Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG), Panama City, Fla., began cutting steel September 27 for the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Ingham, the third hull of the Heritage Class Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC)… Read More
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After meeting virtually in 2020, members of the Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association (GICA) and stakeholders of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) gathered in New Orleans August 4–6 for the organization’s… Read More
Kongsberg Digital announced April 9 that it has signed a contract with the Panama Canal Authority to upgrade and extend the K-Sim Navigation simulators based in SIDMAR, the Center for… Read More
Members of the Panama City, Fla.-based Eastern Shipbuilding Group family, who incurred almost a direct hit from Hurricane Michael in October 2018 when the storm made landfall at Mexico Beach,… Read More
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 28… Read More
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 be named… Read More
Eastern Shipbuilding Group has announced plans to offer aid to its employees that were affected by Hurricane Michael, which made landfall October 10 just east of Panama City, Fla. Eastern… Read More
Ports, terminals and shipyards near Panama City, Fla., where Hurricane Michael made landfall October 10 as a Category 4 storm, are continuing to assess damages, make contact with employees and… Read More
In its annual safety awards luncheon held June 5 in New Orleans, La., the Chamber of Shipping of America (CSA) recognized the crew of Golding Barge Line’s mv. Austin Golding… Read More
Schoellhorn-Albrecht has been awarded a subcontract from Eastern Shipbuilding Group for the design and manufacture of a wide variety of equipment for the U.S. Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs). Read More