Chouest shipyard floats out Viking Mississippi

Viking Cruises reports that its 386-guest Viking Mississippi river cruise vessel was floated out today at Edison Chouest Offshore’s LaShip shipyard in Houma, La. Set to debut in June 2022, the Jones

USS Essex will receive overhaul at BAE San Diego Ship Repair

BAE San Diego Ship Repair wins $125.5 million Navy contract

The U.S. Navy has awarded BAE Systems – San Diego Ship Repair, San Diego, Calif., a $125,517,541 firm-fixed-price contract for the execution of fiscal 2022 docking selected restricted availability of the Wasp-class

Aualculture vessel

Nichols-built aquaculture vessel will feature Cat battery hybrid propulsion

Caterpillar Marine reports that it has entered into an agreement with California-based Pacific6 Enterprises to pilot a parallel battery hybrid propulsion system for a first-of-its kind aquaculture farming vessel. Designed by Kirk

Zero-emissions freight ferry

Kongsberg propulsion solutions picked for zero-emission Scandlines ferry

The zero-emission freight ferry on order for Scandlines at Cemre Shipyard in Turkey will feature a Kongsberg Maritime (KM) propulsion and control system package. Designed by LMG Marin AS in Norway, the

Hybrid vessel on water

Wight Shipyard wins contract for two hybrid river bus vessels

London’s leading river bus operator, Uber Boat by Thames Clippers, has awarded East Cowes, U.K., shipbuilder Wight Shipyard a contract to build two new hybrid Clipper-class vessels. “We are delighted that Uber

Fire Island ferries new ferry

Metal Shark wins Fire Island Ferries construction contract

Metal Shark, Jeanerette, La., has been awarded a contract to build a new vehicle ferry for Fire Island Ferries. Designed by Elliott Bay Design Group, the 70- by 23-foot vessel features a

Coast Guard commissions fifth Bahrain-bound Sentinel-class FRC

Bollinger Shipyards LLC president and CEO Ben Bordelon joined senior U.S. Coast Guard officials yesterday at the Port of Tampa for the commissioning of one of the newest Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutters,

Shipbuilder HII makes leadership team appointments

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) has promoted Edmond Hughes to executive vice president and chief human resources officer. Hughes, formerly the vice president of human resources and administration contracts at HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding

Casco Bay Line Ferry

Casco Bay invites shipyard bids for one new ferry, plans a second

The Casco Bay Island Transit District in Portland, Maine, continues to move right along with its plans to build a new 164 foot long ferry that will be equipped with a new

Matt Fuhrman, CEO of Core Resources Group

TTB 2022: The Great Crewing War

On March 30—Day 2 of Marine Log’s TTB 2022 conference for the tug, towboat and barge industry—Matt Fuhrman, CEO of Core Group Resources based in Houston, Texas, will present on tug crewing

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