Shipyards

FMT Shipyard & Repair, located on the Harvey Canal in Harvey, La., has delivered the mv. Joan Pluck to Metairie, La.-based Maritime Partners. The Joan Pluck measures 67.5 feet by… Read More

“Anything that affects the [maritime] system affects us,” said Brian Mueller, CEO of Heartland Companies, one of the nation’s largest barge-builders. “In an emergency, there may not be enough blue-water… Read More

Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. has been awarded the 2024 American Equity Underwriters Inc. (AEU) Safety Award. AEU, which provides workers’ compensation insurance for waterfront employers, presents the awards each year… Read More

Conrad Industries, parent company of Conrad Shipyard, has received the Shipbuilders Council of America’s (SCA) Excellence in Safety Award. The award, which is for the 2024 calendar year, was announced… Read More

Thordon Bearings announced earlier this month that its RiverTough tailshaft bearing solutions have been installed more than 500 times in the workboat sector. Primarily a retrofit solution but increasingly specified… Read More

Sens. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined Reps. John Garamendi (D-Calif.), Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) and a group of maritime leaders and supporters in reintroducing the Shipbuilding and Harbor… Read More

Bollinger Shipyards, the largest privately-owned and operated shipbuilder and vessel repair company in the United States, and Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO), a global leader in advanced commercial vessel construction and… Read More

Covington, La.-based Laborde Products has announced that Mitsubishi Marine Engines is now offering its S12R Tier 3 marine engine in a 1,350 hp. rating, thus bringing operators of towboats in… Read More