Shipbuilding

Blount Boats to build 56′ tug for New York tug

Rendering courtesy of Blount Boats

Warren, R.I.-based Blount Boats has signed a contract with the New York Power Authority (NYPA) to build an icebreaking diesel-powered steel double-screw tugboat. The tug will to operate in seasonal ice near the entrance to and within the upper Niagara River.

The vessel will replace existing vessels in the NYPA fleet currently used for the installation, removal, and maintenance of the Lake Erie ice boom and various associated marine construction projects.

The naval architectural and marine...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/blount-boats-to-build-56-tug/

Epic Companies purchases BAE’s Alabama shipyard

BAE's former shipbuilding facilities in Mobile, Ala., has been purchased by Epic Companies. Ken Hocke photo

Epic Alabama Shipyard LLC (“Epic”) has bought BAE Systems Southeast Shipyards Alabama LLC and all of its related shipyard facilities in Mobile, Ala. No purchase price was disclosed.

Epic will provide ship repair and maintenance services to its customers, utilizing the existing facilities and drydocks, including Alabama Dry Dock, which is one of the largest in the Gulf of Mexico. Epic Alabama Shipyard is owned by Epic Companies LLC, Houston, a global offshore construction and decommissioning...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/epic-companies-purchases-baes-alabama-shipyard/

MetalCraft Marine US delivers fire, search and rescue boat to N.Y.

The aluminum boat, with a 2' draft, is the first Interceptor class fireboat built by MetalCraft. MetalCraft Marine US photo

MetalCraft Marine US Inc., Cape Vincent, N.Y., recently delivered the 40’x11’6″ fire, search and rescue vessel Tarrytown VFD to the Volunteer Fire Department, Village of Tarrytown, N.Y. The aluminum boat, with a 2′ draft, is the first Interceptor class fireboat built by the company.

“Based on a modular design concept, the overarching objective was to allow components of the design to be easily moved from one model to another or one size to another and can be reconfigured after the customer’s...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/metalcraft-marine-us-delivers-fire-search-rescue-boat-to-n-y/

Vigor to deliver second Alaska ferry in March 2019

The Tazlina on sea trials earlier this year. The sistership will be delivered to the Alaska Marine Highway System in March 2019. Vigor Industrial photo

Vigor Alaska is nearing completion of the second of two 280’x70′, 300-passenger, 53-vehicle Alaska-class ferries for the Alaska Marine Highway System, according to a report in The Seattle Times. The first of the two ferries, Tazlina, was launched in May and christened Aug. 11, the first state ferry built in Alaska. The second ferry, Hubbard, scheduled for completion in March 2019. The Tazlina is slated to enter service in May 2019.

The Times reported that the Alaska Marine Highway System had...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/vigor-to-deliver-second-alaska-ferry-march-2019/

Eastern Shipbuilding hit hard by Hurricane Michael

The finished 261-foot Alaska factory trawler North Star on its starboard side in Saint Andrews Bay, Fla. Screenshot from Weather Nation video.

Hurricane Michael’s path brought its eye wall with category 4 winds over the Eastern Shipbuilding Group at Panama City, Fla., where company officials now are working to make sure workers and their families are safe and begin a recovery.

“Both shipyards have taken hurricane damage,” ESG president Joey D’Isernia wrote in a message on the company’s website. “First and foremost, please take care of your families and secure your homes. Once that is done we need to hear from you and get back to work....

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/eastern-shipbuilding-hit-hard-by-hurricane-michael/

WorkBoat names its Significant Boats of 2018

The Enhydra is the first aluminum hulled, lithium-ion battery plug-in hybrid vessel built in the U.S. Red and White Fleet photo

WorkBoat has named its 10 Significant Boats of 2018. This year’s list included four passenger vessels, two of them ferries. Other selections: two ATBs, a tug, water taxi, towboat, fire-rescue boat and an LNG bunker barge.

Six of the vessels were built at Gulf of Mexico shipyards, two were built at West Coast yards, and two at Great Lakes shipyards. The 10 boats will be recognized at an awards breakfast at the International WorkBoat Show on Thursday, Nov. 29. The breakfast will culminate with the...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/workboat-names-its-significant-boats-of-2018/

Metal Shark delivers four water taxis to D.C.

The water taxis ran on their own bottoms from Louisiana to Washington, D.C. Metal Shark photo

Four passenger vessels built by Louisiana-based shipbuilder Metal Shark for Entertainment Cruises’ Potomac Riverboat Co. have been delivered to Washington, D.C., and are now in service.

The BMT designed 88′, 149-passenger high speed aluminum catamaran vessels Potomac Taxi I, Potomac Taxi II, Potomac Taxi III, and Potomac Taxi IV departed Metal Shark’s Franklin, La., shipyard and plyed the Gulf of Mexico coastline and crossed Florida via Lake Okeechobee before proceeding northward up the Atlantic...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/metal-shark-delivers-four-water-taxis-to-d-c/

Brunswick delivers new multi-mission boat to Maine Marine Patrol

The boat was purchased with a grant of $59,915 from the Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund and a grant of $241,305 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Port Security Grant Program. Maine Marine Patrol photo

Brunswick Commercial and Government Products recently delivered a new 31′ fisheries and recreational boating enforcement and maritime security boat to Maine Marine Patrol, South Portland, Maine.

The Impact is the newest asset in Maine Marine Patrol’s fleet, a high performance, Powered by twin 350-hp Mercury Verado outboards and capable of speeds more than 50 knots. The new patrol boat will be stationed at the South Portland Coast Guard facility.

The boat was purchased with a grant of $59,915 from...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/brunswick-delivers-new-multi-mission-boat-to-maine-marine-patrol/

Yangzijiang Group And Mitsui To Establish A Shipbuilding Joint Venture

MES & Mitsui _shipbuilding JV

Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (“MES-SC”), in partnership with Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings), Ltd. (“YZJ”) and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (“Mitsui”), has entered into a shareholders’ agreement to establish a new joint venture to operate a shipbuilding business.

Image Credits: mes.co.jp

The partners plan to set up the joint venture by following the necessary procedures, including examinations.

The new company will aim to build a globally competitive shipbuilding business by combining YZJ’s high...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/yangzijiang-group-and-mitsui-to-establish-a-shipbuilding-joint-venture/

South Korea supports building of new eco ships

South Korea’s oceans ministry informed that it will support the building of more than 200 ships during the next three years to improve the troubled maritime industry. The country will assist in building these ships through the Korea Oceans Business Corp. (KOBC). In addition, South Korea wants local shipbuilders to build eco-friendly ships to comply with IMO regulations in 2020.

Kim Young-choon, Minister of oceans and fisheries, revealed the plan to help the shipbuilding industry through the...

https://safety4sea.com/south-korea-supports-building-of-new-eco-ships/

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