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20 Jul

Hanwha Philly, TOTE to partner on missile defense ships

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsMarAd, shipbuilding

(PHILADELPHIA) — Hanwha Philly Shipyard and TOTE Services, a leading U.S. maritime services company specializing in vessel construction management and ship management, on Friday announced they have been selected to deliver the Missile Defense Agency’s missile range instrumentation vessels (MRIVs). TOTE Services will serve as vessel construction manager (VCM) and Hanwha Philly will build the ships at its Philadelphia shipyard.…

20 Jul

Training ship Lone Star State christened in Philadelphia

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsLicensing and training, shipbuilding

(PHILADELPHIA) — It has been said that the longest journey begins with a single step. For Texas A&M University Maritime Academy, the journey to have a large training ship to call their own has lasted longer than some of the cadets currently enrolled at the academy have been alive. “We have dreamed of this day for 21 years, ever since…

20 Jul

Lake Charles pilots add newbuild from Gladding-Hearn

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsPilot boats, shipbuilding

(SOMERSET, Mass.) – With three Gladding-Hearn pilot boats already in its fleet, the Lake Charles pilots have taken delivery of Calcasieu Pilot from the Somerset, Mass., shipyard. The pilots, who took delivery of their first Gladding-Hearn pilot boat, a 63-footer, in 1995, support crew transfers from the Cameron, La., jetties to the sea buoy, approximately 30 miles offshore. Based on…

09 Jul

NMRA awards two $2,000 marine trades education scholarships

Professional Mariner StaffLicensing & Trainingshipbuilding

(IRVINGTON, Va.) — The National Marine Representatives Association (NMRA) has awarded two scholarships of $2,000 each to students pursuing education in the marine trades beginning this fall. NMRA has actively contributed to the future of the marine industry by awarding marine trades education scholarships annually since 2008. The 2026 recipients of $2,000 NMRA scholarships are Sawyer Couturier, attending the Marine…

07 Jul

HII adds Halimar Shipyard to USV production program

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsAutonomous vessels, shipbuilding

(McLEAN Va.) — Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), America’s largest military shipbuilder and a global leader in autonomous maritime systems, announced Monday that Halimar Shipyard of Morgan City, La., has joined the company’s growing network of strategic industrial partners supporting serial production of HII’s ROMULUS unmanned surface vessel (USV) family. With extensive experience in commercial and government vessel construction, Halimar brings…

06 Jul

Moose Boats response cat to serve San Francisco airport

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsFire and rescue, shipbuilding

(VALLEJO, Calif.) — Moose Boats has delivered an M1-46 fire-rescue catamaran to the San Francisco Fire Department’s Airport Division. This will be the second M1 that the San Francisco International Airport will have available for emergency calls in the waters surrounding the runways. While many of the systems have been upgraded from the previous Moose Boats vessel, the platform and…

30 Jun

Parker Towing vessel gets Mitsubishi engines at Verret Shipyard

Professional Mariner StaffTugboats & Towingbrownwater, shipbuilding

(NORTHPORT, Ala.) — Parker Towing Co. has completed the repower of M/V Syble Fay at Verret Shipyard, replacing the vessel's Cummins QSK38 main engines with two Mitsubishi S12R Tier 3 engines supplied by Laborde Products. Each engine is rated at 1,100 horsepower at 1,600 rpm, providing a total of 2,200 horsepower for the vessel's continued service on the inland waterways.…

29 Jun

Industry mourns Brandon Durar, founder of JonRie deck equipment

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry NewsDeck equipment, shipbuilding, Tugboats and towing

(SEATTLE) — Markey Machine on Friday announced the passing of Brandon Durar, a respected figure in the maritime industry and a dedicated leader whose career spanned more than four decades. Durar died on Sunday, June 21, at the age of 71. Durar built his career through hard work, persistence, and a practical understanding of marine deck equipment. He supported operators…

26 Jun

Parker Towing adds Super Tiger-class workboat from Serodino

Professional Mariner StaffTugboats & Towingbrownwater, shipbuilding

(NORTHPORT, Ala.) — Parker Towing Co. has added the Super Tiger-class Chipper Rabbit to its fleet as a newly constructed workboat built by Serodino Inc. in Chattanooga, Tenn. The 1,368-horsepower vessel measures 60 feet by 24 feet by 8 feet and is configured with a twin-screw propulsion system powered by two Mitsubishi S6R-Y3 Tier 3 engines, each rated at 684…

26 Jun

Midship begins work on new ferry for Mass. operator

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newsferries, shipbuilding

(HARVEY, La.) — Construction of a 157-foot, bespoke catamaran passenger ferry designed by Incat Crowther for U.S. operator Hy-Line Cruises is now underway. The new vessel, which is being built by Midship Marine in Harvey, La., will operate on Hy-Line Cruises' tourism and commercial routes connecting Hyannis, Mass., with the islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. Capable of transporting up…