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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.

Master Boat Builders To Construct Fourth Tug For Bay Houston Towing Bay Houston Towing tug being constructed by Master Boat Builders.

Master Boat Builders To Construct Fourth Tug For Bay Houston Towing

July 28, 2022

Coden, Ala.-based Master Boat Builders Inc. has announced a contract to build an additional tugboat for Bay Houston Towing Company. The Houston-based company already has three tugs of… Read More

Nichols Boat Completes 26th Towboat, Built On Speculation Nichols Boat Company of Greenville, Miss., recently completed its 26th towboat. The 3,400-hp. twin-screw towboat has a retractable pilothouse. (Photo courtesy of Nichols Boat Company)

Nichols Boat Completes 26th Towboat, Built On Speculation

July 26, 2022

Nichols Boat Company, a boat and barge builder in Greenville, Miss., recently completed a 3,400 hp. twin-screw towboat with Tier 4 engines, built on speculation. “Due to COVID,… Read More

Metal Shark To Supply 23 Military Vessels For Ukraine Defense Effort

July 25, 2022

Metal Shark, a Jeanerette, La.-based shipbuilder with additional shipyards in Franklin, La., and Bayou La Batre, Ala., has announced it will send 23 military vessels to Ukraine as… Read More

Master Boat Builders Announces Two Tug Projects The Hermes was delivered to Seabulk in June.

Master Boat Builders Announces Two Tug Projects

July 25, 2022

Master Boat Builders announced the construction of one tug and the delivery of another in June. On June 16, the company, based in Coden, Ala., announced the construction… Read More

Mississippi Marine Adds Two 4,000-Ton Drydocks The D. John is one of two new drydocks designed and built by Mississippi Marine for its own use.

Mississippi Marine Adds Two 4,000-Ton Drydocks

July 22, 2022

Coinciding with its golden anniversary, Mississippi Marine Corporation, the well-known, full-service shipyard located at Greenville, Miss., Lower Mississippi River Mile 538.7 on lower Lake Ferguson, has announced the… Read More

MarAd Announces 2022 Small Shipyard Grant Recipients

July 22, 2022

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MarAd) has announced it has awarded $19.6 million as part of the Small Shipyard Grant Program to 24 shipyards in 19 states. Read More

Eastern Shipbuilding Launches Hopper Dredge R.B. Weeks The trailing suction hopper dredge R.B. Weeks hits the water at Eastern Shipbuilding Group’s Allanton Shipyard. (Photo courtesy of Eastern Shipbuilding)

Eastern Shipbuilding Launches Hopper Dredge R.B. Weeks

July 1, 2022

Representatives from Eastern Shipbuilding Group and Cranford, N.J.-based Weeks Marine Inc. gathered at Eastern’s Allanton Shipyard, near Panama City, Fla., June 17 for the launch of the trailing suction… Read More

VLS Environmental Services Acquires Plaquemine Point Shipyard

June 28, 2022

VLS Environmental Services, LLC of Houton, Texas, announced June 21 that it has acquired Plaquemine Point Shipyard. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Based in Plaquemine, La., the shipyard… Read More

Shipbuilders Council Announces 2022 Safety Awards

May 26, 2022

The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA), the association representing shipyards throughout the United States, has announced the recipients of its 2022 Shipyard Safety Awards, which include awards for “excellence… Read More

Eastern Announces Contract For 4th Offshore Patrol Cutter A rendering shows the future USCGC Rush, the fourth Heritage Class offshore Patrol Cutter the company is building for the Coast Guard. (rendering courtesy of Eastern Shipbuilding Group)

Eastern Announces Contract For 4th Offshore Patrol Cutter

May 16, 2022

The Coast Guard has awarded a contract to begin construction of the fourth Heritage Class offshore patrol cutter (OPC), the future USCGC Rush, to Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc. Read More

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