AWARDS 2023 | Best Small Ferry – Talwurrapin – Norman R. Wright and Sons
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5h ago
Best Small Ferry – Talwurrapin – Norman R. Wright and Sons One of the best known names in the Australian ferry business delivered this impressively practical small ferry in 2023. Norman R. Wright and Sons has been designing and building first-rate vessels for well over a century and joins the fleet of one of the […] The post AWARDS 2023 | Best Small Ferry – Talwurrapin – Norman R. Wright and Sons appeared first on Baird Maritime ..read more
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Seapath orders six deck barges from Florida builder
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by Baird Maritime
8h ago
Ship leasing business Seapath, a company under New York-based conglomerate the Libra Group, has placed an order for six deck barges in a series to be built by St Johns Ship Building of Palatka, Florida. The vessels will be despatched to multiple charterers along the US East Coast. The barges are designed for the transportation […] The post Seapath orders six deck barges from Florida builder appeared first on Baird Maritime ..read more
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Brazilian Navy’s third Riachuelo-class submarine hits the water
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by Baird Maritime
16h ago
Brazilian shipyard Itaguaí Construções Navais has launched the third Riachuelo-class diesel-electric submarine ordered by the Brazilian Navy. Like its Riachuelo-class sisters, the future Tonelero is a variant of the Scorpene-class boats originally developed by French shipbuilder the Naval Group. Once completed, the submarine will have a length of 70.62 metres, a beam of 6.2 metres, […] The post Brazilian Navy’s third Riachuelo-class submarine hits the water appeared first on Baird Maritime ..read more
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COLUMN | Quick updates: PSVs changing hands; subsea newbuilds; Guyana booming; rigs fixing higher [Offshore Accounts]
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by Hieronymus Bosch
1d ago
Money is being made in offshore once again, but tragically lives are also being lost unnecessarily. Earlier this week, we examined how Perenco’s dysfunctional safety culture in Gabon, leading to six people dead or lost in an explosion. This is a sad backdrop for an industry booming at last. Stop the press: Cyan strikes No […] The post COLUMN | Quick updates: PSVs changing hands; subsea newbuilds; Guyana booming; rigs fixing higher [Offshore Accounts] appeared first on Baird Maritime ..read more
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New fast catamaran joins San Francisco Bay Ferry fleet
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by Baird Maritime
1d ago
The Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) of San Francisco, California has taken delivery of a new fast aluminium catamaran ferry for operation in the San Francisco Bay Area. Delphinus was built by La Conner, Washington-based Mavrik Marine to a design by One2Three Naval Architects of Sydney, Australia. It is a sister of Dorado, which was […] The post New fast catamaran joins San Francisco Bay Ferry fleet appeared first on Baird Maritime ..read more
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Carnival Corporation orders LNG-powered cruise ship from German yard
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by Baird Maritime
1d ago
Carnival Corporation has placed an order for a new cruise ship to be built by German shipyard Meyer Werft. The vessel will be the seventh overall Excel-class cruise ship and the fifth in the class slated for Carnival Corporation’s Carnival Cruise Line brand. Delivery is scheduled for 2028. Carnival’s newest Excel-class ship will be built […] The post Carnival Corporation orders LNG-powered cruise ship from German yard appeared first on Baird Maritime ..read more
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Canadian government awards design contract for new coast guard icebreakers
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by Baird Maritime
2d ago
The Canadian government has awarded Quebec-based shipbuilder Chantier Davie Canada a contract for the design of six new icebreakers for the Canadian Coast Guard. In Atlantic Canada, the new icebreakers will perform icebreaking services, escort ships through ice-covered waters, and help clear ice from harbours and wharfs, the latter duty being essential to Canada’s commercial […] The post Canadian government awards design contract for new coast guard icebreakers appeared first on Baird Maritime ..read more
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Bridge in Maryland collapses after being struck by containership; at least seven missing
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by Baird Maritime
2d ago
US federal agencies as well as state and local agencies in Maryland have been deployed in response to an incident wherein a bridge collapsed after it was struck by a passing commercial vessel. The incident occurred at around 01:30 local time on Tuesday, March 26, when the Singapore-registered container vessel Dali struck one of the […] The post Bridge in Maryland collapses after being struck by containership; at least seven missing appeared first on Baird Maritime ..read more
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COLUMN | US Army vessels in the vanguard of Gaza relief effort [Naval Gazing]
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by Trevor Hollingsbee
2d ago
The US Army is usually perceived as being an exclusively land-based force. Few realise that the service incorporates a 135-vessel-strong maritime contingent under the auspices of the US Army Transportation Command. This fleet features a very wide range of vessels, including landing craft, support ships, maintenance vessels, and small raiding craft. It supports amphibious warfare […] The post COLUMN | US Army vessels in the vanguard of Gaza relief effort [Naval Gazing] appeared first on Baird Maritime ..read more
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Future Italian offshore wind farm passes environmental impact assessment
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by Baird Maritime
2d ago
The Italian government, through the Ministry for Environment and Energy Security, has approved the environmental impact assessment (EIA) of a new offshore wind farm that will be built in the waters off Sicily. The EIA approval for the 7SeasMed Floating Offshore Wind Project is the first EIA approval for a floating offshore wind project in […] The post Future Italian offshore wind farm passes environmental impact assessment appeared first on Baird Maritime ..read more
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