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Gunderson completes steel barge pier for McMurdo Station

Ben Hayden

December 16, 2025

Gunderson Marine & Iron, Portland, Ore., has completed construction of a new 328'x100'x18' steel barge pier for the National Science Foundation’s McMurdo Station, marking the end of the site’s decades-old tradition of building seasonal ice piers to support annual resupply operations.

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Gunderson launched the National Science Foundation’s new barge pier on Nov. 3. Gunderson photo.

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The first of four Saltchuk Marine escort tugs has been launched by Eastern Shipbuilding Group. Eastern Shipbuilding Group photo

Eastern Shipbuilding Group launches first of four Saltchuk escort tugs

Ken Hocke

December 17, 2025

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Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG), Panama City, Fla., has launched the first of the four 84'x42'x14' escort tugs for Saltchuk Marine, marking substantial progress on the Seattle-based towing company’s fleet renewal program.

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The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center mounted an autonomous propulsion kit to a WWII barge provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District to demonstrate its self-driving capabilities, Aug. 28, 2025. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Jared Eastman.

Defense Department develops autonomous propulsion for barges

WorkBoat Staff

December 16, 2025

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The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center has partnered with U.S. Transportation Command to develop scalable autonomous modular propulsion kits for coastal and riverine operational logistics, known as SAMPOL.

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Alex Gregg-Smith will take over as president of Bureau Veritas' marine and offshore division effective Jan. 1. Bureau Veritas photo.

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Containers fell from the containership Mississippi in the Port of Long Beach, Calif., on Sept. 9, 2025. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Richard B. Uranga.

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