All American building catamaran for Hawaii research
18 Oct

All American building catamaran for Hawaii research

Rich MillerMaritime News
(BELLINGHAM, Wash.) — All American Marine (AAM) has been awarded a contract to build a research vessel for the University of Hawaii at Manoa and the University of Hawaii Foundation (UHF) on behalf of the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB). The research vessel, with construction already underway in AAM’s facility on Bellingham Bay, is a 68.5-by-25-foot semi-displacement aluminum catamaran…
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Gladding-Hearn to repower workhorse Tampa launch
17 Oct

Gladding-Hearn to repower workhorse Tampa launch

Rich MillerMaritime News
(SOMERSET, Mass.) — The Tampa Bay Pilots Association has returned its first Chesapeake-class pilot boat to Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding for repowering after more than 50,000 operating hours. Tampa was built in 2003 when the shipyard introduced the class of midsize, high-speed launches. In 2015, the Tampa pilots took delivery of the shipyard’s first Chesapeake-class MKII, which incorporates the performance benefits of…
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Former shipyard reopens as Avondale Global Gateway
10 Oct

Former shipyard reopens as Avondale Global Gateway

Rich MillerMaritime News, ,
(AVONDALE, La.) — T. Parker Host on Friday announced the grand opening of the former Avondale Shipyards as Avondale Global Gateway. The former shipyard has been transformed during the past four years since its acquisition into a global logistics hub for intermodal commerce. Situated on the Mississippi River, Avondale Global Gateway combines river, road and rail connections with ample storage…
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Austal USA cleared for Stage 2 of OPC program
06 Oct

Austal USA cleared for Stage 2 of OPC program

Rich MillerMaritime News
(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Coast Guard on Wednesday issued a notice to Austal USA, the offshore patrol cutter (OPC) Stage 2 contractor, to proceed on detail design work to support future production of OPCs. The Coast Guard issued the notice following the withdrawal of an award protest filed in July with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) by Eastern Shipbuilding Group.…
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Birdon gets contract for up to 27 inland buoy tenders
06 Oct

Birdon gets contract for up to 27 inland buoy tenders

Rich MillerMaritime News, ,
(WASHINGTON) – The Coast Guard Waterways Commerce Cutter (WCC) Program has awarded Birdon America of Denver, Colo., an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity firm fixed-price contract with economic price adjustments for the detail design and construction of its river buoy and inland construction tenders. The initial award is worth $28.49 million. The contract includes options for the construction of 16 river buoy tenders…
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All American to build eco-tour boat for Alaska operator
04 Oct

All American to build eco-tour boat for Alaska operator

Rich MillerMaritime News
(BELLINGHAM, Wash.) — All American Marine (AAM) has been awarded the contract to build a high-speed and long-range eco-tour vessel for Phillips Cruises and Tours. The vessel will operate in Whittier, Alaska, upon completion. The newbuild will have an 84.5-by-30.7-foot semi-displacement aluminum catamaran hull that was developed by Nic de Waal of Teknicraft Design in Auckland, New Zealand. The vessel…
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Philly Shipyard lays keel for Mass. Maritime training ship
30 Sep

Philly Shipyard lays keel for Mass. Maritime training ship

Rich MillerMaritime News,
(PHILADELPHIA) — TOTE Services and Philly Shipyard marked a significant construction milestone at a keel-laying ceremony Thursday for the second of five new national security multi-mission vessels (NSMVs) for America’s state maritime academies. The keel laying is a ceremonial recognition in which the first grand block of the vessel is loaded into the building dock. Keel-laying traditions are said to…
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Philly launches new SUNY Maritime training ship
29 Sep

Philly launches new SUNY Maritime training ship

Rich MillerMaritime News
(PHILADELPHIA) — Empire State VII, the first of five U.S. Maritime Administration (MarAd) purpose-built training vessels for the nation's maritime academies, was launched Saturday at Philadelphia Shipyard. The new national security multi-mission vessel (NSMV), which is being built for the State University of New York (SUNY) Maritime College, was guided into its new berth by McAllister Towing tugboats. Delivery is…
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Silver Ships delivers landing craft to New York county
27 Sep

Silver Ships delivers landing craft to New York county

Rich MillerMaritime News
(MOBILE, Ala.) — Silver Ships has delivered a multi-mission Explorer 40 landing craft to the Suffolk County Public Works Department in Suffolk County, N.Y. The department’s mission is to improve communities' quality of life by overseeing all county properties and projects while maintaining safe public navigation involving waterways, bridges, docks, marinas and more. The custom-built Explorer workboat’s primary purpose is…
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St. Johns lays first CTV keel for Atlantic Wind Transfers
22 Sep

St. Johns lays first CTV keel for Atlantic Wind Transfers

Rich MillerMaritime News,
(PALATKA, Fla.) — St. Johns Ship Building held a keel-laying ceremony on Sept. 8 for the first of a series of aluminum crew transfer vessels (CTVs) used to service the offshore wind farm industry. The announcement follows the Jones Act shipyard’s acquisition by Americraft Marine earlier this year. The CTVs will be servicing U.S. offshore wind projects for construction, operations,…
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