A new catamaran crewboat ordered by US operator WINDEA CTV recently began conducting sea trials. Built by St Johns Ship Building of Palatka, Florida, WINDEA Enterprise belongs to a series that also includes WINDEA Courageous and WINDEA Intrepid. The design and construction ensures that the crewboat...
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Peter Fetten named new Americraft Marine chairman
Peter Fetten has been named chairman of Americraft Marine, the Libra Group maritime subsidiary that owns and operates the St. Johns Ship Building shipyard in Palatka, Fla.
Fetten comes to the role with four decades of experience in the marine engineering and shipbuilding sectors. Prior to joining Americraft, he held senior roles at Carnival Corporation and Royal Caribbean, as well as Blohm and Voss where he worked for 15 years. He is also the initiator/developer of Grand Bahamas (Freeport)...
Seapath orders six deck barges from Florida builder
Ship leasing business Seapath, a company under New York-based conglomerate the Libra Group, has placed an order for six deck barges in a series to be built by St Johns Ship Building of Palatka, Florida. The vessels will be despatched to multiple charterers along the US East Coast. The barges are...
St Johns Ship Building to build 6 new deck barges for Seapath
In a reminder that, as well as CTVs, it also builds a broad range of steel and aluminum vessels, St. Johns Ship Building reports that it has signed a contract with Seapath Group to construct a series of six 150-foot ABS deck barges. The barges, which will support Seapath’s recently-launched Jones Act leasing business, will be built at St Johns Ship Building’s facility in Palatka, Florida and will be dispatched to multiple charterers along the US East Coast.
Both St. Johns’ holding company,...
Who’s Who: Maritime Movements for January/February 2024
WORK BOAT WORLD: Philip Malone has joined UK-based maritime nuclear energy company Core Power as its new Vice President of Engineering. In his new position, Malone is responsible for providing the strategic, technical, and design leadership required to bring advanced nuclear energy technologies to...
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VESSEL REVIEW | WINDEA Courageous – Versatile crewboats designed for US East Coast waters
WINDEA CTV, a partnership of Hornblower Wind and MidOcean Wind, has taken delivery of the first two vessels in a series of five windfarm crewboats. The bespoke all-aluminium WINDEA Courageous and WINDEA Intrepid will be operated at the Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm in New Bedford,...
Offshore Vessel News Roundup | January 9 – Chinese-built turbine installation vessels plus new crewboats for US and Brunei owners
Deliveries include a crewboat for a US windfarm support company and a turbine installation vessel for a Chinese owner. A installation vessel for a Danish operator is meanwhile launched into the water for the first time. Finally, a Brunei-based firm places an order for a new fast crewboat with secondary emergency response capability. WINDEA CTV […]
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Who’s Who: Maritime Movements for January/February 2023
WORK BOAT WORLD: Dr Maximo Q. Mejia Jr will assume his post as the new President of the World Maritime University (WMU) effective June 29, 2023, succeeding Dr Cleopatra D ..
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Offshore Vessel News Roundup | January 26 – Chinese and UK crewboats plus US and Turkish SOVs
The offshore wind maintenance sector is the focus of our latest offshore vessels roundup. A new SWATH crewboat is delivered to an owner in China as construction starts on ..
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Florida shipbuilder expands crewboat manufacturing capability
The Americraft Marine Group has expanded investment in its Florida-based shipyard, St Johns Ship Building, to increase its capacity for the construction of new crewboats ..
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