“We are taking prudent and aggressive measures to respond to the rapidly evolving Covid-19 crisis as well as the significant reduction in the global oil and gas prices,” John H. Batten, the Racine, Wis.-based company’s CEO, said in a statement. The company has seen decreased demand across many of the company’s global markets. Thus, Twin Disc said it is taking the foll...
The 386-passenger, five-deck Viking Mississippi will sail between New Orleans and St. Paul, Minn., the company, which has 79 vessels operating worldwide, said this week. Switzerland-based Viking’s plans to enter the booming U.S. market surfaced seven years ago soon after American Cruise Lines (ACL) and American Queen Steamboat Co. started regular overnight inland rive...
Designed by Teknicraft in Auckland, New Zealand, these identical Subchapter T-certified vessels were constructed at All American’s 57,000-sq.-ft. facility on Bellingham Bay. These vessels will be a part of GWA’s multifaceted tourism experience based in downtown Seattle. The sistership will be launched in June. The new vessels will combine innovative design features to...
Plymouth-based MSubs Ltd are to provide the Royal Navy with a 30m underwater vehicle with a range of up to 3,000 nautical miles. Acquired through the Defence and Securities Accelerator – a collaboration between the MoD, industry and academia – the Manta XLUUV (Extra Large Unmanned Underwater Vehicle) was originally designed and built in 14 months. In use, Manta cou...
The foredeck is sized to fit a Kawasaki Mule with its own pumping capability. The vessel carries a Darley PSDE 1,500 gpm, 364-hp fire pump that can produce up to 2,000 gpm at 5,000 rpm. The main monitor is an Akron Apollo with quick release 2″x2.5″ hose lines. The aft deck is designed to carry 10 people under the covered roof for means of medical support or evacuation...
The four-decked, welded-steel, USCG Subchapter M-compliant towboat Stephanie Pasentine which bears the distinction of being Louisiana-based Metal Shark’s first-ever steel newbuild and also its first inland towboat, was designed by John W. Gilbert Associates Inc. The vessel’s twin Caterpillar 3512C marine diesel engines deliver 2,011 hp each at 1,600 rpm and turn 100″x...
The award was announced by the Department of Defense following competition among several major U.S. shipyards. The contract offers Marinette, Wis.-based FMM the option to build and deliver up to 10 ships, as well as post-delivery availability support, engineering and class services, crew familiarization, training, equipment, and provisioned item orders. According to the ...
Crowley will operate the 483-foot ATB for Alaska-based Petro Star Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Arctic Slope Regional Corporation (ASRC) under a long-term charter. Crowley Fuels is the Alaska-based petroleum transportation, distribution and sales unit of Crowley Maritime Corp. The ATB unit consists of the twin Z-drive, 7,000-hp, 128’x85’x19′ tug Aveogan paired wi...
Designed in-house, the new 55 Defiant Pilot being built for the Pascagoula Pilots is the latest evolution in Metal Shark’s pilot boat lineup. The vessel incorporates the “faceted hull” design initially developed by Metal Shark for the Navy’s 40 PB patrol boat program and features an enhanced version of the Louisiana boatbuilder’s “pillarless glass” in a two-tiered, rever...
A very fine bow entry is the critical design feature of all the Interceptor model line. Its high-speed rough water performance allows the operators to go offshore to inspect incoming ships before they enter the port for nuclear and chemical hazardous contaminants. The boat is designed for rough water with structure design to ISO 12215 and, equally important, stability...
The towboat utilizes a time-proven design concept that has been enhanced to modern standards through advanced engineering analysis. Efficient operation and attention to crew accommodations and noise reduction were emphasized in the design process. Designed by MiNO Marine LLC, New Orleans, the vessel has a unique hull form to ensure adequate water flow to the propellers i...
Main propulsion comes from twin Cummins QSB6.7 diesel engines, producing 480 hp each. The mains connect to HamiltonJet HJ292 waterjets through ZF 280 transmissions. During builders trials the vessel’s top speed was 33 knots with 3⁄4 fuel and water, and five people on board. Tankage includes 300 gals. of fuel and 20 gals. fresh water. Scantling, keel bar and plating wa...
