Philly Shipyard held a ceremony February 11 to mark the cutting of steel for the fifth National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV) destined for California State University Maritime Academy (Cal Maritime) in Vallejo,
Back in December, Marine Log’s Alex Marcheschi sat down with Marine Jet Power’s (MJP) global director of sales, Robert Magnusson, at the International Workboat Show, to discuss current trends the company is
Following the recent divestiture of its Bayou La Batre, Ala., shipyard, Louisiana-based boat builder Metal Shark is expanding its presence in its home state with the addition of a third manufacturing facility.
Both the U.S. and Canada are both building their first polar icebreakers in decades. Polar icebreakers use steel that is considerably thicker than in conventional ships and with tight frame spacings to
Back in October last year Exmar LPG (a joint venture between Exmar and Seapeak) announced that two 46,000 cubic meter gas carriers on order at shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) would be
MAN Energy Solutions has reached an agreement with Denmark’s C.C. Jensen (CJC) that will see CJC’s lube oil filtration products promoted and sold through MAN PrimeServ, MAN Energy Solutions’ after-sales division. The
Austal USA is planning a major expansion of its Mobile, Ala., shipyard capability. The infrastructure expansion, which will be to the south of Austal USA’s current waterfront facility, will include a new
Australia’s Birdon Group reports that its Birdon America Inc. subsidiary has acquired Metal Shark Boats’ 32-acre Bayou La Batre shipyard in Alabama. It says that the acquisition brings a fully developed shipyard
Joe Rella has been named president of Americraft Marine Group’s St. Johns Ship Building subsidiary in Palatka, Fla., which recently delivered the first of three Incat Crowther 30 meter crew transfer vessels
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) reports that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division has successfully completed builder’s sea trials of the amphibious transport dock ship Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29). Launched in January