US Awards More than $653 Million for Port Projects
The U.S. Department of Transportationâs Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced over $653 million to fund 41 port improvement projects across the nation under the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP).The investmentsâpart of the largest dedicated funding for ports and waterways in history, nearly $17 billion through the Presidentâs Bipartisan Infrastructure Lawâare intended to help grow capacity and increase efficiency at coastal seaports, Great Lakes ports and inlandâŚ
Hepburn and Sons Joins Forces with MELD Manufacturing
Hepburn and Sons LLC announced it has officially joined forces with MELD Manufacturing Corporation, developer of the patented, solid-state metal additive manufacturing process and provider of MELD 3D printing machines. The companies have been working together since 2021 to introduce the Navy and other military services and DoD agencies to MELD, also known as additive friction stir deposition.Hepburn and Sons LLC is a small business founded in 2010 whose initial focus was to provide expert consultingâŚ
Crowley Integrates Marine Interior Design Firm
Crowley announced it is integrating Seattle-based marine interior design company JE Russell Consulting, giving the companyâs engineering services group the capability to complement vesselsâ existing designs with interior designs, consulting and other service offerings.âCrowleyâs addition of the JE Russell Consulting team provides our engineering services group with an important resource to offer comprehensive design services to our customers,â said Coulston Van Gundy, vice president, Crowley Engineering Services.
Crowley Promotes Van Gundy to VP of Construction and Engineering
Crowley has appointed Coulston Van Gundy as vice president of construction and engineering. He will lead the companyâs vessel design and engineering, construction management and project engineering with an expanded emphasis on growth and innovation.With more than 15 years of experience, Van Gundy has played an integral role in advancing Crowleyâs growing engineering and design services in maritime and offshore wind services to elevate alternative energy as a transportation solution.He has been in both vessel- and shore-based operational roles in engineering and led maritime developmentâŚ
LNG Bunker Barge Clean Canaveral Delivered
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. shipyard Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding said it has delivered the 340-ft. liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering barge, Clean Canaveral, to Polaris New Energy on Friday, December 3.Built as part of an articulated tug and barge unit (ATB), the 5,500 cubic meter capacity barge is the largest of its kind ever built in the U.S., and will soon be followed by another barge of similar size for an affiliate of Polaris New Energy, as they grow their leadership position in the domestic LNG bunkering market.âWe are really proud to deliver this important vessel on timeâŚ
LMG Marin to Design Zero-emissions Fuel Tanker
Naval architecture firm LMG Marin has secured a contract to design a zero-emissions tanker for Grieg Edge, the dedicated innovation unit of the Grieg Maritime Group. The vessel is said to be the worldâs first green ammonia-fueled tanker, according to the Norway-based designer, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore-headquartered Sembcorp Marine.The new ship, to be named Green Ammonia, will transport and distribute green ammonia fuel from a production facility in Berlevåg, NorwayâŚ
VIDEO: Across the Ocean & Up the Mountain with Erden Eruc
Erden Eruc is a man on a âhuman-poweredâ mission, a mission which Elliott Bay Design Group recently assisted with donated design services as he plans for the next leg of his âSix Summits Project.â Next up: a solo row across the Pacific Ocean, a bike ride to Tibet and climbing Mt. Everest.A Seattle resident, Erden Erucâs solo circumnavigation by human power quest, which started as a quiet obsession in the late 1990s, became a life mission following the death of Göran Kropp, who died while rock climbing with Eruc in September of 2002.