Designed by Incat Crowther, the first two low emission EPA Tier 4 compliant 354-passenger ferries, named H401 and Curiosity, will join the fleet of the still expanding NYC Ferry by Hornblower. The Incat Crowther Digital Ship design package allowed identical vessels to be constructed at independent shipyards. Main propulsion comes from twin Baudouin 12M26.3 Tier 4 dies...
Jersey City, N.J.-based Liberty National Golf Club selected the Armstrong Marine design last year. The vessel will transport passengers between North Cove Marina in New York and the private club’s dock in New Jersey. With a Coast Guard COI for 30 passengers and two crew, Liberty National I will accommodate the club’s robust membership. The vessel will feature twin Yam...
Since the Chesapeake-class pilot boat was introduced by the Somerset, Mass., shipyard in 2003, 21 have been delivered to 11 pilot associations throughout the U.S. With a deep-V hull designed by Ray Hunt Design, the new all-aluminum launch will measure 52.6’x16.8′, with a 4.8′ draft. Powered by twin Volvo Penta D16, Tier 3-certified diesel engines, each producing 641 h...
The towboat is powered by a pair of Laborde Products-supplied Mitsubishi S6R2-Y3MPTAW Tier 3 diesel marine engines rated at 803 hp at 1,400 rpm each. The engines are coupled to Twin Disc 5321 gears. Laborde Products also provided two Northern Lights M65C13.2S 65-kW Tier 3 electronic controlled generators. The towboat is also outfitted with RW Fernstrum keel coolers. A...
The FRC is an operational “game changer,” according to senior Coast Guard officials. The FRC is consistently being considered and utilized for a broader mission within the Coast Guard and other branches of the U.S. armed services due to the success of the platform and the FRC’s expanded operational reach and capabilities, including the ability to transform and adapt to t...
The new 6,770-hp tug is powered by 3516E Tier 4 Caterpillar engines with twin Schottel SRP 490 Z-drive units. She achieved over 84 metric tons during her ABS bollard pull certification. The Eileen McAllister will soon join her sister vessel, the Tate McAllister, as the most powerful tug in Port Everglades, Fla. Combining her eco-friendly CAT engines with Markey winche...
The Philadelphia-based shipyard will build up to five new ships, with 21’4″ drafts, to provide world-class maritime training for the U.S.’s future mariners and to support humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in times of need. In May 2019, TOTE Services contracted with Marad as the vessel construction manager to deliver up to five NSMVs. This occurred after Cong...
“Today represents not only the continuation of production for the Coast Guard’s future replacement of their 210-foot and 270-foot-class medium endurance cutters, but also an important step in the continuing recovery of northwest Florida and ESG post-Hurricane Michael,” Eastern’s President Joey D’Isernia said in a statement. “Looking back on the condition of our shipyard...
This includes the following cruises and associated cruise tours: All remaining Alaska cruises on Emerald Princess and Ruby Princess All remaining Europe and Transatlantic cruises on Enchanted Princess, Regal Princess, Sky Princess, Crown Princess and Island Princess Summer Caribbean cruises and all Canada and New England cruises on Caribbean Princess and Sky Princes...
Seakeeper has launched its smallest, most affordable boat stabiliser ever. Designed for models from 23-30ft weighing up to 5.5 tonnes, the new Seakeeper 1 will cost less than £13,000 ($14,900) when deliveries start in June. As with the Seakeeper 2 and 3 models, it runs off a 12V DC battery power rather than a 240V generator. That means it can be used on everything fro...
Called the Spearfish 32, its hull will be built using the last iteration of the original Fairey Marine Spearfish moulds. Featuring the same deep-vee shape that Fairey’s legendary designer Alan Burnard spent more than 25 years perfecting, it is claimed to stand comparison with anything being built today. New deck and cockpit mouldings give it a sleeker, more modern ...
