Austin, Texas, based autonomous vessel start up Saronic has acquired Franklin, La.-based shipbuilder Gulf Craft. It says that, with the acquisition, it gains a strategically located shipyard on the Gulf Coast that will serve as the prototyping and production hub for its medium unmanned surface vessel (MUSV) fleet,
Saronic notes that Gulf Craft has a 60-year history of developing manned and unmanned ships for defense and commercial customers and that the deal gives it the infrastructure and...
Windea CTV LLC reports that it has now taken delivery of all four of the Jones Act compliant hybrid-ready crew transfer vessels ordered by it earlier at three U.S. shipyards: St. Johns Ship Building in Palatka, Fla., Gulf Craft in Franklin, La., and Breaux Brothers Enterprises in New Iberia, La. According to designer Incat Crowther, the USCG Subchapter L-certified Windea CTVs are capable of transporting 24 technicians in the safety and comfort of a resiliently mounted superstructure. In...
https://www.marinelog.com/news/windea-ctv-quartet-now-complete-and-operational/
The Gulf Craft LLC shipyard in Franklin, La., has started construction of a new U.S Virgin Islands ferry. The 300-passenger 32-meter Incat Crowther designed catamaran vessel will service the busy tourist and commuter route between Red Hook on the island of St. Thomas, and Cruz Bay on the island of St. John. Currently, two other Incat Crowther 28-meter vessels service this route.
The Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Public Works received a grant of $1.7 million to build a third...
An operator in Finland acquires a second large ferry for trips to and from Sweden while an Italian builder lays the keel for a future dual-fuel cruise ship. A UK design firm unveils a proposed commuter catamaran for North American customers. Finally, construction begins on a new inter-island ferry for the US Virgin Islands. Finnlines […]
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Designer Incat Crowther has released some more details of the three Jones Act crew transfer vessels (CTVs) just ordered by WINDEA CTV LLC. Two of the CTVs will be built by St Johns Ship Building in Florida and one will be built by Gulf Craft in Louisiana.
New U.S. CTV operator starts construction of its first three vessels
All three vessels will initially be chartered by GE Renewables. They will first operate out of New Bedford, Mass., during the Vineyard Wind I construction period.
The vessels,...
Gulf Craft LLC, Franklin, La., has delivered a new 114’x25’x9.5′, Tier 4 whale watch vessel to Dolphin Fleet, Provincetown, Mass. Designed by the shipyard, the new aluminum vessel, Dolphin XI, will be able to haul up to 360 passengers into the Atlantic Ocean to get up close with the sea’s natural inhabitants.
The boat has a 5′ draft and is powered by three Caterpillar C32 EPA Tier 4 diesel engines connected to Michigan Wheel 43″x47″ propellers through Twin Disc MGX-6650 SC marine gears. The...
https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/gulf-craft-delivers-whale-watch-vessel-massachusetts/
Incat Crowther recently announced the delivery of the 194’x32’x15′ Libby L. McCall, the third vessel in a series of new class monohull fast support vessels (FSV) for Seacor Marine. The new boat was built at Gulf Craft in Franklin, La.
According to a statement from Incat, Libby L. McCall advances the traditional offshore support vessel model and offers a more cost efficient, comfortable, flexible, and safe option to helicopter transportation. The vessel’s passenger lounge features spacious...
https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/gulf-craft-delivers-fast-support-vessel-to-seacor/