REM Offshore Orders Offshore Wind Vessel
Norwegian offshore vessel operator Rem Offshore has ordered a Construction Service Vessel for offshore wind operations from Green Yard Kleven shipyard in Ulsteinvik.Havyard Design & Solutions AS is responsible for the design. The vessel, which was originally designed as a Havyard 833 WE platform supply vessel PSV, will be converted into a service vessel for offshore wind, under the Havyard 833 CSV design. Green Yard Kleven, established earlier this year when Green Yard bought Kleven shipyardâŚ
Austal USA Wins $43 Million LCS Services Contract
Mobile, Ala. shipbuilder Austal USA said it has been awarded a modification to previously awarded contract with a total potential value of $43,362,000 by the U.S. Department of Defense. This contract was modified to exercise the options for Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Class design services, material to support LCS Class design services, and the Integrated Data Product Model Environment (IDPME). Austal will provide LCS Class design services to all LCS ships and services may include program managementâŚ
Longitude Designs Cable Layer for Taiwan Wind Farm Ops
Longitude Engineering, an LOC Group company, has said it has provided concept and basic design services, as well as construction specification for yard engagement and procurement activities, for a new DP2 cable lay ship for Woen Jinn Harbor Engineering (Woen Jinn), in Taiwan. Prior to the design, Longitude also provided an evaluation on the companyâs current assets and potential conversions to meet the operational criteria, Longitude said Monday.The DP2 oceangoing vessel designâŚ
Ingalls Awarded LCS Planning Yard Contract
Huntington Ingalls Industriesâ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division has been awarded a contract modification to exercise the first option year of the existing Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) Planning Yard contract. This option has a potential total value of up to $107.9 million for planning yard services in support of in-service LCS class ships.âOur outstanding and experienced Shipyard Planning Yard team is poised to continue the excellent and efficient execution of this important work for our Navy customerâŚ
Ship Architects Hires Mund
Ship Architects, Inc. announced it has hired Andrew Mund, P.E., in the role of VP Engineering & Business Development. Mund will be broadly involved in all SAi projects, but his primary focus will be on those vessel design services corresponding to the pre-construction contract stage, the company said.An educated naval architect, Mund is licensed as a professional engineer with more than 25 years of direct and supervisory experience in marine design and manufacturing.Altug BasaranâŚ
Silverstream in Retrofit Design Pact with ICE
United Kingdom-based maritime company Silverstream Technologies has entered into a framework agreement with European ship design consultancy International Contract Engineering (ICE) group for worldwide installation design services for retrofitting of the Silverstream System.Silverstream System is a patented air lubrication system designed for reduction of friction between shipsâ hulls and seawater. The company claimed that it the system has been proven to deliver substantial fuel savings and an associated reduction in GHG emissions.Silverstream Technologies is a founding member of the Global Industry Alliance for combating pollution within shipping.Steinar DraegeboâŚ
Naval Group Teams-up with 9 Australian Firms
French shipbuilder Naval Group has signed nine different memoranda of understanding (MoU) with Australian companies to manufacture its countermeasure solutions for the Royal Australian Navy in Australia.The specialist in naval defence and marine renewable energy said that its Pacific unit is proposing a breakthrough in anti-torpedo countermeasures for Australiaâs submarine and surface ship programs with CANTO, the latest countermeasure generation based on Dilution/Confusion multi-effects.This breakthrough in the field of anti-torpedo defence, applies the dilution/confusion concept to defend High Value and Mission Essential Units by generating a high-level acoustic signals over 360-degreeâŚ
Gibbs & Cox: Historic Ship Designer Turns 90
Hindsight, they say is 20/20, and in this regard renowned design house Gibbs & Cox has nine decades in the rear view mirror on which to lean. We recently caught up with Chris Deegan, President and CEO of Gibbs & Cox, celebrating its 90th anniversary in 2019, to discuss the organizationâs rich history and promising future.When you took the top spot at Gibbs & Cox in 2016, what were your goals for the organization?As a company that designs everything from yachts to work boats to destroyers, I wanted to reassert G&C as the global leader in the naval architecture and marine engineering industry.
Deltamarin Provides RMC With Design Services
Deltamarin, which provides ship design, offshore engineering and construction support for the marine and offshore industries worldwide, is strengthening its position as a trusted designer of ro-pax vessels with the latest contract signed with Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC).The contract covers basic and detail design services for Tallinkâs new LNG-powered shuttle ferry set to operate between Helsinki in Finland and Tallinn in Estonia.Deltamarinâs commission covers basic and detail design services for the hull, machinery and electrical systems. The value of the contract with RMC is about âŹ7.5M. The work will be carried out over a periodâŚ
MN100: Robert Allan Ltd.
