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Shipyards

The latest news from inland and Gulf Coast shipyards, constructing towboats, barges and specialty equipment for today’s inland marine industry. Contract news, shipyard expansions, towboat deliveries and more.

Metal Shark Alabama Delivers First Inland Towboat The Stephanie Pasentine is Metal Shark’s first steel new build and first inland towboat. (Photo courtesy of Metal Shark Alabama)

Metal Shark Alabama Delivers First Inland Towboat

May 22, 2020

By Nelson Spencer and Frank McCormack Metal Shark, a vessel designer and builder with shipyards in Jeanerette and Franklin, La., and Bayou La Batre, Ala., recently delivered… Read More

Arcosa Manufactures Wide Variety Of Barges Recent barge launch from Arcosa Marine Products.

Arcosa Manufactures Wide Variety Of Barges

May 19, 2020

Arcosa’s Inland Barge Group is composed of Arcosa Marine Products Inc., a leading manufacturer of barges used to transport cargo on U.S. inland waterways. Arcosa Marine Products manufactures dry… Read More

Eastern Announces Keel Laid For CG Cutter Argus

Eastern Announces Keel Laid For CG Cutter Argus

May 18, 2020

Eastern Shipbuilding Group, headquartered in Panama City, Fla., reports that the keel laying ceremony for the U.S. Coast Guard’s first-of-class Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) Argus, was held on April… Read More

Corn Island Shipyard Began As A Coal Dock 464-foot ATB Bulk Cargo Barge for Express Marine Inc. on the launchway at Corn Island Shipyard. (Photo courtesy of Corn Island Shipyard)

Corn Island Shipyard Began As A Coal Dock

May 15, 2020

What are now two shipyards, located some seven miles apart on the Ohio River, began over 50 years ago as a father-son operation centered around a single coal… Read More

Corn Island Launches Split-Hull Dump Scow First of two barges slated for delivery to San Diego, Calif. (Photo courtesy of Corn Island Shipyard)

Corn Island Launches Split-Hull Dump Scow

May 8, 2020

Corn Island Shipyard launched its latest split-hull dump scow barge April 16 at its facility at Ohio River Mile 734. The barge measures 200 by 42 feet and… Read More

Eastern To Build Second Hopper Dredge For Weeks The 356-foot R.B. Weeks will be a twin of the Magdalen, delivered in 2017.

Eastern To Build Second Hopper Dredge For Weeks

May 4, 2020

Eastern Shipbuilding Group announced April 23 that it has signed a contract with Weeks Marine Inc. to construct a 356-foot, twin-screw trailing suction hopper dredge. The dredge, to… Read More

24 Small Shipyards Garner $19.6 Million In Grants From MarAd

April 24, 2020

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao announced April 20 the award of $19.6 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MarAd) through the Small Shipyard Grant… Read More

Eastern To Build Second CG Offshore Patrol Cutter The Offshore Patrol Cutter is designed to conduct multiple missions for the U.S. Coast Guard.

Eastern To Build Second CG Offshore Patrol Cutter

April 18, 2020

Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Panama City, Fla., announced April 6 that the U.S. Coast Guard has given approval to Eastern to build a second Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) and… Read More

Metal Shark Building Law Enforcement Vessels A Metal Shark 23 Relentless patrol boat, part of a five-boat fleet soon to be delivered to Ohio Department of Natural Resources. (Photo courtesy of Metal Shark)

Metal Shark Building Law Enforcement Vessels

April 18, 2020

Shipbuilder Metal Shark, Jeanerette, La., reports it is enjoying increased popularity among law enforcement agencies, with 20 new law enforcement customers recently added and more than 35 welded… Read More

Corps Begins Design Work For New Drydock The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to replace one of these 400-ton dry docks at the Ensley Engineer Yard in Memphis, Tenn., with a new, 1,600-to 2,000-ton dry dock. Construction is expected to be complete by February 2022. (Photo courtesy of the Memphis Engineer District)

Corps Begins Design Work For New Drydock

April 10, 2020

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has begun plans for a new drydock to inspect and repair Corps and Coast Guard vessels. Bristol Harbor Group Inc. of… Read More

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