U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D.Wis.) today introduced the bipartisan Strengthening Buy America for Small Shipyard Grants Act. It aims to strengthen Buy American requirements for federal Small Shipyard Grant funding. The bill
Canada’s Ocean Industries, Inc. has been awarded a C$102 million (about US$76 million) contract by Public Services and Procurement Canada, to build four tugs that will replace the Royal Canadian Navy’s five
Danish naval architectural consultancy Knud E. Hansen has signed a contract with Nanjing Jinling Shipyard, China, for developing the basic design of three large RO/RO vessels, based on the Finnlines / Grimaldi
Offshore driller EnscoRowan has taken delivery of its first newbuilding rig since its formation by the merger of Ensco plc and Rowan Companies plc, which completed April 11, The rig, the harsh
The hull of Lindblad Expedition’s first polar expedition cruise vessel has arrived at Ulstein Group’s Ulsteinvik, Norway, shipyard after traveling nearly six days from Gydnia, Poland where construction of the main hull
Oregon State University (OSU) has received an additional award of $108.12 million from the National Science Foundation to manage the construction of a third Regional Class Research Vessel and has exercised an
Derecktor Shipyards, Mamaroneck, N.Y. has launched the third in a series of 65 ft aluminum hulled catamarans featuring BAE Systems hybrid technology. Derecktor’s first two hybrid cats were research vessels, but this
Family owned Derecktor Shipyards yesterday signed a long-term agreement with St. Lucie County, Fla., for the development and operation of a megayacht maintenance, repair and refit facility at the Port of Fort
Jeanerette, La., headquartered shipbuilder Metal Shark is to build the next generation of fire boats for the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department. Miami-Dade has selected the Metal Shark “50 Defiant X” fireboat, a
Danfoss Editron has provided the hybrid electric drivetrain system powering a new ferry connecting the communities of Thyborøn and Agger in north west Denmark. The ferry, which was delivered by the Søby