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04 Mar

BRIX Marine delivers new survey catamaran

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newsshipbuilding

(PORT ANGELES, Wash.) — BRIX Marine has delivered its latest 3011-CTC survey boat, Lugudi Barana, to an undisclosed operator. This innovative vessel showcases BRIX Marine's commitment to innovation, performance and environmental stewardship. Designed to excel in marine surveying tasks, Lugudi Barana boasts the following specifications: • Hull length: 30 feet • Waterline length: 28 feet • LOA: Approximately 35 feet…

29 Feb

Marine Corps turns Hornbeck OSV into landing craft

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newsshipbuilding

(CAMP PENDLETON, Calif.) – Gears grinded as the offshore supply vessel HOS Resolution folded its long stern ramp on Friday and prepared to head into the Pacific for an afternoon session with a group of Marines and their drones. The 254-foot Resolution, under contract with the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory, pulled into Camp Pendleton’s Del Mar boat basin on Thursday…

21 Feb

Elliott Bay Design Group expands with strategic partnership

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry Newsshipbuilding

(SEATTLE) — Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) has announced a strategic partnership with Coastwise Corp., a distinguished marine engineering and naval architect firm based in Anchorage, Alaska. Coastwise Corp. has been rebranded as Coastwise Engineering and will be a new division of Elliott Bay Design Group. This division will continue to provide superior naval architecture services to both public and…

16 Feb

Signet delivers first of two RAL-designed Rotortugs

Professional Mariner StaffTugboats & Towingshipbuilding

(VANCOUVER, British Columbia and PASCAGOULA, Miss.) — Signet Sirius, the first of two ART 92-32W Rotortugs, was recently delivered by Signet Maritime at its Pascagoula Shipbuilding and Repair facility. This is the first ART Rotortug that Signet has built for its fleet. Designed by Robert Allan Ltd. (RAL) in collaboration with RotorTug BV, the new vessels incorporate the patented triple…

14 Feb

Shippers investing $120 million into Great Lakes fleet

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsGreat Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System, Ports, shipbuilding, shipping

(CLEVELAND) — The annual process of maintaining the U.S.-flagged fleet of “lakers” on the Great Lakes began in mid-January after the navigational locks connecting Lake Superior to the lower lakes closed for repairs. U.S. companies will invest more than $120 million into their vessels, bringing skilled labor to shipyards and repair facilities around the Great Lakes states. The state receiving…

14 Feb

Philly Shipyard cuts steel for Cal Maritime training vessel

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsLicensing and training, shipbuilding

(PHILADELPHIA) — TOTE Services, Philly Shipyard and California State University Maritime Academy on Friday celebrated the cutting of steel for the fifth national security multi-mission vessel (NSMV), which is destined for Cal Maritime in Vallejo, Calif. This ceremonial event signifies the start of construction for the ship and occurred at Philly Shipyard’s plasma-cutting machine as the button was pressed to…

09 Feb

Seaspan completes ‘prototype block’ for new icebreaker

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsIcebreakers, shipbuilding

(NORTH VANCOUVER, British Columbia) — Seaspan Shipyards has successfully completed construction of the "prototype block" for the Canadian Coast Guard’s polar icebreaker program. Construction of the block ensures that Seaspan has the proper processes, procedures, equipment and skills necessary to build the first heavy polar icebreaker in Canada in more than 60 years. Seaspan developed and built the prototype block…

09 Feb

Metal Shark adds third Louisiana facility, seeks workers

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsLicensing and training, shipbuilding

(JEANERETTE, La.) — Following the recent divestiture of its Alabama-based ship refit and repair business, Metal Shark is expanding its presence in its home state of Louisiana with the addition of a third manufacturing facility and an aggressive recruitment effort. “Last year, Birdon America Inc. approached Metal Shark about acquiring our Alabama operations,” said Metal Shark CEO Chris Allard. “They…

08 Feb

Marine Atlantic takes delivery of E-Flexer ro-pax ferry

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newsferries, shipbuilding

(ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland and Labrador) — Marine Atlantic took delivery of its newest vessel, Ala’suinu, on Tuesday from CMI Jinling, Weihai Shipyard in China. The Stena RoRo E-Flexer ferry will be on a long-term charter with the Canadian state-owned company and operate between Newfoundland and Nova Scotia. Ala’suinu, (pronounced Ah-laa-sue-in-ou), means “traveler” in Mi’kmaq. The vessel builds upon Marine Atlantic’s…

08 Feb

Sterling to build RAL-designed escort tugs for Texas operators

Professional Mariner StaffTugboats & Towingshipbuilding

(VANCOUVER, British Columbia) — Robert Allan Ltd. (RAL) has announced that the company’s longtime clients, Bay Houston Towing and Suderman & Young Towing Co., have awarded construction contracts to Sterling Shipyard in Port Neches, Texas, for multiple new tugs of RAstar 3200-W design. The first tug is expected to be delivered in October 2025. The specially designed RAstar 3200-W tug…