Shipbuilding

Bollinger delivers 31st FRC to Coast Guard

The 31st Fast Response Cutter in Key West, Fla. Bollinger Shipyards photo

Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, La., has delivered the Terrell Horne, the 31st Fast Response Cutter (FRC) to the U.S. Coast Guard. The Coast Guard took delivery on Oct. 25, 2018, in Key West, Fla.

Powered by two MTU diesels, producing a total of 5,762 hp, the 154’x25′ Sentinel-class patrol craft has a flank speed over 28 knots, state of the art command, control, communications and computer technology, and a stern launch system for the vessel’s 26′ cutter boat. The FRC has been described as an...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/bollinger-delivers-31st-frc-coast-guard/

IMO ‘kills remaining hopes for requiring the building of more efficient containerships’

Efforts to decarbonise the shipping sector have taken a step back after the IMO overturned plans for new design standards.
A bid to impose a 40% efficiency improvement requirement on all containerships built from 2022 onwards – based on 2008 standards – was put in abeyance until the IMO meets again next May.
A source told The Loadstar the move represented a “reversal of the achievements” made in the past two weeks by the Marine Environment Protection Committee meeting (MEPC73) …

The post IMO...

https://theloadstar.co.uk/imo-kills-remaining-hopes-requiring-building-efficient-containerships/

Delivery of world’s first LNG cruise ship delayed

German shipyard Meyer Werft informed that it will delay the delivery of AIDAnova, the world’s first LNG fueled cruise ship. Before this announcement, AIDA Cruises was planned to receive the cruise ship on November 15, in Bremerhaven.

As Meyer Werft said, AIDAnova is a very complex, innovative ship with many new technical developments. It also presents a challenge for commissioning and testing.

For this reason, and as the shipyard wanted to thoroughly test all systems to ensure smooth operation...

https://safety4sea.com/delivery-of-worlds-first-lng-cruise-ship-delayed/

Watch: Azipods installation on Spectrum of the Seas

Royal Caribbean published a video, depicting ‘Spectrum of the Seas’ having its azipods installed at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany. Each Azipod is 200 tons and takes 1.5 days to install.

A 400-ton low loader is positioning the azipods underneath the ship.

The azipods can provide ‘Spectrum of the Seas’ with 41 megawatts of propulsion power, while the ship’s propellers will be attached to the azipods in February, completing the propulsion system.

Spectrum of the Seas is the next new...

https://safety4sea.com/watch-azipods-installation-on-spectrum-of-the-seas/

Korea to restructure policy for shipbuilding industry

Despite the fact that shipbuilding orders awarded to Korean dockyards have seen an increase, local media informed that the need to confirm whether the increase is temporary or sustainable over the long term remains.

As Choi Jong-koo, chairman of the Financial Services Commission (FSC), said Korea’s orders have increased from 29.8% in September of last year to 45%, during a wider increase in global shipbuilding orders. However, he added that it is not sure if this is temporary or if it will be...

https://safety4sea.com/korea-to-restructure-policy-for-shipbuilding-industry/

Metal Shark Alabama to build towboats for Florida Marine

The contract signals Metal Shark’s expansion into the steel shipbuilding sector and formal entry into the inland towboat market. Metal Shark photo

Metal Shark Alabama, Bayou La Batre, Ala., has announced a new contract to build three 120’x35′ river towboats for Florida Marine Transporters Inc., Mandeville, La.

The four-decked, welded-steel, USCG Subchapter “M”-compliant towboats were designed by John W. Gilbert Associates Inc., Hingham, Mass., and will be powered by twin Caterpillar 3512C Tier 3 marine diesel engines rated at 1,911 hp each. Construction is underway at Metal Shark Alabama, with deliveries commencing in 2019.

The contract...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/metal-shark-alabama-build-towboats-florida-marine/

Eastern Shipbuilding focuses on employees in Hurricane Michael’s aftermath

Eastern Shipbuilding's Allanton Road shipyard in Panama City, Fla. Eastern Shipbuilding photo.

Eastern Shipbuilding Group, the Panama City, Fla.-based shipbuilder that got hit hard by Hurricane Michael, is focusing on helping its employees recover from the storm. The company’s two major shipyards are based in Bay County, Fla., which was declared a major disaster area in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael. The company’s Allanton shipyard is located just a few miles west of Mexico Beach, Fla., where Hurricane Michael made landfall.

“The damage caused by Hurricane Michael has affected our...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/eastern-shipbuilding-focuses-on-employees/

U.S. Navy orders material for EPF 13

Indications are that Austal USA will be building a 13th EPF for the Navy. U.S. Navy photograph by Bill Mesta

The U.S. Navy has awarded Austal USA an undefinitized contract action (UCA), valued at $57.8 million, to fund the acquisition of long lead-time material (LLTM) and production engineering associated with the construction of a 103-meter (338′) Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) to be designated EPF 13.

Austal was awarded the initial contract to design and build the first 103-meter EPF in November 2008. Since then, nine Spearhead-class EPFs have been delivered and are serving as an affordable...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/u-s-navy-orders-material-for-epf-13/

MetalCraft, Brunswick deliver ninth LRI to USCG

The Long Range Interceptor II must operate in extreme conditions at times. Bryan Goff USCG photo courtesy of MetalCraft Marine US

MetalCraft Marine US, Cape Vincent, N.Y., and Brunswick Commercial Government Products (BCGP), Edgewater, Fla., recently delivered the ninth Long Range Interceptor II (LCI) to the U.S. Coast Guard for its National Security Cutter program. MetalCraft US and BCGP have operated a strategic partnership for the past six years where MetalCraft produces hull cabin packages at its Cape Vincent plant and ships them to BCGP for final finishing and testing. (BCGP also markets an aluminum model line based...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/metalcraft-brunswick-deliver-ninth-lri-uscg/

CBO Analysis of U.S. Navy FY 2019 Shipbuilding Plan

The following is the Congressional Budget Office report, An Analysis of the Navy’s Fiscal Year 2019 Shipbuilding Plan.

From the report

The Department of Defense (DoD) submitted the Navy’s 2019 shipbuilding plan, which covers fiscal years 2019 to 2048, to the Congress in February 2018. The average annual cost of carrying out that plan over the next 30 years would be about $28.9 billion in 2018 dollars, the Congressional Budget Office estimates. The Navy’s 2019 shipbuilding plan differs...

https://news.usni.org/2018/10/18/cbo-analysis-u-s-navy-fy-2019-shipbuilding-plan

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