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Tidewater Transportation and Terminals, Vancouver, Wash., announced it has finalized a contract with?Gunderson Marine & Iron, Portland, Ore., to build four new liquid refined product barges for operation in the Pacific Northwest. Designed by?Elliott Bay Design Group, Seattle, for service on the Columbia Snake River System, the 272’x42’x18’6” inland liquid tank barges will be certified by the U.S. Coast Guard and comply with OPA 90 requirements. Each will have capacity of 20,000 barrels. #marine #maritime #shipbuilding #WorkBoat

Craig Johnson has been appointed as the 16th president of Maine Maritime Academy. Johnson, a 1991 graduate of the Academy, has served as chief operating officer since August 2022 and interim president since June 2024. #marine #maritime #WorkBoat

The Dutra Group,?San Rafael, Calif., announced it has ordered a new 10,464-cubic-yard trailing suction hopper dredge from?Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., Panama City, Fla. #shipbuilding #marine #maritime #dredging #WorkBoat

The National Transportation Safety Board recommended Thursday that 68 bridges across 19 states undergo a vulnerability assessment to determine their risk of bridge collapse from a vessel collision, as the agency continues its?investigation?into the March 2024 collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. #maritime #shipsandshipping #marine #WorkBoat

The Edison Chouest Offshore, Cut off, La., has acquired?Kystdesign, a Aksdal, Norway-based manufacturer of remotely operated vehicle (ROV) systems. #workboat #maritimenews #offshore #subsea

Bay-Houston Towing Co., Houston, held a christening ceremony for a pair of tugs built to operate along the Texas coast. Gulf Island Shipyards, LLC Master Boat Builders, Inc. #workboat #maritimenews #tugs

On March 9,?Seaspan ULC Energy?completed Canada's first ship-to-ship liquified natural gas (LNG) bunkering for a containership at the Port of Vancouver. #workboat #maritimenews #energy

As an increasingly uneasy marriage between national security, law enforcement, and regulatory authorities, the U.S. Coast Guard needs to consider adopting a service secretary, writes Craig Hooper. #marine #maritime #coastguard #USCG #WorkBoat

The U.S. Navy has awarded a $28.3 million contract modification to?Conrad Shipyard,?Morgan City, La., for the design and construction of another yard repair, berthing, and messing (YRBM) barge. The modification to the existing contract (N00024-22-C-2253) includes options that could raise the total value to $59.9 million. #workboat #maritimenews #military #government #shipbuilding

Late last week, President Trump signed into law a?continuing resolution (CR) that funds the government through the end of the fiscal year (9/30/2025), according to the Small Shipyard Grant Coalition. #workboat #maritimenews #shipbuilding