Prominent on this year's prestigous MarineNews MN100 list is Robert Allan Ltd. Robert Allan Ltd. is a recognized world leader in innovative Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering with a particular focus on harbor and seagoing tugs, shallow draft towing vessels and fireboats for major world ports. Robert Allan Ltd. has won many awards for their design work from a variety of publications and other organizations.The Company:Robert Allan Ltd. is Canadaâs most senior consulting Naval Architectural firm, established in Vancouver, B.C. in 1930.
ALMACO to Outfit Hurtigrutenâs New Expedition Ships
ALMACO has supplied the galley equipment and provision stores onboard the new expedition ship Roald Amundsen, named after the famous Norwegian polar explorer, delivered this past June. This was the first of Hurtigrutenâs new nature-oriented, explorer-type ships, which are the worldâs first hybrid power using a battery system being built in Kleven Verft at their Ulsteinvik yard. The second vessel, Fridtjof Nansen, is scheduled for a 2020 delivery with additional options for two further vesselsâŚ
Jacobs Bags Saudi Shipyard Contract
American international technical professional services firm Jacobs will deliver design engineering services for what will be the largest shipyard on the Arabian Gulf: the King Salman International Complex for Maritime Industries and Services at Ras Al Khair, Saudi ArabiaA press announcement stated that Jacobs has been selected by SEPCO Electric Power Construction Corporation to deliver engineering services for Packages 4, 5 and 6 of the Complex.Jacobs Buildings and Infrastructure Senior Vice President and General Manager Patrick Hill said: "This award continues Jacobs' long-term commitment to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia where we haveâŚ
HII Wins $932mln LCS Planning Yard Contract
Huntington Ingalls Industries, America's largest military shipbuilding company, announced that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division has been awarded a cost-plus-award-fee contract with a potential total value of $931.7 million for planning yard services in support of in-service littoral combat ships (LCS).The contract, which includes options over a six-year period, also provides work packages for HIIâs Technical Solutions division.âIngalls Shipbuilding will build on 35 years of planning yard experience to join our Technical Solutions division in fully supporting this life-cycle work on the LCS program,â said Ingalls Shipbuilding PresidentâŚ
VARD Signs MOU with ASFAT
Vard Marine (VARD), a naval architecture and marine engineering company, announced that a memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed with Askeri Fabrika ve Tersane Ä°Ĺletme A.Ĺ. (ASFAT) in Turkey to promote strategic partnership.As per MoU, Vard Marine provides the design of a wide range of paramilitary vessels and ASFAT coordinates construction of select projects at their approved naval shipyards in Turkey.The MOU provides an opportunity for Vard Marine to expand operations in the region and to collaborate with other companies in both Canada and Turkey.Vard Marine president and CEO Dave McMillan commented: "We are proud to haveâŚ
New Ferry Design Contract for Deltamarin
Deltamarin has signed a contract with Rauma Marine Constructions Oy (RMC) for the design of a car passenger ferry for Kvarken Link AB, a Finnish-Swedish consortium.Deltamarinâs commission covers basic and detail design services for all hull and machinery areas. The value of the contract with RMC is about $4.5M. The work will be carried out over a period of 13-14 months at Deltamarinâs offices in Finland and Poland with the assistance of network companies.The ferry will have a freight capacity of 1,500 lane-meters for trucks on two cargo decks and she will accommodate 800 passengers.
ICE Bags Scrubber Retrofit Contract
Europe's largest independent ship design company International Contract Engineering (ICE) announced that it has won new contracts for scrubber retrofit design services for a series of container vessels for a leading European shipowner.ICEâs scope of work includes basic design, detail design and development of production information.The hybrid exhaust gas cleaning systems will be supplied by a prominent European supplier, said the provider of designs for commercial ships, naval & coastguard ships, and vessels."Drawing on its extensive ship design experience, ICE has been active in the retrofit market both for Exhaust Gas Cleaning and Ballast Water Management systemsâŚ