Stena RoRo completes Stena Scandica stretch conversion
Stena RoRo reports that the RoPax vessel Stena Scandica, the former Stena Lagan, is set to enter service at the beginning July after a conversion at the Sedef Shipyard in Tuzla, Turkey,
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Metal Shark Alabama delivers third inland towboat to FMT
Mandeville, La., headquartered Florida Marine Transporters Inc. (FMT) has taken delivery of its third 120- by 35-foot river towboat built by Metal Shark’s Bayou La Batre, Ala., shipyard. The four-decked, welded-steel, USCG
Green Shipping Line partners with DEKC on Jones Act offshore wind vessels
Fair Haven, N.J., based Green Shipping Line (GSL) has signed a teaming agreement with Groningen, Netherlands, based DEKC Maritime (DEKC) to create Jones Act compliant offshore wind vessel solutions in the United
VIDEO: Bollinger Shipyards celebrates 75th Anniversary
Lockport, La., headquartered Bollinger Shipyards has released a new video celebrating the company’s 75th anniversary. The video features Bollinger leadership, employees, facilities and historical photographs, and celebrates the company’s rich history as
Austal USA wins contract to design U.S. Navy T-ATS
Austal USA has taken a step forward in its plans to build steel vessels. It has won a $3.6 million functional design contract to prepare for construction of Navajo-class Towing, Salvage and
Halter Marine gets T-AGS 67 contract
Halter Marine, Pascagoula, Miss, has been awarded a $149,053,160 fixed-price-incentive (firm target) modification to definitize contract number N00024-19-C-2208 for the detail design and construction of one oceanographic survey ship (T-AGS 67). The
Conrad cuts steel for GLDD dump scow barges
Conrad Shipyard recently hosted a steel cutting ceremony for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company LLC (GLDD) at its shipyard in Morgan City, La. The steel is for three 7,100-cubic-yard dump scow
Ørsted and Eversource to charter Dominion Jones Act WTIV
Ørsted and Eversource have reached an agreement to charter Dominion Energy’s Charybdis, the first Jones Act-qualified offshore wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), for the construction of two offshore wind farms in the
CEO Spotlight: Callan Marine’s Maxie McGuire
Without dredging, many rivers, harbors, and ports would be impassable to towboats, cargo ships and passenger vessels. Periodic maintenance dredging and channel deepening projects are essential to accommodate these commercial vessels. And
Tufton to retrofit bulker with Anemoi rotor sails
An 82,000 dwt Kamsarmax bulk carrier is to be retrofitted with three Anemoi Marine Technologies Ltd. rotor sails, under what is described as “a commercial agreement” signed by Anemoi and TR Lady