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04 Apr

Metal Shark launches new unmanned surface vehicles

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsAutonomous vessels, shipbuilding

(JEANERETTE, La.) — Louisiana-based boatbuilder Metal Shark has announced the debut of Prowler, a versatile military craft combining multiple unique technologies to meet the current and near future warfighting requirements of the U.S. military and its allies. The company is also debuting Frenzy, a high-performance, low-cost, amphibious micro unmanned surface vehicle (USV) with a payload-carrying capacity of up to 14…

03 Apr

Eastern, Royal IHC partnering on new Army Corps dredge

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newsdredging, shipbuilding

(PANAMA CITY, Fla.) — Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) has announced a strategic partnership with Royal IHC to design and construct a highly automated medium-class hopper dredge for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). The vessel, contracted for the Department of Defense, is slated for delivery in 2027. The dredge will be constructed at ESG's Allanton and Port St. Joe…

27 Mar

St. Johns to build six deck barges for Jones Act lessor

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newsshipbuilding

(PALATKA, Fla.) — St. Johns Ship Building has signed a contract with Seapath for construction of six ABS deck barges in support of the company's Jones Act leasing business. The barges will be built at St Johns Ship Building’s facility in Palatka, Fla., and will be dispatched to multiple charterers along the East Coast. “Domestic maritime transportation is the backbone…

27 Mar

Davie wins design contract for Canada’s new icebreakers

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsIcebreakers, shipbuilding

(LEVIS, Quebec) — Chantier Davie Canada announced Monday that it has been awarded its first National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS) contract by the government of Canada for the design of the six-ship fleet of the nation’s future program icebreakers. This milestone marks the beginning of Davie’s NSS work package to replenish Canada’s Arctic fleet. Each initiative under the contract will help…

19 Mar

Bollinger delivers first of three FRCs for Oregon duty

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newsshipbuilding

(LOCKPORT, La.) — Bollinger Shipyards recently delivered USCGC David Duren to the U.S. Coast Guard in Key West, Fla. This is the 182nd vessel Bollinger has delivered to the Coast Guard over a 35-year period and the 56th fast response cutter (FRC) delivered under the current program. “We’re incredibly proud to deliver the USCGC David Duren, the first of three…

18 Mar

Texas christens hybrid ferry for Galveston Island service

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newsferries, shipbuilding

(HOUSTON) — The Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) recently christened its new 293-foot double-ended hybrid ferry, Esperanze "Hope" Andrade. The Shearer Group Inc. (TSGI) began working with TXDOT to design and provide construction oversight services for the vessel in 2017. The vessel was built by Gulf Island Fabricators in Houma, La. It is named for the first female chair of…

15 Mar

BHGI welcomes naval architect Kyle Pagan

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry Newsshipbuilding

(BRISTOL, R.I.) — Bristol Harbor Group Inc. (BHGI) has welcomed Kyle Pagan as a naval architect to its naval architecture and marine engineering firm. Pagan holds a master’s degree in naval architecture and marine engineering from the University of New Orleans and a bachelor’s degree in petroleum engineering from Louisiana State University. For his graduate research, he conducted an in-depth…

13 Mar

U.S. trade unions urge inquiry into Chinese shipbuilding

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newsshipbuilding

(WASHINGTON) — Five U.S. unions filed a petition Tuesday calling for an investigation into what they say are unfair Chinese practices in the shipbuilding and maritime logistics sectors, Barron's and AFP reported. The petition, filed before U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, urged that action be taken to address "unreasonable and discriminatory" policies and practices by Beijing to dominate these industries,…

06 Mar

Sen. Wicker defends Jones Act in Wall Street Journal letter

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newsshipbuilding

(WASHINGTON) — U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., the highest-ranking Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, wrote a letter to the editor Tuesday in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) in response to a recent WSJ op-ed that criticized the Jones Act. Wicker defended the Jones Act on the basis of national security, arguing that growth in commercial shipbuilding and growth…

06 Mar

Bollinger hosts military officials, senator in Pascagoula

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry Newsshipbuilding

(PASCAGOULA, Miss.) — Earlier this week, Bollinger Mississippi Shipbuilding hosted a delegation of U.S. Navy and Marine Corps leaders at its facility in Pascagoula. The delegation included Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti, Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Christopher Mahoney, PEO Ships Rear Adm. Tom Anderson, and U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss. The visit underscored the role…