OCTOBER 21, 2014 — Built at Burger Boat Company’s Manitowoc, WI, shipyard, the oceanographic research and fisheries assessment vessel Arcticus has completed sea trials and was delivered to the U.S. Geological Survey’s
SEPTEMBER 8, 2014—Burger Boat Company, Manitowoc, WI, recently launched the 78 ft research vessel Arcticus for the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The Arcticus replaces the 38-year-old R/V Grayling bringing the USGS Great Lakes Science Center
MAY 12, 2014 —Woodinville, WA, based WESMAR (Western Marine Electronics) reports that a V2-12 commercial bow thruster performing well as part of the propulsion equipment of the 60-ft Turkish research vessel Beluga.
MAY 8, 2014 — Rolls-Royce has reported recent contracts worth over £60.5 million (around $102 million) for the supply of equipment and services for a total of eight vessels. Under contracts with
APRIL 2, 2014—The Oceanographic Research Vessel AGOR 27 was recently christened “Neil Armstrong” by Carol Knight Armstrong, the late astronaut’s widow, during ceremonies at Dakota Creek Industries (DCI), Anacortes, WA. Kali Armstrong,
OCTOBER 8, 2013 — The 261 ft x 52 ft oceanographic research vessel Sikuliaq now has an A-Frame. C.S. Controls, Inc. of Houma, LA recently delivered a stern mounted hydraulic designed to
OCTOBER 1, 2013 — JMS Naval Architects, Mystic, CT, has won a competitively awarded contract from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science to provide concept through contract-level design, shipyard bid support, and
JULY 30, 2013 — The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has awarded a contract to Burger Boat Company, Manitowoc, WI, for the construction of a large research vessel for Lakes Huron, Michigan and
APRIL 11, 2013—The U.S. Geological Survey, Ann Arbor, MI, recently awarded a contract to build a replacement vessel for the 38-year-old research vessel Grayling. The new Grayling will built by Burger Boat
OCTOBER 3, 2012 — Scientists with the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies (HRI) and the College of Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi will study the oceanography