Ribbon-cutting ceremony held for wind farm vessel
AUGUST 12, 2015—An official ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held today at the Warren, RI, shipyard of Blount Boats, Inc., for the first offshore wind farm crew transfer vessel being built in the
AUGUST 12, 2015—An official ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held today at the Warren, RI, shipyard of Blount Boats, Inc., for the first offshore wind farm crew transfer vessel being built in the
JULY 19, 2015—Work is well underway at Blount Boats in Warren, RI, on what will be the first U.S.-flag vessel built for the U.S. offshore wind farm market. The 21-meter-long aluminum catamaran
JULY 24, 2013—The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MarAd) announced grants totaling $9.46 million to help improve 12 shipyards in 10 states. The grants, provided through the Small Shipyard Grant Program,
JULY 30, 2012—Maine Senator Susan Collins, Ranking Member of the Senate Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee, today said that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) will award $2.4 million in federal funding to the
Shipbuilders Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) and Vigor (Team RB-M) report the delivery of the first three on a six vessel RB-M (Response Boat-Medium) contract to the U.S. Coast Guard. The boats are
Shipbuilders Fincantieri Marinette Marine and Vigor (Team RB-M) have delivered two additional Response Boat-Mediums (RB-Ms) to the U.S. Coast Guard. These boats are part of an approved foreign military sale to Jordan
APRIL 13, 2018 — Two well-known maritime industry figures have joined the Vigor team. Bill Blount and Richard McCreary together bring more than sixty-five years’ experience to Vigor along with impressive track
JUNE 21, 2016 — Chris Deegan has been appointed President and Chief Executive of Gibbs & Cox, Inc., (G&C) replacing Rick Biben, who is retiring but remains on the G&C Board of
JANUARY 8, 2014 — Front Street Shipyard, Belfast, ME is beginning construction of a series of catamaran patrol craft for Trefoil Marine, Newport, RI. The first of the boats will launch in
SEPTEMBER 27, 2013 — A Florida bridge that carries 56,000 vehicles daily will be closed “indefinitely” after it was hit at about 2.00 P.M. yesterday by a Military Sealift Command ship under