Maritime Partners christens M/V Emily Webber towboat
Maritime Partners held a christening ceremony last month for the M/V Emily Webber towboat, the seventh of nine vessels the company is building at Intracoastal Iron Works in Bourg, La. The towboat
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Dorsey appointed VP operations at Ingalls Shipbuilding
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that Donny Dorsey has been appointed as vice president of operations at its Ingalls Shipbuilding division. Dorsey, formerly ship program manager for all DDG waterfront efforts at
Fincantieri Marinette shipyard dedicates new frigate construction facility
Leaders from Fincantieri Marinette Marine, the U.S. Navy, and Wisconsin-based Miron Construction dedicated a new facility at the Marinette, Wis., shipyard with a small ceremony on March 8. Employees and guests gathered
Chouest shipyard floats out Viking Mississippi
Viking Cruises reports that its 386-guest Viking Mississippi river cruise vessel was floated out today at Edison Chouest Offshore’s LaShip shipyard in Houma, La. Set to debut in June 2022, the Jones
BAE San Diego Ship Repair wins $125.5 million Navy contract
The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems – San Diego Ship Repair, San Diego, Calif., a $125,517,541 firm-fixed-price contract for the execution of fiscal 2022 docking selected restricted availability of the Wasp-class
Wight Shipyard wins contract for two hybrid river bus vessels
London’s leading river bus operator, Uber Boat by Thames Clippers, has awarded East Cowes, U.K., shipbuilder Wight Shipyard a contract to build two new hybrid Clipper-class vessels. “We are delighted that Uber
Metal Shark wins Fire Island Ferries construction contract
Metal Shark, Jeanerette, La., has been awarded a contract to build a new vehicle ferry for Fire Island Ferries. Designed by Elliott Bay Design Group, the 70- by 23-foot vessel features a
Coast Guard commissions fifth Bahrain-bound Sentinel-class FRC
Bollinger Shipyards LLC president and CEO Ben Bordelon joined senior U.S. Coast Guard officials yesterday at the Port of Tampa for the commissioning of one of the newest Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutters,
TTB 2022 attendees to tour Austal USA shipyard in Mobile
On March 29—Day 1 of Marine Log’s TTB 2022 conference for the tug, towboat and barge industry—conference attendees will have the unique opportunity to visit Austal USA, one of the country’s premier
BAE’s San Diego shipyard to get $50 million in infrastructure improvements
On February 8, the Port of San Diego Commissioners unanimously agreed to allow BAE Systems’ San Diego shipyard to take advantage of $50 million worth of infrastructure improvements to begin later this