Future ferries: Some may fly, most won’t
Back in the 1960s, there was all sorts of buzz around hovercraft and hydrofoils. With some impressive deliveries—like the Boeing JetFoil—they were going to change the face of the ferry industry. Except
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Metal Shark building two new fast fireboats for Maryland county
Jeanerette, La., headquartered boat builder Metal Shark is building two welded-aluminum fireboats for the Anne Arundel County Fire Department in Maryland that will have a top speed of 45 knots and a
Op-Ed: Why America’s small and medium yards need nurturing
Steven Clarke, CEO and co-owner of Silver Ships, Inc. – an Alabama-based mid-sized boat builder – discusses how the recent award of the largest federal contract in his company’s history reemphasizes the
VIDEO: Austal USA lays keel for final Independence-variant LCS
Austal USA hosted a keel laying ceremony June 16 for the final Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship to be built at its Mobile, Alabama, shipyard, the future USS Pierre (LCS 38). Ship sponsor
Austal USA starts construction of Navy floating dry dock
Construction is now underway at Austal USA on the Navy Auxiliary Floating Dry Dock Medium (AFDM) awarded the Mobile, Ala., shipyard under a $128 million June 2022 Naval Sea Systems Command contract.
BAE Systems Ship Repair honors its top suppliers and subcontractors
BAE Systems Ship Repair recently recognized its best suppliers and subcontractors during a “Partner2Win” supplier ceremony. More than fifty companies that successfully supported the company’s maintenance of U.S. Navy ships and commercial
First Flight II Expeditionary Fast Transport christened
Austal USA christened its 14th Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF), USNS Cody, in a February 25 ceremony at its Mobile, Ala., shipyard’s advanced manufacturing facility. Cody is the first EPF Flight II as
Op-Ed: Tank coatings and linings to protect the harshest area of a vessel
By Andy Margarit, Sales Director of Marine at Tnemec Company Inc. The start of 2020 is remembered for a myriad of reasons, but for those in the marine industry, the International Maritime
Hornblower to speak on green hydrogen at FERRIES 2022
With less than two months remaining, Marine Log’s 35th annual FERRIES conference is set to make its San Francisco debut November 1-2, with a full lineup of expert owner, operator, green tech,
6 companies win Navy awards for continued LUSV studies
As we reported earlier, the Chief of Naval Operations’ just-released released Navigation Plan 2022 sees the U.S Navy’s fleet of 2040s as including “a host of manned, unmanned and optionally-manned platforms operating