Gulf LNG Tugs of Port Arthur on Thursday announced it has placed orders for four new escort tugs to serve the Port Arthur LNG export facility in Texas. Two will be constructed by Master Boat Builders in Coden, Ala., and two by Sterling Shipyard in Port...
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Fairbanks Morse Defense to Acquire Rolls-Royce Naval Propulsors & Handling Business
Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD) on Thursday announced it has struck a deal with Rolls-Royce to acquire its naval propulsors and handling business. The acquisition will include a range of propellers and waterjets for naval applications, as well as marine ...
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Metal Shark Delivers First of Two Fireboats to Anne Arundel Fire Department
Metal Shark, a Louisiana-based boat builder, has delivered the first of two cutting-edge 50-foot welded-aluminum fireboats to the Anne Arundel County Fire Department in Annapolis, Md. These new vessels are set to enhance emergency response capabilities...
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US Port Strike Would Spark Supply-chain Glitches from Outset, Shipping Exec Says
A threatened Oct. 1 strike by dockworkers at ports on the U.S. East Coast and Gulf of Mexico would immediately disrupt the flow of goods in the country, the North America chief executive of French container carrier CMA CGM said on Wednesday.The…
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Kitsap Transit Secures Funding for Zero-emission Hydrofoil Ferry Project
Kitsap Transit has been awarded $1.2 million to design an all-electric, zero-emission fast ferry demonstration vessel and its accompanying shoreside charging infrastructure, the Washington State Department of Commerce announced. This funding…
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US Navy Accepts Delivery of Future USS Robert E. Simanek
San Diego shipbuilder General Dynamics NASSCO delivered the future USS Robert E. Simanek (ESB 7) to the U.S. Navy, on September 12.The Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary mobile base ship is named for Private First Class Robert Ernest Simanek…
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Tidal Transit Orders Battery-ready CTV Pair
U.K.-based Tidal Transit said it has placed orders with Singapore's Penguin Shipyard for two new battery-ready crew transfer vessels (CTV) amid growing demand for green crew transport in the offshore wind sector.The company announced on Tuesday…
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Alabama Shipyard to Repair USACE’s Largest Hopper Dredge Wheeler
Mobile, Ala. ship repair yard Alabama Shipyard has been awarded a contract to repair the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (USACE) largest trailing suction hopper dredge, Wheeler.Alabama Shipyard was one of three bidders for the contract, winning the dryd...
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New RHIBs Delivered to the Indonesian Army
ASIS Boats has delivered new 9.5-meter military RHIBs for the Indonesian Army.Equipped with powerful engines, advanced navigation and communication systems, they aim at enhancing the Army’s capacity for maritime security and rapid response operations.T...
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US Sues Containership Dali Owner for Baltimore Bridge Destruction
The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday filed a civil claim seeking $103 million from the two Singaporean companies that owned and operated the container ship that in March toppled the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, killing six people…
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