Moran Iron Works and Ann Arbor, Mich.-based Watermaster North America have partnered to manufacture the Finnish-engineered AMD 5000 amphibious dredging machine in North America.
The Watermaster machine has been sold worldwide for 30 years but not in the U.S. due to the Jones Act. Because the AMD 5000 is now made in the U.S., it is a fully Jones Act-compliant vessel and is now available for purchase throughout the U.S.
The two companies came together over a year ago and through a series of...
The U.S. Coast Guard has selected Louisiana-based shipbuilder Metal Shark and Boston-based autonomous technology developer Sea Machines to supply an autonomous test vessel to the USCG Research and Development Center (RDC).
The welded-aluminum 29 Defiant craft is the latest product of Metal Shark’s “Sharktech Autonomous Vessels” division to be equipped with Sea Machines SM300 autonomous-command and remote-helm technology. The new vessel offers a full range of advanced capabilities including...
Bollinger Shipyards LLC announced that it will build a state-of-the-art, floating drydock for General Dynamics Electric Boat to support the construction and maintenance of the U.S.’s new Columbia Class of ballistic missile submarines.
“Bollinger Shipyards is pleased to expand our current relationship with Electric Boat and to play a critical role in increasing the number of U.S. built drydocks to meet the expanding need to modernize and refurbish our nation’s aging fleet,” said Bollinger...
https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/bollinger-awarded-contract-for-submarine-drydock/
Brusco Tug & Barge, Longview, Wash., has signed an agreement to build a pair of Robert Allan Ltd. designed 78’x40’x14′ tugs at Diversified Marine Inc. The new boats will be the 9th and 10th Robert Allan designed tugs built at Diversified Marine for Brusco Tug & Barge. The three companies have a history dating back to 1999, when Brusco ordered their first Robert Allan RApport series tug, the Wynema Spirit.
Jim Hyslop, manager of project development and principal at Robert Allan has been involved...
https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/diversified-marine-to-build-two-more-tugs-for-brusco/
All American Marine (AAM) has been awarded the contract by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to construct a 50′ aluminum research catamaran for the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary.
The twin-engine Teknicraft Design vessel will be constructed by AAM to USCG Subchapter T standards. The boat will carry up to 18 personnel on board on a near coastal route. Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary OCNMS) includes 3,188 square miles of marine waters off the rugged...
https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/all-american-to-build-new-50-noaa-research-vessel/
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp., announced today the execution of a definitive contract for the construction of a 6,500-cubic-yard-capacity trailing suction hopper dredge. Conrad Shipyard, Morgan City, La., will build the new vessel, with an option to build an additional dredge, should market conditions warrant. Conrad will perform the detail design and construct the dredges at its Amelia, La., location based on a regulatory-level design provided by Great Lakes’ in-house engineering department...
Saudi Global Ports (SGP), one of PSA International’s subsidiaries, and Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) sealed a new build, operate and transfer (BOT) agreement for the First and Second Container Terminals in the King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam after a virtual signing ceremony, making SGP the sole container terminal operator of the port.
Upon assuming the responsibility of managing both container terminals, SGP will embark on a development and modernisation programme to transform the King Abdulaziz...
https://container-news.com/saudi-global-ports-reveals-mega-terminal-plans/
Superior, Wis.-based Lake Assault Boats, part of Fraser Shipyards and a manufacturer of fire, patrol, and rescue craft, has been chosen to supply up to 119 Force Protection-Medium (FP-M) patrol boats to the U.S. Navy. The five-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract carries a maximum value of $56 million, and the first deliveries will begin in November 2020.
An operational requirement for the 33’x10′ boats is to provide anti-terrorism/force protection patrols for U.S. Navy...
The U.S. Navy awarded a Lockheed Martin-led team, which includes Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM), a multi-billion dollar order for the construction of four Multi-Mission Surface Combatants ships, as part of the country’s Foreign Military Sales program. These ships will be for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Fincantieri will build the ships at the Marinette yard in Wisconsin. The now-definitized contract has a total value of approximately $1.3 billion dollars (USD) for Fincantieri Marinette...
Massport, which runs the port of Boston as well as the city’s Logan Airport, is one of the winners of Washington’s latest splurge on infrastructure.
It has been allocated $20m of federal funding for renovation and expansion work on its Conley container terminal.
The project, which has a total bill of $65.8m, aims to boost the port terminal’s yard capacity by 30%, as well as set up a new gateway …
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