Dakota Creek Industries (DCI) of Anacortes, Washington, recently handed over a new oil spill response barge to Alaska-based Alyeska Pipeline Service Company. Designed by the Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) of Seattle, the vessel has been named Allison Creek after a creek in Valdez, Alaska. The...
The Cooper Group of Companies recently took delivery of a new escort tug that will perform ship assist operations in the Port of Savannah in Georgia. Built by Blakeley BoatWorks of Mobile, Alabama, the tug has been named Angus R. Cooper II in honour of the Cooper Group’s longtime Chairman and Chief...
Ship leasing business Seapath, a company under New York-based conglomerate the Libra Group, has placed an order for six deck barges in a series to be built by St Johns Ship Building of Palatka, Florida. The vessels will be despatched to multiple charterers along the US East Coast. The barges are...
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has selected 11 design proposals to proceed to the next stage of a project that aims to introduce a new type of fully electric harbour craft into service. The 11 proposals were selected out of a total of 55 submitted by 32 international and local...
US shipping company Crowley Maritime Corporation will soon place a new all-electric ship assist tug into service at the Port of San Diego. Named eWolf, the tug was designed by Seattle-based Crowley Engineering Services and built at the Coden, Alabama facilities of Master Boat Builders. Crowley...
Stena Drilling has taken delivery of a new drillship from South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries. The ultra-deepwater capable Stena Evolution has a length of 233 metres, a beam of 42 metres, a depth of 19 metres, an operating draught of 11 metres, a displacement of 89,792 tonnes, and...
Chilean fish transport company Patagonia Wellboat recently added a new live transport vessel to its fleet. Constructed by Chilean shipyard Asenav, Patagon XI is one of the largest wellboats to be built and operated in Latin America, with an LOA of 79.8 metres, a beam of 17.2 metres, a draught of...
A Japanese owner adds an installation vessel to its fleet while construction continues on a heavy transport vessel that will support submarine cable works in China. A UK-Norwegian partnership unveils a new design of offshore wind maintenance vessel. Finally, a Saudi operator places orders for three fast crewboats. Japan’s PKY Marine adds installation jackup to […]
The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) recently took delivery of a new river maintenance workboat from Alabama-based boatbuilder Silver Ships. Dashields is the second in a series of three landing craft workboats built by Silver Ships for the USACE Pittsburgh District, the first being the 2022-built Allegheny River. The vessels will support the Pittsburgh […]
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Chinese shipyard CIMC Raffles recently handed over a new jackup oil drilling rig to Italian offshore services provider Saipem. The ABS-classed Perro Negro 12 was designed by US engineering firm Friede and Goldman. The rig has an LOA of 59.745 metres, a beam of 55.78 metres, a transit draught of 4.8...