Shipbuilding

HII photo.

Ingalls christens the future USS Harrisburg

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Matt Nichols, 77, has retired from the company that bears the family name. Nichols Bros Boat Builders photo.

Final Nichols brother bids farewell to family shipyard legacy

Bruce Buls

TDOT's newest ferry boat, the M/V Summitt, alongside the deck barge Volunteer. All images provided by TDOT.

McGinnis delivers new Tennessee River ferry boat

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The Coast Guard is refurbishing its 47' lifeboats, extending their operational lifespan by several more years. Scott Sanders photo.

Driver’s Ed: US Coast Guard lifeboat pilots train in extreme conditions

Capt. Arnie Hammerman

Snow and Company's Workboat Medium underway. Snow and Co. image. All additional photography taken by WorkBoat's Doug Stewart.

WorkBoat tours Snow & Company

Ben Hayden

The Mr. Brian is the sixth ASD tractor tug built for Bisso Towboat in the past nine years by Main Iron Works. In fact, all 10 of the company's tractor tugs were built at the shipyard. Bisso Towboat photo.

On board Bisso Towboat’s newest tractor tug Mr. Brian

Ken Hocke

Mark Norris. Vigor photo.

Norris joins Vigor in VP role

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The pre-commissioning unit (PCU) Iowa (SSN 797) arrives for the first time at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn., Dec. 19, 2024. U.S. Navy photo by John Narewski.

Attack submarine delivered to Navy

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The 302′ ferry Long Island will transport cars and passengers across Long Island Sound, between Bridgeport, Conn., and Port Jefferson, N.Y. Eastern Shipbuilding Group photo.

Eastern delivers Long Island ferry

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Hanwha Philly Shipyard photo.

Hanwha closes $100 million Philly Shipyard acquisition

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The vessel is currently undergoing sea trials before its delivery to the Crescent River Port Pilots’ Association (Snow & Company photo). Additional article photos taken by WorkBoat's Doug Stewart during a shipyard visit in late November.

Snow & Company launches second pilot boat for New Orleans

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The legislation is intended to revitalize the U.S. shipbuilding and commercial marine industries. WorkBoat photo.

Bipartisan SHIPS for America Act introduced

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