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Seastreak launches new direct ferry service NY to Jersey Shore
1+ hour, 3+ min ago (435+ words) Seastreak will operate direct summer weekend ferry service from Lower Manhattan to Point Pleasant Beach, N. J. , offering a swifter ride between New York and the northern Jersey Shore than highway and rail. "This is one service that we've wanted to provide…...
One dead, 34 firefighters injured after Staten Island shipyard fire
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (226+ words) One worker died and 34 New York City firefighters were injured in a shipyard fire and explosion at a Staten Island shipyard, city officials said May 22. More than 70 fire and EMS units responded to the fire at 3: 30 p. m. at the May Ship…...
Norfolk Naval Shipyard begins $442 million drydock modernization
2+ day, 53+ min ago (259+ words) Norfolk Naval Shipyard has begun a $442 million modernization of Dry Dock 3, a major infrastructure project aimed at improving the maintenance and modernization of Virginia-class submarines as part of the Navy's Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program (SIOP). The project was marked by…...
Saildrone USVs to support NOAA hurricane mission
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (359+ words) Saildrone says it will deploy 10 of its Explorer unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) during the 2026 hurricane season to support the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's forecasting and warnings missions. The 23' Explorers will be positioned in the western tropical/subtropical Atlantic Ocean,…...
Louisiana-built ferry starts service in US Virgin Islands
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (341+ words) A new passenger ferry has entered service in the U. S. Virgin Islands, operating between Red Hook on St. Thomas and Cruz Bay on St. John. Designed by Incat Crowther, Sydney, Australia, and named'Spirit of 1733 after a historic slave rebellion on St....
Red Cat's Blue Ops launches Variant 7 USV, eyes rapid scaling for military market
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (503+ words) Red Cat Holdings' Blue Ops division is making its entry into the unmanned surface vessel (USV) market with the Variant 7, a 7. 2-meter autonomous maritime platform designed for military and government customers. The Florida- and Georgia-based company is moving quickly " from…...
House Committee Passes Energy & Water Development Appropriations Bill
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (399+ words) Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-Tenn.) speaks before the House Appropriations Committee voted on the Fiscal Year 2027 Energy & Water Development Appropriations bill. The $9. 8 billion for the Corps was $3. 14 billion above the amount requested in the president's budget for FY27. The bill includes $2. 4 billion…...
Canal Barge repowers Hallie M. Merrick with Mitsubishi Tier 3 engines
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (296+ words) Canal Barge Company," New Orleans, has completed a repower of the 75" towing vessel Hallie M. Merrick with twin Mitsubishi S12 R Tier 3 engines, part of the company"s ongoing fleet modernization efforts. The project was completed at Sterling Shipyard with support from…...
Master Boat Builders christens Marauder, first of eight tugs for Maritime Partners
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (371+ words) The first of eight tugboats Master Boat Builders Inc. , Coden, Ala. , is constructing for Maritime Partners LLC, New Orleans, was christened Wednesday at the Gulf Quest National Maritime Museum in Mobile, Ala. The Marauder christening ceremony also marked the formal…...
Tow Works names Blake Boyd CEO
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (163+ words) Work Boat Tow Works names Blake Boyd CEO Maritime software company Tow Works announced that its chief operating officer, Blake Boyd, has been promoted to chief executive officer. Maritime software company Tow Works LLC, Houston, announced that its chief operating…...