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Dec 12, 2007
Derecktor Shipyards could be building high-speed ferries for the U.S. military in Bridgeport if it and its partners can edge out some tough competition for what could be a $234m defense contract.
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Dec 05, 2007
Maersk Line Ltd. has submitted a bid to the Navy in hopes of winning a Defense Department contract to design and construct the Pentagon's proposed Joint High Speed Vessel, or JHSV.
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Dec 12, 2006
Derecktor Shipyards delivered a 30-ft. fire boat to the Branford, Connecticut Fire Department. Based upon the asymmetrical catamaran designed Bridgeport Police vessel,
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Dec 08, 2006
Derecktor Shipyards recently agreed to build a
sister vessel to Warbaby Fox, the 124-ft. catamaran passenger ferry delivered this past summer to theGovernment of Bermuda.
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May 09, 2006
The FVF Fairweather, which was earlier expected to return to service in June, will be delayed until at least July 1, Alaska Marine Highway officials said Monday.
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Nov 28, 2005
Derecktor Shipyards has been selected by Southeastern New England Shipbuilding
Company (SENESCO) to provide construction support on a 140,000 barrel fuel barge project.
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Mar 07, 2005
In an expectation that the delivery of the state’s second fast vehicle ferry, M/V Chenega, will likely be delayed until late April or even May 1, the Alaska Marine
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Sep 10, 2004
The proliferation of sleek, unique and fast ferries on U.S. waterways is slowly becoming the reality that has been much discussed for decades. While the country
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Aug 05, 2004
As technologically advanced as communications have become, the bottom line, particularly for business applications, remains basically the same: the need for clear,
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Jun 04, 2004
By Larry Pearson
The various segments of the passenger vessel industry have undergone significant transformation in the last 12 months. It looks stronger
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Mar 05, 2004
SeaWave, LLC has installed the SeaWave Integrator 3.0 aboard the Alaska Marine Highway System's (AMHS) high speed ferry "Fairweather," as it embarks on a one month trip for delivery from Bridgeport,
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Jan 14, 2004
By Larry Pearson
The passenger vessel market is a classic mature marine market. Segments of it are doing well, while other parts have literally died. For example,
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Nov 24, 2003
By Larry Pearson
The 2003 workboat construction market had its ups and downs and at best has given mixed signals about 2004 and beyond. Among the various workboat vessel segments,
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Jul 23, 2003
By Larry Pearson
The Alaska Marine Highway System has become very active building ferries for the State of Alaska. Much of the recent attention has gone to the pair of 235-ft.
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Jul 07, 2003
The passenger vessel industry continues to be mired in a construction malaise with high-speed passenger only ferries and more conventional passenger auto ferries the only bright spot.
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Feb 21, 2003
Derecktor Shipbuilding has quietly gone about the business of building great boats, generally eschewing bold press headlines along the way. This has started to change,
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Feb 14, 2003
Derecktor Shipyards held a plate cutting ceremony at its Bridgeport Connecticut facility for the first piece of plate cut for the highspeed ferry M/V Chenega. George Capacci,
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Feb 11, 2003
After having delivered the first three of six small passenger ferries
to New York Water Taxi (NYWT) in 2002, Derecktor Shipyards now has vessel four, five
and six under construction.
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Jan 29, 2003
Derecktor's investment in a new construction facility in Bridgeport, Conn., has paid off with a prestigious contract to build two new high-spec ferries for the Alaska Marine Highway System.
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Jan 23, 2003
Derecktor Shipyards will construct another high-speed ferry for the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS). This ferry, to be named the M/V Chenga, is the second
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