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
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.
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
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 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
Damen Shipyards Group is to provide Colombian shipbuilder Cotecmar with design, engineering and technical assistance for the construction of an 83 m x 16 m Scientific Marine Research Vessel (Buque de Investigación
A consortium co-led by the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) and the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) has been awarded a four-year National Science Foundation (NSF) cooperative agreement to operate the third
Denmark’s National Institute of Aquatic Resources, DTU Aqua, urgently needs to replace its aging research vessel R/V Dana IV. The ship will face its 40 year class survey at the end of
The Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego is adding a fourth research vessel, the 42 ft Bob and Betty Beyster to its fleet for use in San
Shipbuilder VT Halter Marine, Inc. reports that it has been selected for Phase 1 Preliminary/Contract design for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) AGOR Variant (NAV). Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)