VIDEO: Former OSV reborn as research vessel
The Palo Alta, Calif., based Schmidt Ocean Institute has taken delivery of its newest research vessel, the Falkor (too). The 110 meter vessel was originally delivered in 2011 by Spain’s Freire shipyard
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VIDEO: Freire launches new MBARI flagship research vessel
Construction of the R/V David Packard, the new flagship research vessel under construction at the Freire Shipyard in Spain for the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) reached a major milestone October
AAM starts construction of research vessel for Hawaii
All American Marine (AAM), Bellingham, Wash., has been awarded a contract to build a research vessel for the University of Hawaii at Mānoa and the University of Hawaii Foundation (UHF) on the
Glosten selected to design new Red Sea research vessel
Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) has selected Seattle-headquartered naval architecture firm Glosten to design a state-of-the-art oceanographic research vessel (RV). Replacing the existing RV Thuwal, the new
JMS completes concept design for LUMCON research vessel
JMS Naval Architects, Mystic, Conn., has completed the concept design of a 125-foot Gulf Coast research vessel for Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON). JMS was competitively awarded a contract from LUMCON to provide
Siemens Energy to equip two new NOAA research vessels
Houma, La.-based shipbuilder Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors LLC has awarded Siemens Energy a contract to supply power, propulsion, and control systems, along with battery storage technology, for the two research vessels on order
All American Marine launches research vessel for NOAA
Bellingham, Wash., based All American Marine (AAM) has launched a 50-foot research vessel for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), designated for the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary in Washington State.
Ulstein designs research vessel for Korea’s KIGAM
Norway’s Ulstein Group has entered into an agreement that will see Korean shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction build an Ulstein SX134 design research vessel for the Korea Institute of Geoscience and
MBARI to build new flagship research vessel
The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) has selected Freire Shipyard in Vigo, Spain, to build its new state-of-the-art research vessel. It is to be named R/V David Packard, in honor of
Derecktor starts construction of hybrid research cat
Derecktor Shipyards of Mamaroneck, N.Y., has started construction of a 64-foot aluminum catamaran research vessel. Ordered by the University of Vermont for its Rubenstein School of Environmental and Natural Resources, it will