shipbuilding – Professional Mariner

05 Nov

Colonna’s Shipyard opens new Trades Training Building

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsLicensing and training, shipbuilding

(NORFOLK, Va.) — Colonna’s Shipyard celebrated the opening of its new Trades Training Building last week, marking a major investment in workforce development and regional industry innovation. The project is part of Colonna’s ongoing commitment to reinvest in its facilities and people, following more than $150 million in infrastructure and workforce investments since 2016. The new 9,000-square-foot facility, located on…

04 Nov

New presidents named at Great Lakes Towing, Great Lakes Shipyard

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry Newsshipbuilding, Tugboats and towing

(CLEVELAND) — The Great Lakes Towing Company and Great Lakes Shipyard have announced the promotions of Gregg Thauvette and Thomas Rigolo, two longtime leaders whose commitment and expertise have been key to the companies' continued success. Thauvette has been promoted from executive vice president to president of The Great Lakes Towing Company, where he will continue to oversee all harbor…

30 Oct

Master Boat adds floating dry dock to boost throughput

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newsshipbuilding, Tugboats and towing

(CODEN, Ala.) — Master Boat Builders has taken delivery of a new state‑of‑the‑art floating dry dock, giving the company direct control over launch schedules and accelerating vessel deliveries. Designed and built by Conrad Shipyard, the dry dock measures 155 feet long by 66 feet wide with 41-foot-tall wing walls. It features a 2,000‑ton lifting capacity and incorporates a barge bow…

27 Oct

Otto Candies acquires four MPSVs from Harvey Gulf

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newsshipbuilding, Supply vessels

(DES ALLEMANDS, La.) — Otto Candies announced on Thursday that it has expanded its offshore fleet by acquiring four multi-purpose supply vessels (MPSVs) from Harvey Gulf International Marine of New Orleans. Harvey Blue-Sea, Harvey Sub-Sea, Harvey Deep-Sea and Harvey Intervention, all DP-2-class MPSVs, joined the Otto Candies fleet on Oct. 23, according to Otto Candies. "This acquisition represents a meaningful…

23 Oct

Bollinger’s 61st FRC to be home-ported in St. Petersburg

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newsshipbuilding, U.S. Coast Guard

(LOCKPORT, La.) — Bollinger Shipyards on Thursday announced the recent delivery of USCGC Olivia Hooker at Coast Guard Sector Key West. This is the 61st fast response cutter (FRC) delivered under the U.S. Coast Guard’s current program and the 187th vessel built by Bollinger for the Coast Guard over a 40-year partnership. Olivia Hooker will be home-ported in St. Petersburg,…

23 Oct

Breaux Brothers delivers luxury cat to Kauai tour operator

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newsshipbuilding

(KAUAI, Hawaii) — Kauai Sea Tours has taken delivery of the newest vessel in its fleet, Lady Kailani, a 65-foot luxury catamaran. Built by Breaux Brothers Enterprises in Louisiana and engineered by Incat Crowther for performance, stability and style, Lady Kailani combines cutting-edge design and guest-focused amenities. Features of Lady Kailani include: • Dual X15 Cummings engines capable of 1,300…

21 Oct

Carpenter: ‘America First’ requires the Jones Act

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsJones Act, Security, shipbuilding

By Jennifer Carpenter It comes as no surprise that President Donald Trump is building a legacy as a consequential maritime president. After all, there are few areas of our economy that are more "America First" than the U.S. maritime industry. We have been a maritime nation since our founding, and the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, commonly known as the…

21 Oct

St. Johns Ship Building uses MarAd grant to add new crane

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry NewsMarAd, shipbuilding

(PALATKA, Fla.) — St. Johns Ship Building, a subsidiary of Americraft Marine Group, has announced the receipt and commissioning of a new 100-ton Link-Belt rough terrain crane, acquired through funding provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MarAd) Small Shipyard Grant Program. The Link-Belt 100|RT is fabricated and assembled in Lexington, Ky., and represents a significant step in…

20 Oct

Bollinger lays keel for ninth T-ATS towing vessel for Navy

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newsshipbuilding, Tugboats and towing

(HOUMA, La.) — Joined by senior U.S. Navy officials and more than 20 officials from the Lenape Nation at Bollinger Houma, Bollinger Shipyards on Friday laid the keel for the future USNS Lenni Lenape, the ninth Navajo-class towing, salvage and rescue ship (T-ATS) and the sixth T-ATS vessel being constructed by Bollinger since acquiring the program in April 2021. “Bollinger…

10 Oct

Bollinger, Finnish yard to build first Arctic security cutters

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsIcebreakers, shipbuilding, U.S. Coast Guard

(WASHINGTON) — President Trump on Thursday announced that Bollinger Shipyards, in conjunction with Rauma Marine Constructions, Seaspan Shipyards and Aker Arctic Technology Inc., will lead an effort to supply six Arctic security cutters under an initiative to deliver next-generation icebreakers to the U.S. Coast Guard by 2028, USNI News reported. “We sort of have almost a monopoly on icebreakers if…