Splashy side launch of yellow Staten Island ferry

VIDEO: Eastern Shipbuilding launches third Ollis class ferry

Launched March 26, the Dorothy Day is the third of the three 320 foot long Ollis class Staten Island ferry being built by Eastern Shipbuilding Group’s Allanton shipyard in Panama City, Fla.,

HOS vessel has been chartered by MSC

Hornbeck Offshore wins Navy contract worth potential $39.7 million

Hornbeck Offshore Operators LLC, Covington, La., has been awarded a $7,510,000 firm-fixed-price contract with reimbursable elements for long-term charter of the U.S. flag offshore support ship, HOS Red Rock, which will provide

Eastern lays keel for Weeks Marine dredge

Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. reports that on, September 11, it conducted the keel laying for R.B. Weeks, ESG Hull 258, a new trailing suction hopper dredge for Cranford, N.J., headquartered Weeks Marine,

Eastern Shipbuilding cuts steel for Weeks Marine dredge

Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. reports that on August 19, 2020, it commenced steel cutting for R.B. Weeks, ESG Hull 258, a new trailing suction hopper dredge for Weeks Marine, Inc. following the

VIDEO: Eastern lays keel for first Coast Guard OPC

Face masks and social distancing were much in evidence when the Coast Guard and Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) authenticated the keel for the first Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC), Argus, at a ceremony

Forward end of Offshore patrol cutter

ESG to start build of second OPC, order LLTM for third

The U.S. Coast Guard modified its contract with Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) April 2 to begin construction of the second Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) and to acquire long lead-time material (LLTM) for

Eastern launches first of three new Staten Island Ferry double-enders

Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., Panama City, Fla reports that its Allanton shipyard last week launched the SSG Michael H. Ollis, the first of three 320 ft Ollis Class ferries for the Staten

Coast Guard issues OPC program RFI

Following the Department of Homeland Security decision to make changes in its Offshore Patrol Cutter contract with Eastern Shipbuilding, the U.S. Coast Guard has released a request for information (RFI) to gauge

DHS revisits Eastern Shipbuilding OPC contract

The Department of Homeland Security is easing the time deadlines in Eastern Shipbuilding’s Offshore Patrol Cutter contract, but only on the first four hulls. After that, it says, “The Coast Guard will

7,000 HP, Tier IV McAllister tug arrives in Charleston

McAllister Towing reports the arrival in Charleston. S.C., of the Capt. Jim McAllister the fourth in a series of four 100’ x 40’, 80 metric ton bollard pull tugboats. The tug is

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