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31 Dec

Seaspan-Built Royal Canadian Navy Support Ship Receives Name

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The HMCS Protecteur is the name of the Royal Canadian Navy’s newest Joint Support Ship built by North Vancouver, B.C.-based vessel manufacturer Seaspan Shipyards, making it the longest naval ship built in Canada at roughly 569 feet. Seaspan announced Dec. 13 that it had designed, built and launched the vessel, one of two ships replacing the former Protecteur-class Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment vessels. The Protecteur and sister Joint Support Ship HMCS Preserver were designed to be nimble to serve multiple purposes and able to integrate with any Canadian or allied naval task group, according to Seaspan. The two warships “will significantly…

08 Oct

Construction Begins on New Matson Container Vessel

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Construction has officially started on the first of a trio of new Matson, Inc. containerships that are expected to operate its Hawaii and China-Long Beach Express (CLX) services, the Honolulu-based transportation services company said Sept. 30. Officials marked the occasion at the Philly Shipyard in Pennsylvania, where the Jones Act-compliant vessels are being built under a $1 billion investment by Matson. Anticipated for delivery in 2026 and 2027, the 854-foot-long vessels are expected to mirror the company’s two current “Aloha Class” ships, Daniel K. Inouye and Kamina Hila, also constructed at Philly Shipyard, which went into service in 2018 and…

08 Oct

General Dynamics NASSCO Christens USNS Lucy Stone

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General Dynamics NASSCO celebrated the christening and launch of the fifth vessel in the U.S. Navy’s fleet oiler program at its San Diego shipyard, the company said Sept. 21. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, NASSCO President Dave Carver and co-sponsors Alicia L. Aadnesen and Deborah D. Simmons were all present for the celebration of the USNS Lucy Stone, named after the American suffragist who founded the Women’s National Loyal League. The Lucy Stone is the latest in a series of fleet replenishment oilers being designed and built by General Dynamics NASSCO. The 742-foot-long ships are able to move…

27 Aug

Seaspan Launches Canadian Coast Guard Science Vessel

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Seaspan Shipyards has launched the Canadian Coast Guard’s flagship science vessel the CCGS Naalak Nappaaluk, its fourth vessel built under the country’s National Shipbuilding Strategy, the North Vancouver, British Columbia, shipmaker said Aug. 19. The 88-meter-long (289-foot) Offshore Oceanographic Science Vessel is a floating laboratory that’s expected to further the study of ocean currents and seabed in Atlantic Canada. The vessel, which is set to be based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, is a Polar Class 6 vessel with advanced ice capabilities. It can carry as many as 34 crew members and 26 scientists, and is capable of conducting search and…

12 Mar

Marine Group Boat Works Welder Honored by Manufacturers & Technical Association

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Ana “Annie” Oryall, welder and shipfitter with Marine Group Boat Works, has been honored by the California Manufacturers & Technical Association with the association’s Emerging Leader Award, San Diego-based MGBW announced March 4. The award, given March 5 in Sacramento, spotlights females in manufacturing who showcase “strong leadership potential and inspire others through their dedicated work,” according to Marine Group. Oryall, who is one of six women in the company’s structural team of 71 welders, has been involved in building and refitting more than two dozen naval steel and aluminum workboats, dive boats and training vessels, as well as a…

17 Oct

Marine Group Boat Works Modernizing San Diego Bay Shipbuilding, Repair Facility

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Marine Group Boat Works is undertaking a multimillion-dollar effort to modernize its 15-acre shipbuilding and repair facility on San Diego Bay in Chula Vista, the family-owned company revealed Oct. 10. Currently in environmental review, the project includes a large solar panel installation that would generate 500 kilowatts of renewable energy for yard equipment and shore power, dock replacement and reconfiguration, dredging and the addition of a new, modern mobile boat lift, considered by the company to be the only sideways-crawling travelift on the West Coast and the largest of its kind in the U.S. Veneto, Italy-based Cimolai Technology has been…