Under construction: The largest hopper dredge in America

Manson Construction Company, headquartered in Seattle, Wash., turned heads last fall when it announced that it would be building the largest U.S.-flagged, self-propelled hopper dredge in the United States. The company, which

LCS 28 completes acceptance trials

Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) reports that the future USS Savannah (LCS 28) has successfully completed acceptance trials in the Gulf of Mexico. LCS 28 is the 14th Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) built

SBX-1 is based on a semi-submersible hull

EBDG weld procedure reduces downtime for critical defense asset

PROCURE AND PREP EBDG obtained approval from ABS to create the test assemblies using both applicable grades of steel in one weldment. Combining the two steel grades into one assembly effectively reduced

Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), Chair of the House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, (center) served as the ship's sponsor

Eastern lays keel for second OPC

Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc. (ESG), Panama City, Fla., yesterday hosted the keel authentication ceremony for the second vessel in the U.S. Coast Guard’s new offshore patrol cutter (OPC) program, the future USCGC

Crowley has the first fully electric U.S. tugboat with autonomous technology

Getting to zero is getting real

GM is to phase out gasoline and diesel powered cars by 2035—and California could ban gas-fueled leaf blowers and lawnmowers by 2024. Developments like that are a reminder that moves to make

CRS report on frigate

Navy awards Fincantieri Marinette second frigate

The U.S. Navy is exercising a $553.8 million option that will see Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) build the second Constellation-class guided-missile frigate, the future USS Congress (FFG 63). The Wisconsin shipyard reports

The ILS DIBB, with its independent power plant, allows icebreaking to become a modular capability that can be added to new and existing ships as and when required

Vard Marine and Finland’s ILS in teaming agreement

Vancouver, B.C., headquartered Vard Marine Inc. and Finland’s ILS Ship Design & Engineering have reached an agreement to work together to develop design solutions for the global icebreaker market and to address

FORAN graphic

SENER releases new version of FORAN

Spanish engineering and technology specialist SENER has launched ths launched the new V80R4.0 version of its ship design system FORAN, which is currently licensed at more than 150 shipyards and design offices

Rendering of red dredge

Conrad reports first quarter results

Morgan City, La., headquartered shipbuilder Conrad Industries, Inc. (OTC Pink: CNRD) has reported results for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, that include net income of $705,000 and income per diluted share

Two patrol boats alongside at shipyard

VIDEO: Trinidad and Tobago takes delivery of Austal patrol boats

Austal Australia has delivered two 58-meter Cape-class Patrol Boats to the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard (TTCG). The patrol boats, TTS Port of Spain (CG41) and TTS Scarborough (CG42), were accepted by

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