shipbuilding – Page 18 – Professional Mariner

02 Mar

New Bollinger FRC bound for Coast Guard Sector Boston

Rich MillerMaritime Newsshipbuilding, U.S. Coast Guard

(LOCKPORT, La.) – Bollinger Shipyards has delivered USCGC Maurice Jester to the U.S. Coast Guard in Key West, Fla. This is the 178th vessel Bollinger has delivered to the Coast Guard over a 35-year period and the 52nd fast response cutter (FRC) delivered under the current program. “We’re incredibly proud to deliver another fast response cutter to be home-ported in…

28 Feb

St. Johns Bar Pilots order new launch from Gladding-Hearn

Rich MillerMaritime NewsPilots, shipbuilding

(SOMERSET, Mass.) – Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding has taken an order from the St. Johns Bar Pilot Association for a high-speed launch, based on the successful 40-foot Resilient-class pilot boat introduced in 2005. Delivery to the Florida-based pilots is scheduled for mid-2024. This is the group's fourth Gladding-Hearn pilot boat since 1962. Designed by Ray Hunt Design, the all-aluminum launch measures 35…

28 Feb

Moose Boats to build fireboat for California delta agency

Rich MillerMaritime Newsshipbuilding

(VALLEJO, Calif.) — Moose Boats has been awarded a contract from the Woodbridge Fire District for the construction of a M3-36 monohull to serve as a fireboat in the San Joaquin Delta. The San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors awarded the fire district funding for the new boat. The funds are from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), a large…

22 Feb

MetalCraft’s Bill Connor inducted into NMMA Hall of Fame

Rich MillerIndustry Newsshipbuilding

(KINGSTON, Ontario and WATERTOWN, N.Y.) — The National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) announced the induction of Bill Connor, president of MetalCraft Marine and Stanley Boats, into the group's Hall of Fame at its annual State of the Industry Breakfast on Wednesday in Toronto. Established in 1998, the NMMA Hall of Fame recognizes and honors individuals whose names and deeds are…

21 Feb

Demand for offshore wind in U.S. nearly doubled in 2022

Rich MillerMaritime NewsClimate change, offshore wind, shipbuilding

(BALTIMORE) — Demand for offshore wind in the United States nearly doubled in 2022 and investments in the market tripled, marking not only a transformative year, but an inflection point when the industry began its transition to commercial-scale operations, according to the Business Network for Offshore Wind. The network, the leading nonprofit representing more than 500 businesses working to accelerate…

21 Feb

Study links small propeller defects, increased cavitation

Rich MillerMaritime Newsengineering, propulsion, shipbuilding

(OTTAWA, Ontario) — The slightest deviation in the machining, polishing and finishing of ships’ propeller blades could result in underwater radiated noise and cavitation, even if defects are within the maximum tolerance allowed by classification societies and the ISO 484-1 standard. A Canada Transport-funded study on the impact of manufacturing tolerances on propeller performance – carried out by Memorial University…

15 Feb

Austal USA opens San Diego ship repair facility

Rich MillerMaritime Newsshipbuilding

(SAN DIEGO) — Austal USA celebrated the opening of the company’s new San Diego waterfront ship repair facility Monday during an afternoon reception that brought together military and community leaders, elected officials and representatives from across the ship repair industry. The shipyard, located adjacent to Naval Base San Diego, will provide full-service repair, maintenance and modernization services for small surface…

14 Feb

BOEM releases review, seeks input on Mass. wind project

Rich MillerMaritime Newsoffshore wind, Ports, shipbuilding

(WASHINGTON) — In support of the Biden administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) on Monday announced the availability of its draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for the proposed SouthCoast Wind (formerly Mayflower Wind) energy project offshore Massachusetts. SouthCoast Wind represents the seventh project that is currently…

14 Feb

Glosten leads design team for new Australian research vessel

Rich MillerIndustry Newsshipbuilding

(TOWNSVILLE, Queensland, Australia) — The Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) has selected Seattle-based Glosten and One2three Naval Architects to design its new state-of-the-art research vessel. The Glosten-led team includes One2three from Sydney and Maritime Survey Australia (MSA) from Melbourne. The new vessel will be bigger and more capable than its predecessor, with a larger working deck, room for more…

10 Feb

Paxton: Navy’s ‘mixed messages’ hinder U.S. shipyards

Rich MillerMaritime Newsshipbuilding

(WASHINGTON) — Matthew Paxton, president of the Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA), testified Wednesday at a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee on the state of the nation's defense industrial base. Topics included the inconsistent demand signals sent by the U.S. Navy, how the nation's shipbuilding and ship repair yards have worked to recruit next-generation talent, and how the…