Category: ESG
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Eastern Shipbuilding launches the first of four CARB-compliant Saltchuk escort tugs
Eastern Shipbuilding launches the first of four CARB-compliant Saltchuk escort tugs Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG), Panama City, Fla., has launched the first of the four new Robert Allan Ltd. RApport 2600 escort tugs it is building for Saltchuk Marine under a contract awarded in July 2024. The launch marks substantial progress on a significant fleet…
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VIDEO: Eastern Shipbuilding completes HOS Rocinante conversion to SOV
VIDEO: Eastern Shipbuilding completes HOS Rocinante conversion to SOV Panama City, Fla.-based Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. (ESG) has redelivered the HOS Rocinante,to Hornbeck Offshore Services following its conversion to a first-of-its-kind U.S.-flagged Service Operation Vessel (SOV). Hornbeck Offshore Services taps Eastern for OSV to SOV conversion The redelivery of the vessel marks a major milestone…
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Op-Ed: Behind the supply chain of decarbonization
Op-Ed: Behind the supply chain of decarbonization By Mükremin İnan, AVS Ship Supply Global, supply services director Decarbonization dominates the maritime agenda, and rightly so. Alternative fuels, emissions targets, and retrofit strategies fill headlines and policy papers. But behind every decarbonization effort lies another, often under reported, challenge: what it takes to physically support this…
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Eastern gets green light to start WSF hybrid-electric ferry build
Eastern gets green light to start WSF hybrid-electric ferry build Eastern Shipbuilding Group reports that it has now received the Notice to Proceed from Washington State Ferries (WSF) to build two (with an option for an additional unit) 160-vehicle hybrid-electric ferries for the State of Washington. This milestone follows the first nationwide competitive bid for…
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Noem cancels contracts with ESG for two Offshore Patrol Cutters
Noem cancels contracts with ESG for two Offshore Patrol Cutters Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Friday that she was canceling the contracts for two of the four U.S. Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs) on order at Eastern Shipbuilding Group. Noem cancels HII order for eleventh National Security Cutter Cancelation of the…
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North Star’s new 2024 ESG report shows big advances in sustainability
North Star’s new 2024 ESG report shows big advances in sustainability Aberdeen, Scotland-headquartered offshore vessel specialist North Star has released its 2024 ESG report that shows that the company has made major advances in sustainability, including an18% reduction in fleet CO2 emissions. North Star says that a £400 million (about $546 million) ongoing commitment as…
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VIDEO: Trident shares its vision for sustainable shipbuilding
VIDEO: Trident shares its vision for sustainable shipbuilding At the 2024 International Workboat Show, we had the opportunity to sit down with Luke Briant, vice president of sales and marketing at Arlington, Va.-based Trident Maritime Systems, to discuss the company’s unique approach to shipbuilding, sustainability, and its long-term vision for the maritime industry. In this…