Shipyard News

St. Johns Ship Building completes WINDEA CTV trio

St. Johns Ship Building, Palatka, Fla., reports that it has delivered the WINDEA Reliance, the third and final vessel in a series of 30-meter aluminum crew transfer vessels (CTVs) built for WINDEA CTV LLC, a partnership between MidOcean Wind and Hornblower Wind, with support from WINDEA Offshore GmbH & Co. KG..

Delivery of WINDEA Reliance follows those of WINDEA Courageous and WINDEA Enterprise, all designed by Incat Crowther and constructed at St. Johns Ship Building to support offshore wind...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipbuilding/shipyards/shipyard-news/st-johns-ship-building-completes-windea-ctv-trio/

Conrad names Cecil A. Hernandez its new president and CEO

Morgan City, La.-headquartered shipbuilder Conrad Industries, Inc. (OTC Pink: CNRD) today named Cecil A. Hernandez its president and chief executive office with Johnny Conrad assuming the position of executive chairman and remaining as chairman of the board and an executive officer of the company. He will continue to work closely with Hernandez and to lead the board.

“Cecil has served as president of Conrad Industries since 2018, as a director since 1998, and in other important senior management...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipbuilding/shipyards/shipyard-news/conrad-names-cecil-a-hernandez-its-new-president-and-ceo/

Silver Ships wins Trade Excellence Award for its export achievements

Theodore, Ala.-headquartered Silver Ships has received a Governor’s Trade Excellence Award. The awards recognizes and promotes Alabama’s successful and innovative exporters whose global achievements elevate Alabama’s economy and embody the “Made in Alabama” brand. The recognition aligns with World Trade Month, celebrated each May in the United States to recognize the importance of exporting and encourage businesses to begin or expand their export efforts.

Silver Ships, along with four other...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/silver-ships-wins-trade-excellence-award-for-its-export-achievements/

BAE Systems Jacksonville wins $108.5M The Sullivans contract

BAE Systems – Jacksonville Ship Repair LLC, Jacksonville, Fla., has been awarded a $108,569,670 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance, modernization and repair of the USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) fiscal 2025 Docking Selected Restricted Availability.

Commissioned in 1997, USS The Sullivans (DDG-68) is the second U.S, Navy ship to be named for the five Sullivan brothers–George, Francis, Joseph, Madison, and Albert Sullivan, aged 20 to 27–who died when their ship, USS Juneau, was sunk by a...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipbuilding/shipyards/shipyard-news/bae-systems-jacksonville-wins-108-5m-the-sullivans-contract/

New United Shipbuilding Alliance formed to build next gen U.S. Arctic icebreakers

Bollinger Shipyards and Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) have formed a strategic partnership called United Shipbuilding Alliance (USA). Together, Bollinger and ECO have 33 operational shipyard and fabrication facilities and the partnership is designed to offer a fully integrated solution to expedited design, construction, and delivery of next-generation icebreakers to directly meet urgent Arctic operational needs.

USCG issues RFI for icebreaking Arctic Security Cutter

One of United Shipbuilding...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipbuilding/shipyards/shipyard-news/new-united-shipbuilding-alliance-formed-to-build-next-gen-u-s-arctic-icebreakers/

HD Hyundai Heavy Industries leaders visit Ingalls Shipbuilding

HII (NYSE: HII) hosted HD Hyundai Heavy Industries leaders at the company’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division in Pascagoula, Miss, this week, advancing joint goals of the memorandum of understanding signed by the two companies earlier this month. The visit focused on identifying near-term opportunities and exploring the implementation of new processes that could support the acceleration of ship production.

HII in MOU with HD Hyundai

“This visit is a continuation of the important dialogue taking...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipbuilding/shipyards/shipyard-news/hd-hyundai-heavy-industries-leaders-visit-ingalls-shipbuilding/

Gulf Craft acquired by autonomous vessel innovator Saronic

Austin, Texas, based autonomous vessel start up Saronic has acquired Franklin, La.-based shipbuilder Gulf Craft. It says that, with the acquisition, it gains a strategically located shipyard on the Gulf Coast that will serve as the prototyping and production hub for its medium unmanned surface vessel (MUSV) fleet,

Saronic notes that Gulf Craft has a 60-year history of developing manned and unmanned ships for defense and commercial customers and that the deal gives it the infrastructure and...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipbuilding/shipyards/shipyard-news/gulf-craft-acquired-by-autonomous-vessel-innovator-saronic/

Ship Repair USA: Charting a course through compliance

When it comes to running a shipyard, navigating regulations and compliance can sometimes feel more complicated than navigating open water. One area that continues to challenge even the most seasoned operators is the United States Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (USL&H). Misunderstandings abound, and the stakes for non-compliance are high—ranging from hefty fines to operational shutdowns.

At Marine Log’s Ship Repair USA conference on June 10-11, taking place in New Orleans,...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/ship-repair-usa-charting-a-course-through-compliance/

Bollinger delivers first three MCM USVs to Navy

Bollinger Shipyards has completed the successful delivery to the U.S. Navy of the first three mine countermeasures unmanned surface vehicles (MCM USVs). These vessels are the Navy’s first program of record, non-prototype, autonomous surface ships — a historic milestone in the transition to autonomous maritime operations.

“Bollinger is proud to deliver the first three full-rate production MCM USVs to the U.S. Navy,” said Bollinger Shipyards president and CEO Ben Bordelon. “This milestone...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipbuilding/shipyards/shipyard-news/bollinger-delivers-first-three-mcm-usvs-to-navy/

Canada’s Seaspan Shipyards cuts steel for heavy polar icebreaker

heavy polar icebreaker

Canada’s Seaspan Shipyards in North Vancouver, B.C., yesterday cut steel on the new heavy polar icebreaker it is building for the Canadian Coast Guard, marking the start of construction on one of the most advanced conventional polar icebreakers ever to be built.

Measuring 158 meters long and 28 meters wide, Seaspan’s polar icebreaker will be incredibly complex, designed to operate self-sufficiently in the high-Arctic year-round.

It will play a critical role in enabling the Canadian Coast Guard to...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipbuilding/shipyards/shipyard-news/canadas-seaspan-shipyards-cuts-steel-for-heavy-polar-icebreaker/

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