Since 2010, EcoTank has developed unique Eco-friendly decontamination processes and services in order to avoid using highly toxic product in the nature while 100% natural methodologies do exist to decontaminate public places and not dump large quantities of chemicals in our rivers, seas and oceans. 3 Step process: 168 ˚steam, oxygenated water and EcoCert natural detergen...
With this certification, Fischer Panda fulfils the requirements for the most important marine bus communication and is allowed to mark its compatible xSeries and iSeries generators with the NMEA 2000 logo. Communication between certified Fischer Panda generators and the NMEA 2000 bus is achieved by using an NMEA adaptor. This simplifies the integration of Fischer Pand...
First to arrive will be the Prestige X70 at the Cannes boat show in September. Sharing its hull with the Prestige 680 but featuring a radically different deck and superstructure, it is being likened to having your own private floating island. Central to this claim is an innovative layout that puts the sidedecks at flybridge level so that the cockpit, saloon and forwar...
The yard, which has been successfully building and selling Neel sailing trimarans for over 10 years, now plans to develop a dedicated range of blue-water power trimarans under the brand name Leen (Neel spelled backwards). First to arrive will be a Leen 56 in early 2021, followed shortly after by a Leen 72. As well as an extensive main deck area, the principal benefit ...
It’s not exactly a crowded field but this shouldn’t lessen what the Austrian outfit has achieved with this brilliantly ambitious project. The smaller Silent 55, which blazed a trail with its adoption of solar/electric propulsion, proved the theory but did so looking a little rough around the edges. The $4.92million Silent 80 is a different beast altogether, having bee...
The host explained that this was his way of sparing his team the commute into London and the increased risk of coronavirus infection that comes with it. Chris’ boat Sun Star was moored up outside his house in the Buckinghamshire town of Marlow, 36 miles west of the Breakfast Show’s usual home in London Bridge. Evans added that the broadcast was a “trial” to future-...
Your choice of ballast water management system can make a huge difference to your daily operation and lead to lost income. This story from the field will show you why operating with just one global operation mode instead of two, is what you want for your vessel. Follow the journeys of the two Chief Officers, Tony and Owen. DESMI CompactClean is Ballast Water Manag...
The company noted in its brief post through social media channels that the vessel run sea trials during May. Upon delivery, the Flex Artemis will commence its long-term charter deal with Gunvor. The contract term is for ten years with the first five years being firm. The 173,400-cbm vessel is fitted with a high-pressure two-stroke slow-speed propulsion system (ME-G...
Weather conditions during the early part of the last week had made it unsafe for the salvors to board the vessel and therefore slowed down the salvage operation, HM Coastguard said in an update. Settled weather conditions on 30 April allowed approximately 30 tonnes of cargo to be removed and transferred to a landing craft for disposal. “The focus of the salvage ope...
The East of England-based company will deploy its Pegasus Multi-units onto both substations, which will allow welfare facilities to be maintained during installation and commissioning. “The award of the contract to Pegasus Welfare Solutions Ltd confirms a commitment that as a regional based business we offer a world class approach that offshore wind projects need,” sa...
The shipyard noted that the vessel is currently the world’s largest LNG bunkering ship with an 18,600-cbm capacity. The 135-meter long vessel named Gas Agility is the first to feature GTT’s Mark III Flex containment system. The vessel, ordered by Japan’s Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) will operate in Northern Europe under a charter deal with the French major Total. T...
To remind, in September 2017, the Sif-Smulders joint venture secured a contract to manufacture the monopiles and transition pieces, as well as two foundations for offshore substations, for the 857 MW project. The company stated it had managed to maintain the schedule despite the current challenging situation. Triton Knoll will comprise 90 MHI Vestas 9.5 MW turbines...
MOL’s first LNG bunkering ship, the world’s largest such vessel, was delivered on Thursday. Both of the vessels will have a capacity of 18,600 cubic meters with a length of about 135 meters. They feature the Mark III Flex membrane containment system provided by French company GTT. Hudong-Zhonghua says that the performance of the second LNG bunkering vessel will ...
