31 Oct

Top 50 index 2018

Professional Mariner StaffAmerican Ship Review, Maritime News
This register lists vessels of interest to professional mariners completed by North American shipyards in the year ended Sept. 1, 2017. In the case of sister vessels built by the same yard, we list only one. Adams Lake II, 92’ Cable ferry Designer/builder: WaterBridge Steel, Nakusp, British Columbia Owner/operator: Province of British Columbia, Victoria, B.C./WaterBridge Ferries, Nakusp, B.C. Alexander S.…
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04 Nov

Moving forward with LNG

Professional Mariner StaffAmerican Ship Review
The oil doldrums may have slowed the advance of liquefied natural gas for marine propulsion in 2016, but make no mistake — the U.S.-flagged LNG fleet is growing. Here is a look at developments in the past year: • In October 2015, General Dynamics NASSCO delivered Isla Bella, the world’s first LNG-powered containership, to TOTE Maritime. In January, the San…
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Eastern wins long-awaited OPC contract; icebreakers gain in Congress
04 Nov

Eastern wins long-awaited OPC contract; icebreakers gain in Congress

Professional Mariner StaffAmerican Ship Review, Maritime News
As the calendar flipped to September, all eyes in the world of military shipbuilding turned intently to Washington as the Coast Guard prepared to deliver the biggest procurement plum in decades: a contract potentially worth $10 billion to build up to 25 offshore patrol cutters. Late on Sept. 15, champagne corks began flying in Panama City, Fla. Eastern Shipbuilding Group,…
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04 Nov

Changing times, changing missions

Professional Mariner StaffAmerican Ship Review
The Port of Long Beach contains 10 piers, 80 berths and 22 shipping terminals equipped with 66 post-Panamax gantry cranes. It also includes several sizable marina complexes in Rainbow Harbor, Naples and Alamitos Bay. The Long Beach Fire Department is responsible for protecting these installations with its fireboats, duty that traditionally involved firefighting, search and rescue, and oil spill containment…
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04 Nov

Protector specifications

Professional Mariner StaffAmerican Ship Review, Maritime News
Owner/Operator: Port of Long Beach, Calif./Long Beach Fire Department Designer: Robert Allan Ltd., Vancouver, British Columbia Builder: Foss Maritime Co., Seattle, Wash. Dimensions: L: 108’ B: 35’ D: 15’ Mission: Firefighting and emergency response Crew size: Four to six HULL • Single hull steel  PERFORMANCE • Top speed: 12 knots • Patrol speed: 8 knots (minimum wake) PROPULSION/GENERATORS • (2) Caterpillar 3512C main engines, each…
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Atlantic Pioneer
04 Nov

Atlantic Pioneer

Professional Mariner StaffAmerican Ship Review, Maritime News
On a blue-sea, blue-sky day at Quonset Point in North Kingstown, R.I., Atlantic Pioneer cleared the breakwater and entered Narragansett Bay. When Capt. Jordan Ryan lay on the throttles, the stern dug in and the bow rose up and over, throwing an impressive display of white water. Atlantic Pioneer is the first crew transfer vessel (CTV) purpose-built in the United…
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04 Nov

Atlantic Pioneer specifications

Professional Mariner StaffAmerican Ship Review, Maritime News
Owner/Operator: Atlantic Wind Transfers, North Kingstown, R.I. Designer: South Boats IOW, United Kingdom Builder: Blount Boats, Warren, R.I. Dimensions: L: 70.5’ B: 24’ D: 4.1’ Mission: Offshore wind farm support Crew size: Two to three HULL •  All-aluminum catamaran PERFORMANCE • Top speed: 30-plus knots; cruising speed, 22 to 26 knots; range, 350 nm PROPULSION/GENERATORS • (2) MAN D2862 LE 466 main…
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Magnolia State
03 Nov

Magnolia State

Professional Mariner StaffAmerican Ship Review, Maritime News
In 2006, General Dynamics NASSCO took on a five-ship contract to build product tankers for U.S. Shipping Partners LP. The result was the State class, a series of 600-foot, double-hulled Jones Act ships based on an existing design from South Korea’s Daewoo Ship Engineering Co. (DSEC). A decade later, the San Diego shipyard has taken tanker construction to the next…
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