Panama City, Fla.-based Eastern Shipbuilding Group has received the formal notice to proceed from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to design and construct a new medium-class hopper dredge… Read More
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The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA), the national association representing the U.S. shipbuilding, maintenance and repair industry, announced its yearly member safety awards for 2023 on June 21. SCA members… Read More
Eastern Shipbuilding Group hosted the keel authentication ceremony for a new 302-foot auto and passenger ferry March 9 at its Allanton Shipyard in Panama City, Fla. The ferry, ESG Hull… Read More
The Coast Guard has awarded a contract to begin construction of the fourth Heritage Class offshore patrol cutter (OPC), the future USCGC Rush, to Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc. The company… Read More
Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG), Panama City, Fla., began cutting steel September 27 for the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Ingham, the third hull of the Heritage Class Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC)… Read More
Panama City, Fla.-based Eastern Shipbuilding Group held a grand opening July 8 for its new commercial repair facility in Port St. Joe, Fla., near the eastern terminus of the Gulf… Read More
• Capt. Ed Henleben has joined Inland Marine Service (IMS) as vice president of operations. He will be based out of the St. Louis office, where he will have primary… Read More
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MarAd) has announced the latest round of grant awards through its Small Shipyard Grant Program. MarAd awarded $19.6 million in grants to 31… Read More
While COVID-19 proved the dominant newsmaker for much of 2020, a steady stream of dredging and waterway announcements during the year will, hopefully, have a much more enduring—and endearing—impact on… Read More
Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc. launched the mv. Sandy Ground on June 26. It’s the second of three new Staten Island “Ollis Class” ferries for the City of New York Department… Read More
