Burger Boat ferry

Burger Boat Company christens new ferry

Burger Boat Company held a christening ceremony for the new 92-foot vehicle and passenger ferry, the Neebish Islander III, at its Manitowoc, Wis., shipyard on August 13. Ordered by the Eastern Upper

Ships to be built at NASSCO

NASSCO wins $1.4 billion in Navy contract mods

The General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego has received $1.4 billion in U.S. Navy contract modifications for construction of a sixth Expeditionary Sea Base ship (ESB 8) and two additional John

Bollinger delivers 50th Fast Response Cutter

Bollinger Shipyards LLC has delivered the USCGC William Chadwick to the U.S. Coast Guard in Key West, Florida. This is the 176th vessel Bollinger has delivered to the U.S. Coast Guard over

large unmanned surface vessel in chart of unmanned vessels

6 companies win Navy awards for continued LUSV studies

As we reported earlier, the Chief of Naval Operations’ just-released released Navigation Plan 2022 sees the U.S Navy’s fleet of 2040s as including “a host of manned, unmanned and optionally-manned platforms operating

St. Johns Ship Building lays keel for Jones Act CTV

St. Johns Ship Building, Palatka, Fla., has hosted a keel laying ceremony for the first of two Jones Act Incat Crowther 30 Crew Transport Vessels (CTV) that it is building for Windea,

Chart from BIINCO shows plunge in tanker orders

BIMCO: Tanker newbuild orders plummet

At one time, oil tankers were the mainstay of world shipbuilding, at least in tonnage terms. Now, though, BIMCO reports that in the first six months of this year only 1.6 million

Master Boat Builders tug

Bay Houston orders fourth new tugboat at Master Boat Builders

Coden, Ala., based Master Boat Builders, Inc. reports that it is to construct a fourth new tugboat for Bay Houston Towing Co. of Houston, Texas. Master Boat Builders is currently building three

solar-electric ferry

VIDEO: Solar-electric ferry goes to work in the Baltic

This summer, there’s a new way to get to the island of Usedom in the Baltic Sea: a solar-electric ferry. A 14.65-meter-long emission-free vessel is operating several times a day between the

offshore patrol cutter Keel laying

Eastern Shipbuilding lays keel for third Heritage class OPC

Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc. (ESG), Panama City, Fla., hosted the keel authentication ceremony for the U.S. Coast Guard’s future Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC), USCGC Ingham (WMSM-917) on July 15. The vessel is

Gladding-Hearn launch has a top speed of over 37 knots.

Lake Pilots take delivery of third Gladding-Hearn launch

Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation, has delivered a new pilot boat to the Lake Pilots in Port Huron, Mich., by road transport. The Resilient Class high-speed launch is the pilots’ third boat built

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