JANUARY 16, 2019 —Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation, has delivered a retrofitted pilot boat to the Delaware Bay pilots association. Brandywine, one of the shipyard’s early 53′ Chesapeake class launches built in 2004,
DECEMBER 6, 2018 — The Southwest Alaska Pilots Association has taken delivery of a new pilot boat from Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation. The Somerset, MA, shipyard delivered the vessel to Fort Lauderdale,
NOVEMBER 1, 2018 – Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation, Somerset, MA, has won an order from the Seaway Pilots Inc., Cape Vincent, NY, for a Chesapeake Class pilot boat. Delivery of the new
JULY 12, 2018 — The Virginia Pilot Association has taken delivery of a Chesapeake class MKII launch from Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Somerset, MA. The MKII, a new generation of the shipyard’s popular Chesapeake
APRIL 30, 2018 — While some pilotage services require pilot boats to spend considerable time at sea, others involve short trips, which means the boat is tied up at the dock. Vancouver,
JANUARY 10, 2018 — Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation, Somerset, MA, has delivered a Chesapeake Class pilot boat to the Alabama Pilot, Inc., Mobile, AL. With length overall of 53.6′, beam of 17.8′,
DECEMBER 20, 2017 — Jeanerette, LA , headquartered shipbuilder Metal Shark has set its sights on the pilot boat market with a range of custom-configurable pilot offerings and two new pilot boats
JUNE 28, 2017 – Delta Launch Services, the operating company for the Associated Branch pilots on the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi, has ordered a new pilot boat from Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos
APRIL 5, 2017 — The Southwest Alaska Pilots Association in Homer, Alaska has ordered a new pilot boat from Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation, Somerset, MA. Delivery from the shipyard is scheduled for
NOVEMBER 30, 2016 — A new boat being built for the Virginia Pilots Association by Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding joins the increasing number of pilot boats powered by Volvo Penta IPS inboard propulsion systems.