The Virginia Pilot Association has ordered a Chesapeake Class launch from Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Somerset, Mass. The vessel will be the association’s ninth pilot boat built by the shipyard since 1983. Since the
Harahan, La., headquartered Belle Chasse Marine Transportation, the largest launch service on the Lower Mississippi, puts a lot of hours on its fleet of crew and supply boats, which run day and
Volvo Penta reports that Hannes Norrgren has been appointed the new CEO of Swedish marine technology provider Humphree, which specializes in trim and stabilization systems for boat control. Volvo Penta became Humphree’s
The Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego is adding a fourth research vessel, the 42 ft Bob and Betty Beyster to its fleet for use in San
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018 — The newest addition to the Virginia Pilots Association boat fleet is powered by a propulsion system from Volvo Penta of the Americas that features twin 13-liter 900 hp
AUGUST 15, 2018 — Volvo Penta reports that Peter Granqvist will take up the position of Senior Vice President for Product Development, Planning and Purchasing on September 1, succeeding Johan Inden. Granqvist
JULY 12, 2018 — The Virginia Pilot Association has taken delivery of a Chesapeake class MKII launch from Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Somerset, MA. The MKII, a new generation of the shipyard’s popular Chesapeake
JUNE 11, 2018 — Volvo Penta says it is “going full charge into hybrid and all-electric drivelines,” offering electrified solutions in both its marine and industrial segments by 2021.Underpinned by the success
JANUARY 3, 2018 — Faaborg, Denmark, headquartered Tuco Marine closed 2017 with the sale of another of its ProZero workboats to the Norwegian fish farming industry. The 11 m ProZero boat has
DECEMBER 1, 2017 — Volvo Penta is winning an increasing number of repower orders as vessel operators look at their return on investment in terms of total lifetime costs for purchasing and