Custom aluminum boat manufacturer Munson Boats, based in Burlington, Wash., recently delivered a 40-foot aluminum fireboat to the Chesapeake (Va.) Fire Department. The boat, which is the company’s “Fire Boat 4” model,
JAG Alaska Inc., Seward, Alaska, has been awarded an $18,715,881 firm-fixed-price contract for an 81-calendar day shipyard availability for the regular overhaul and dry dock availability of Military Sealift Command’s fleet rescue
BAE Systems has been awarded a contract by General Dynamics Electric Boat for deck module fabrication in support of U.S. Navy submarine programs. The contract between the companies will cover the production
St. Johns Ship Building has appointed Jim Sorenson its vice president of government sales. Sorenson will spearhead all government-related sales efforts at the Palatka, Fla.-based shipyard and report directly to its president,
Bollinger Shipyards yesterday held a ceremony at its Bollinger Marine Fabricators shipyard in Amelia, La., to lay the keel for the future R/S SpaceShip. SpaceShip is being built for ULA (United Launch
As regular readers will know, Port Angeles, Wash.-based BRIX Marine has been keeping busy lately. Now it has announced that it is to expand its manufacturing facility in Port Angeles. The new
Golding Barge Line, Vicksburg, Miss., has recently commissioned its newest towboat, the 74- by 34-foot M/V Scott Golding, equipped with Mitsubishi Tier 4 engines supplied by Laborde Products. Built by Vessel Repair
By Aarnoud van Weelderen and Peter Taylor, Macquarie Group Shipping companies working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions face several complex decisions in transitioning to lower-carbon energy sources. Vessel owners must sort through
BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair, San Diego, Calif., has been awarded a $34,927,342 firm-fixed-price modification to its previously awarded $177.8 million contract for the the maintenance and modernization of the Arleigh
MAN Energy Solutions is following up on its successes in designing and testing the first two-stroke ammonia engine. It has announced the launch of a new four-stroke ammonia engine R&D project. CalledAmmoniaMot