Resolve Marine has moved its Pacific Northwest hub to an expanded Foss Waterway facility in Tacoma, boosting its salvage and emergency-response capacity.
The Maritime Executive Article: Resolve Marine Announces New Tacoma Facility Location
WorkBoat Article: New Oregon dredge tender works harder and quieter
The Port of Portland’s new dredge tender Cowlitz brings quieter, purpose-built muscle to Columbia River channel maintenance.
DredgeWire Article: HME Construction Awarded $11.5 Million USACE Portland Maintenance Dredging Contract
HME Construction lands an $11.5 million Corps of Engineers contract for maintenance dredging in Portland.
gCaptain Article: HD Hyundai Samho Delivers First Very Large Ammonia Carrier to Maersk
HD Hyundai Samho has delivered Jane Maersk, its first Very Large Ammonia Carrier, to Maersk — the first of five VLACs ordered in 2023. The 93,000-cubic-meter vessel can carry both ammonia and LPG, as the shipbuilder’s VLAC orderbook grows to 22 ships worth $2.55 billion.
MarineLog Article: Ingalls Expands Distributed Shipbuilding Strategy to Amphibious Ships
Ingalls Shipbuilding is extending its distributed shipbuilding model to amphibious transport docks, starting with Philadelphia (LPD 32). Building on efficiencies from the Flight III destroyer program, HII plans to grow outsourced shipbuilding hours by 30 percent in 2026 as it scales capacity for Navy fleet demand.
OSHA Trade Release: US Department of Labor, US Coast Guard Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Enhance Maritime Safety in Northwest Oregon
OSHA and the U.S. Coast Guard have signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding to enhance maritime worker safety coordination in Northwest Oregon. The agreement formalizes information sharing, joint inspections, and cross-training between Coast Guard Sector Columbia River and OSHA’s Portland area office.
gCaptain Article: Nuclear Ships just Cleared Three Design Reviews, but They’re Potentially Decades from Trading Port to Port
Three nuclear ship concepts cleared design reviews this summer, but Approval in Principle isn’t a license to build or sail. Outdated codes, missing liability treaties, and unresolved port agreements stand between concept and keel.
DredgeWire Article: Vigor Marine Group, Samsung Heavy Industries to Pursue Pacific Northwest Advanced Maritime Training Center
Vigor Marine Group and Samsung Heavy Industries are teaming up to build a new maritime trades training center in the Pacific Northwest, tackling the industry’s workforce pipeline through shared curriculum and technology development
DredgingToday Article: DP World: Major Dredging Works at Port of Ndayane Done 13 months ahead of Schedule
DP World has finished capital dredging at Senegal’s Port of Ndayane more than a year early, using two of the world’s largest suction dredgers to cut through solid rock and clear the way for the next construction phase.
gCaptain Article: U.S. Polar Security Cutter Delayed to 2033 as Costs Top $6 Billion, GAO Warns
A new GAO report projects the Coast Guard’s first Polar Security Cutter won’t arrive until 2033, with program costs now exceeding $6 billion.