Delta pilots order sixth high-speed launch from Gladding-Hearn

Delta Launch Services, the operating company for the Associated Branch pilots on the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi, has ordered a new pilot boat from Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation. This is the

Master Marine wins towboat contract

Houston-headquartered Marine Chartering Associates, LLC has signed a contract with the Master Marine, Inc. shipyard in Bayou La Batre, Ala., to build a Sub. M compliant 67’ x 28’ 1,600 HP towboat

Damen launches all-electric ferry for Ontario

Damen’s Galati shipyard in Romania has launched the Amherst Islander II, the first of two Road Ferry E3 design vessels under construction for the Ministry of Transportation Ontario, Canada. The E3 ferries

Eastern launches first of three new Staten Island Ferry double-enders

Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., Panama City, Fla reports that its Allanton shipyard last week launched the SSG Michael H. Ollis, the first of three 320 ft Ollis Class ferries for the Staten

Vigor wins $19.9 million Navy contract

Vigor Marine LLC, Portland, Oregon, has been awarded a $19,963,709 firm-fixed-price contract for a 75-calendar day shipyard availability for the regular overhaul and drydocking of USNS Matthew Perry (T-AKE 9). The contract

Bisso Towboat takes delivery of first Tier 4 ASD tractor tug on the Mississippi

Bisso Towboat Co., Inc., Luling, La., has taken delivery of its newest ship-assist tug, the 6,008 BHP ASD tractor tug Andrew S. The Andrew S. is the first Tier 4 ASD tractor

MAN wins order for engines for French Logistic Support Ships

Four refueling tankers being built for the French Navy are to have MAN main engines. As part of the deal, MAN Energy Solutions will supply the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard with a

Disney Cruises in three-ship agreement with Meyer Werft

Celebration, Fla., based Disney Cruise Line has entered into a memorandum of agreement with the Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany. It covers the construction of three new LNG-fueled cruise ships. Plans for

AG Ems to convert second ferry to LNG operation

German ferry operator AG Ems has placed a contract with Wärtsilä that will see its RoPax ferry Münsterland retrofitted to operate on LNG. The project is aimed at lessening the ferry’s environmental

Viking Supply buys two under-construction PSVs

Apparently tempted by a bargain deal, Sweden’s Viking Supply Ships AB has partnered with funds managed by Borealis Maritime to purchase two under-construction platform supply vessels. In addition to taking partial ownership

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