R.B. Weeks dredge before launch

R.B. Weeks dredge undergoes sea trials

Panama City, Fla., based Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc. conducted sea trials for the R.B. Weeks (ESG Hull 258) trailing suction hopper dredge it built for Weeks Marine Inc. and launched last summer.

Pilot boat refit put Tampa back in water looking like new

Gladding-Hearn completes pilot launch refit

The Tampa Bay Pilots Association has taken delivery of Tampa, a Chesapeake Class pilot boat originally built by Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding in 2003, after an extensive refit at the Somerset, Mass., shipyard. The

Everett Ship Repair yard

Everett Ship Repair to talk shipyard selection process at Ship Repair USA

Selecting a shipyard to do your repairs, upgrades or any vessel maintenance work can be daunting for some. On June 20, Jon Hie, general manager for Washington-based Everett Ship Repair, will discuss

Davie Shipbuilding CEO with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeua

Davie now a partner in Canada’s National Shipbuilding Strategy

Canada’s largest shipbuilder, Levis, Quebec, based Davie Shipbuilding has at last become an official partner in Canada’s National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS). Announcing the move yesterday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, said that this

Meyer Turku CEO Tim Meyer and TUI Cruises CEO Wybcke Meier celebrate keel laying of Mein Schiff 7

TUI Cruises makes a move towards methanol fueling

In another sign of the serious attention methanol fueling is getting in the cruise industry, TUI Cruises’ newbuild Mein Schiff 7 will be methanol ready. The first steel block of Mein Schiff

eTug tugboat charging at a port

Tugboat designs and deliveries abound  

Recently delivered to Suderman & Young Towing Company in Houston, Texas, the Eva is the first in a series of three Robert Allan Ltd.-designed Rapport 2600 tugboats the company ordered from Master

American Song river cruise ship travels down the Snake River.

River cruising takes off on U.S. inland waters 

American river cruising continues to take off with new ships coming on line for service along inland and intracoastal rivers throughout the country. One leading line, Guildford, Conn.-based American Cruise Lines has

Green Marine logo

St. Johns Ship Building joins Green Marine

Palatka, Fla.-based St. Johns Ship Building is the newest participant in Green Marine—a voluntary environmental certification program for North America’s maritime industry. “At St. Johns Ship Building, the current and future well-being

Audience members look on during a presentation at TTB 2023 in Mobile.

Successful TTB 2023 sees largest attendance to date

Attendance at TTB (Tugs, Towboats & Barges) conference exceeded expectations for the third year in a row—especially for vessel owners and operators, C-level executives, and shipyards. This year, nearly 300 people gathered

AUKUS submarine project will see U.K. and Australia build a new submarine class,SSN-AUKUS

AUKUS submarine project: What’s next?

The AUKUS plan to provide Australia with nuclear-powered submarines took a significant step forward yesterday. The initiative, first publicly announced last September, will see the U.S. and U.K. share knowhow and technology

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