Family-owned Hendry Marine Industries has appointed Richard McCreary as president of its Gulf Marine Repair shipyard in Tampa, Fla., effective January 31. McCreary comes to Gulf Marine Repair from Vigor Works, LLC,
The Silverback Marine shipyard in Tacoma, Wash., has introduced its latest design, a 26- by 13-foot truckable tug called the River Ox. Naval architect Aaron Neely masterminded the design, combining the advantages
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) reports that Karey Malyszko has been promoted to vice president of plant operations at its Newport News Shipbuilding division. She succeeds Dru Branche who retired in December.
By Jonathan Hawes When it comes to commercial fishing vessels, innovations often amount to greater efficiency of the operation, and because of that, they bring much more profit. So, some recent changes
The mega jack-up WTIV (wind turbine installation vessel) on order for Rotterdam-headquartered Van Oord at China’s Yantai CIMC Raffles shipyard (see earlier story) will be powered by five Wärtsilä 32 engines capable
Panama City, Fla.-based Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc. (ESG) this week marked the completion of a new, state-of-the-art aluminum superstructure fabrication and assembly hall at its Nelson Street Shipyard. This major infrastructure project
JMS Naval Architects, Mystic, Conn., reports that the C&C Marine & Repair shipyard in Belle Chasse, La., has completed the construction of two 250- by 64- by 16-foot gantry crane barges—Weeks 537
Detyens Shipyards Inc., North Charleston, S.C., has been awarded an $18,218,202 firm-fixed-price contract for a 75-calendar day shipyard availability for the regular overhaul dry docking on the dry cargo ammunition ship USNS
Wärtsilä is to supply the main and auxiliary engines for a series of seven new arctic shuttle tanker vessels being built at the Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) yard in South Korea. The
The Bermuda Government’s Department of Marine and Port Services has returned to Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation, for a new Chesapeake Class pilot boat. The Somerset, Mass. shipyard previously built a 61-foot pilot/rescue