Damen Shipyards, Caterpillar and Pon Power, the official importer of CAT engines to the Netherlands and Norway, have announced a memorandum of understanding aimed at jointly developing a series… Read More
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.
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MarAd) has officially announced close to $20 million in funding for its Small Shipyard Grant Program. The grant program, first funded in… Read More
Damen Marine Components (DMC) has announced the company’s first multi-vessel order in the United States. C&C Marine & Repair, located on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway in Belle Chasse,… Read More
On page 1,691 of the 4,155-page, $1.7 trillion funding package President Joe Biden signed into law December 29, 2022, were four lines that will go a long way… Read More
Coden, Ala.-based Master Boat Builders has executed a contract to construct a pair of tugboats for Moran Towing Corporation, a New Canaan, Conn.-based provider of towing services and… Read More
Stevens Towing Company christened what is believed to be one of the largest Marine Travelifts in the Southeast during an October 20 ceremony. The lift, 70 feet high… Read More
Bisso Towboat Inc. announced November 4 that it has signed an agreement with Main Iron Works LLC, Houma, La., to begin construction of a 5,000 bhp. ASD tractor tug. Read More
In 1992, Joseph Wesley, a commercial electrical contractor from Ohio, had an idea for how to shake up the construction staffing scene. Rather than a contractor directly hiring temporary… Read More
Lockport, La.-based Bollinger Shipyards has reached an agreement to acquire Pascagoula, Miss., shipbuilders VT Halter Marine Inc. and ST Engineering Halter Marine Offshore (STEHMO) from parent company ST Engineering… Read More
Vessel Repair announced that it has received a second patent on its Pacesetter class of inland towboats. The first patent was for the hull design that combines a… Read More
