Joe Rella

St. Johns Ship Building wins spud barge order

Palatka, Fla.–based St. Johns Ship Building has secured a contract to build a 150 x 60 x 8 foot spud barge for Jacksonville, Fla.-headquartered Hal Jones Contractor, a division of Vecellio & Grogan,Inc.

St. Johns says that the contract expands the efficiencies realized from the continuity of similar barges already under construction at the shipyard.

Hal Jones Contractors specializes in heavy industrial bridge and marine construction for the public and private sectors in the southeastern U.S. and...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipbuilding/shipyards/shipyard-news/st-johns-ship-building-wins-spud-barge-order/

St. Johns Ship Building to build two stop-log barges

Americraft Marine’s St. Johns Ship Building subsidiary in Palatka, Fla., reports that it has been awarded a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to construct two 140 x 32 x 7 foot stop-log barges. The contract is St. Johns Ship Building’s first new construction project for the U.S. Government and the yard says it marks “an exciting new chapter in the shipyard’s history.”

St. Johns Ship Building has been looking to expand its government work and, as we reported recently, has appointed marine...

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St. Johns Ship Building names Jim Sorenson its new VP government sales

St. Johns Ship Building has appointed Jim Sorenson its vice president of government sales. Sorenson will spearhead all government-related sales efforts at the Palatka, Fla.-based shipyard and report directly to its president, Joe Rella.

With over 20 years of experience in the maritime industry, Sorenson comes to the position with extensive expertise in government and commercial sales, project management, and customer relations. Most recently, he served as director of sales at Willard Marine, Inc....

https://www.marinelog.com/news/st-johns-ship-building-names-jim-sorenson-its-new-vp-government-sales/

St. Johns Ship Building inks new contract to build two spud barges

Palatka, Fla.- based St. Johns Ship Building has signed a contract to build two 180 x 54 x 12 foot spud barges for Mobro Marine, which has facilities in Jacksonville and Tampa, Fla., and offers inland and ocean towing, as well as equipment rentals, sales, and services for barges, tugs, cranes, and other marine-related needs.

St. Johns Ship Building says the spud barge contract is another significant milestone as it continues to expand its portfolio of high-quality marine vessels.

The spud barges,...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipbuilding/shipyards/shipyard-news/st-johns-ship-building-inks-new-contract-to-build-two-spud-barges/

St. Johns Ship Building delivers the first of two Chartwell CTVs to Atlantic Wind Transfers

St. Johns Ship Building, Palatka, Fla., has delivered the Atlantic Resolute, the first of two Jones Act-compliant Chartwell Ambitious-Class Crew Transfer Vessels (CTV) ordered by Atlantic Wind Transfers. This achievement marks the third CTV delivered by St. Johns Ship Building within six months, coming less than a month after the delivery of the Windea Enterprise, the second of the three Jones Act-compliant Incat Crowther 30 meters crew transport vessels (CTV) ordered at the shipyard by Windea...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/st-johns-ship-building-delivers-the-first-of-two-chartwell-ctvs-to-atlantic-wind-transfers/

St. Johns Ship Building delivers second Windea CTV

St. Johns Ship Building, Palatka, Fla., has delivered the Windea Enterprise, the second of the three Jones Act-compliant Incat Crowther 30 meters crew transport vessels (CTV) ordered at the shipyard by Windea CTV, LLC, a partnership of Hornblower Wind and MidOcean Wind.

The vessel is the third CTV to be delivered by St. Johns within six months. Two more are in production for delivery this year

According to designer Incat Crowther, the USCG Subchapter L-certified Windea CTVs are capable of...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/offshore-wind/st-johns-ship-building-delivers-second-windea-ctv/

St Johns Ship Building to build 6 new deck barges for Seapath

In a reminder that, as well as CTVs, it also builds a broad range of steel and aluminum vessels, St. Johns Ship Building reports that it has signed a contract with Seapath Group to construct a series of six 150-foot ABS deck barges. The barges, which will support Seapath’s recently-launched Jones Act leasing business, will be built at St Johns Ship Building’s facility in Palatka, Florida and will be dispatched to multiple charterers along the US East Coast.

Both St. Johns’ holding company,...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipbuilding/shipyards/shipyard-news/st-johns-ship-building-to-build-6-new-deck-barges-for-seapath/