Strategic Marine, a leading provider of specialised aluminium vessels, is proud to announce the signing of a new contract with Odyssey Group to build a state-of-the-art multi-purpose survey vessel. Incorporating the proven success of new technologies for operational use in Australia.
Under the terms of the agreement, Strategic Marine will construct the advanced survey vessel tailored to meet Odyssey...
Thordon Bearings has secured a significant contract to convert the rubber tailshaft bearings across an entire fleet of Panama-operating tugs, pilot vessels, and workboats to water-lubricated polymer bearings.
The agreement with the undisclosed operator follows the successful retrofitting of Thordon’s SXL tailshaft bearings to twelve of its twin-screw tugs last year during scheduled drydockings.
The remaining 32 vessels will now be converted in batches at planned maintenance intervals over the...
https://www.marinelog.com/news/thordon-to-retrofit-tailshaft-bearings-on-32-panama-tugs/
Louisiana’s Lake Charles pilots, who already have three Gladding-Hearn pilot boats in their fleet, have ordered another launch from the Somerset, Mass., shipyard.
Based on the Cameron Pilot II delivered by Gladding-Hearn in 2019, the new all-aluminum pilot boat features the Deep V hull by Ray Hunt Design and has an overall length of 73 feet, beam of 23 feet and draft of 5.3 feet. It will be powered by twin Cummins QSK38-M1, EPA Tier 4-certified diesel engines, each delivering 1,300 bhp at 1,800...
Singapore’s first hybrid electric ship classed by Bureau Veritas
20 April 2021 – Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification (TIC), has certified and classed Singapore’s first hybrid-powered ship. Built, owned and operated by Singapore-based Penguin Shipyard International, a subsidiary of Penguin International Limited (“Penguin”), Penguin Tenaga is a 15-meter, 12-passenger aluminum pilot boat capable of entirely running in...
The Port of Townsville, northern Australia’s largest multi-cargo port, is expanding its fleet of pilot boats to four.
The Port has awarded Hart Marine a A$3 (US$2.03) million contract to build a 17.3m ORC vessel that is due for delivery later in 2020. The new high-tech vessel will be slightly longer, but will have the same design features as the PV Osprey which was delivered by Hart Marine in late 2017.
Port of Townsville General Manager Operations Drew Penny says that the new longer pilot boat’s...
https://container-news.com/port-townsville-expand-pilot-boat-fleet/
Shipbuilder Metal Shark has delivered two new pilot boats to New Orleans-based operator Belle Chasse Marine Transportation LLC (BCMT). Both vessels were recently delivered and are now operating on the Mississippi River, providing service to BCMT’s Port of New Orleans clients.
Designed in-house by Metal Shark and built at the company’s Jeanerette, La., production facility, Jet 1 and Jet 2 are 45′ welded aluminum Defiant-class monohull pilothouse vessels featuring an proven hull design, according...
The Port of Los Angeles recently awarded Vigor the contract to build two new aluminum 55’4″x16’5″ pilot boats. Designed by Camarc, the new vessels will be built to handle normal to more extreme environmental conditions. The smaller pilot boat Camarc design currently used throughout Europe, Australia and South America delivers the same consistent performance as the larger boats used in the U.S. mid-sized market, Vigor officials said in a statement announcing the new agreement.
The 61,000 lbs....
https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/vigor-to-build-two-pilot-boats-for-los-angeles-port/
The Southwest Alaska Pilots Association has taken delivery of a new pilot boat from Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation, Somerset, Mass. Delivered at Fort Lauderdale, Fla., the boat is on a ship bound for the U.S. West Coast.
The 75.7’x20.6’x3.11’ all-aluminum boat features Gladding-Hearn’s Ray Hunt-designed Deep V hull. With twin Cummins QSK38-M1, EPA Tier 3 diesel engines, each delivering 1,400 hp at 1,800 rpm and connected to twin ZF-5000 gear boxes, the pilot launch is propelled...