New York Maritime College’s new training ship, Empire State VII, is canceling its planned European port visits during its maiden summer cruise and returning to the western Atlantic. The decision…
https://gcaptain.com/new-training-ship-aborts-european-cruise-amid-technical-troubles/
No doubt about it, the contract to build the National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV) training ships was a life-saver for Philly Shipyard when it was awarded in April 2020. At that time, the shipyard’s newbuild order book was empty. Today, things are very different.
According to its just released results for the third quarter and first nine months of 2023, at September 30, 2023, Philly Shipyard had an order backlog of $1,793.7 million, with eight ships on its order book: four NSMV training...
SUNY Maritime College in the Bronx, New York on Monday welcomed the arrival of its new state-of-the-art training ship, the Empire State VII, marking a new era training for the nation’s…
https://gcaptain.com/new-training-ship-empire-state-vii-arrives-in-new-york/
Philly Shipyard has delivered the first of five new federal training ships for America’s state maritime academies as part of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration’s new National Security…
https://gcaptain.com/philly-shipyard-delivers-first-national-training-ship-to-marad/
Philly Shipyard has announced a construction milestone with the keel laying for the third of five cutting-edge training vessels being built for America’s state maritime academies. The U.S. Department of…
https://gcaptain.com/philly-shipyard-lays-keel-for-third-national-training-vessel/
TOTE Services and Philly Shipyard yesterday celebrated the cutting of steel for the third National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV), which is set for delivery to Maine Maritime Academy by the end of 2024.
The event marked another major construction milestone for the MARAD NSMV program, designed to provide a purpose-built, state-of-the-art training platform for the state maritime academies in New York, Massachusetts, Maine, Texas, and California. In addition to their training role, the five...
Construction of the third new federal training ship has kicked off at Philly Shipyard. TOTE Services and Philly Shipyard on Tuesday celebrated the steel cutting for the third National Security…
https://gcaptain.com/philly-shipyard-kicks-off-construction-on-third-federal-training-ship/
Philly Shipyard, just three years after facing an uncertain future, is nearing full shipyard capacity as it announces an order for a fifth and final MARAD training ship. U.S. shipbuilder…
https://gcaptain.com/philly-shipyard-awarded-contract-for-fifth-and-final-national-training-ship/
With President Biden’s signing of the massive $1.5 billion omnibus spending package, funding has been secured for a fifth and final National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV) to serve as a…
In good news for the California State University Maritime Academy (Cal Maritime) and Philly Shipyard, the $1.5 billion omnibus spending bill signed into law by President Biden yesterday includes funding for the fifth National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV).
The vessels are being built to replace the aging fleet of training ships at state maritime academies and this fifth vessel will go to Cal Maritime.
The current training ships and the new NSMVs are owned by the federal government and part...
https://www.marinelog.com/news/funding-for-cal-maritime-nsmv-training-ship-secured/