Heddle Shipyards rebrands as Ontario Shipyards
Canada’s Heddle Shipyards, which operates three shipyards on the Canadian side of the Great Lakes, has rebranded. On January 1, it became Ontario Shipyards, saying that the name change has been made
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Recent workboat deliveries have enhanced fuel efficiencies in mind
Coming off the heels of the International Workboat Show last month, one thing is certain: an emphasis on green operations was all over the showroom floor. Workboats, including patrol and pilot boats—the
Eastern Shipbuilding tapped to complete HOS MPSV duo
Panama City, Fla., headquartered Eastern Shipbuilding Group reports that it has been contracted by Zurich American Insurance Company to complete the construction of two ultra high-spec 400 class Multi-Purpose Support Vessels (MPSVs)
GD Bath Iron Works to get $34 million in workforce initiative funding
U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R. Me), Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Defense Subcommittee, yesterday announced that the U.S. Navy has approved more than $34 million for six new workforce
Austal USA wins $867.6 million order for three Expeditionary Medical Ships
Austal USA, Mobile, Ala., has been awarded an $867,666,667 modification to a previously awarded U.S. Navy contract (N00024-19-C-2227) for the detail design, and construction of three Expeditionary Medical Ships, an Expeditionary Fast
First Bollinger-built APL barge delivered to U.S. Navy
Last week, Bollinger Shipyards delivered the first Bollinger-built Auxiliary Personnel Lighter–Small (APL) Class berthing and messing barge (APL 71) to the U.S. Navy. APL 71 is the fifth vessel of its class
Ingalls lays keel of future USS George M. Neal
The keel for the future USS George M. Neal (DDG 131), a Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, was ceremonially laid at HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division, December 15. The ship is named for
Baleària’s new LNG RoPax ferry launches
The Margarita Salas ferry, operated by Spanish ferry operator Baleària, was launched December 14 by Spanish shipyard Astilleros Armon. The vessel is operationally efficient, fitted with dual-fuel LNG engines that ensure each
M/V Jennifer Lee delivered to Maritime Partners
Metairie, La., based Maritime Partners has taken delivery of the M/V Jennifer Lee, an 84- by 30- by 11-foot, 2,600 horsepower towboat from Belle Chase, La., based C&C Marine and Repair LLC.
PNNL hybrid research vessel hits the water
Seattle-based Snow & Company recently launched the 50-foot plug-in hybrid research vessel it is building for the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) into Lake Washington. The vessel, the R/V