercised a contract option with Bollinger Shipyards of Lockport, La., to fund initial construction on 10 additional fast response cutters (FRCs). The $507 million option supports ongoing efforts to modernize the fleet and expand the Coast Guard’s global maritime mission. The action made possible by the passage of Public Law 119-21, known as…

10 Sep

Arc, Curtin Maritime to build eight hybrid-electric tugs

Professional Mariner StaffTugboats & TowingHybrids, propulsion, shipbuilding

(LOS ANGELES) — Arc, a Los Angeles-based electric boat company, on Wednesday announced a $160 million contract with Curtin Maritime, a leading U.S. marine company, for eight hybrid-electric ship-assist tugboats. Built in collaboration with Snow & Co. shipyard, the project marks the largest commercial deployment of electric workboats in marine industry history. The first four tugboats are committed for delivery…

10 Sep

ABB to partner on nuclear reactors for maritime industry

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newspropulsion, shipbuilding, technology

(STOCKHOLM) — ABB has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Swedish nuclear energy company Blykalla to support and accelerate the deployment of small modular lead-cooled reactors to the maritime industry. Building on the terms of an existing MoU between Blykalla and ABB signed in October 2024, which targets developing lead-cooled SMR technology to support Sweden’s clean energy requirements, this…

08 Sep

U.S. launches international initiative to train shipbuilders

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsLicensing and training, shipbuilding

(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Department of Labor has announced the availability of up to $8 million in funding to reinvigorate the U.S. shipbuilding industry, a key part of the department’s efforts to usher in a new era of American worker dominance in global supply chains. The project will connect U.S. technical education centers and community colleges with similar training programs…

08 Sep

Metal Shark delivers patrol boat to Dominican Navy

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newsshipbuilding

(JEANERETTE, La.) — The Dominican Navy has received its second 85-by-19.5-foot welded aluminum near coastal patrol vessel (NCPV), built by Louisiana-based Metal Shark. Christened Arcturus CG-114 in keeping with the Dominican tradition of naming military vessels after constellations and celestial bodies, the new patrol craft was built at Metal Shark’s Franklin, La., shipyard and officially incorporated into the Dominican Navy…

28 Aug

Hanwha to build 10 Jones Act tankers at Philly shipyard

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsJones Act, shipbuilding

(PHILADELPHIA) — Hanwha Shipping, a U.S. subsidiary of Hanwha Ocean, has ordered 10 medium-range (MR) oil and chemical tankers from its affiliate, Hanwha Philly Shipyard, with the first tanker expected to be delivered by early 2029. Not only is this the largest U.S. commercial vessel order in more than 20 years, but it is also the highest-value commercial order seen…

27 Aug

Incat, Breaux Brothers partnering on Houston tour boat

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newsshipbuilding

(HOUSTON) — Incat Crowther has been selected by Port Houston to design a new hybrid electric tour vessel for the port’s popular Houston Ship Channel tours. Incat Crowther will partner with Louisiana-based shipbuilder Breaux Brothers on the project, meaning the new vessel will be both designed and constructed in the United States. Ushering in a new era for Port Houston,…

27 Aug

Hanwha Philly christens Maine Maritime training ship

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsLicensing and training, shipbuilding

(PHILADELPHIA) — U.S. Maritime Administration (MarAd) on Tuesday celebrated the christening of State of Maine, the third of five national security multi-mission vessels (NSMVs), at Hanwha Philly Shipyard. Built for Maine Maritime Academy, State of Maine will serve as a next-generation training ship, supporting both the academic development of cadets and America’s humanitarian relief. Spearheaded by the U.S. Department of…