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INNOVATIVE BOATS the Best of 2016

MarineNews looks back at the past twelve months and showcases the best of North America’s workboat design shop and shipyard output.

In a year where some stakeholders might not rank 2016 as the best of years in the shipyard or on the waterfront, we might disagree. And, there is plenty to write about. New contracts, deliveries and designs all combine to show that the collective workboat waterfront is moving forward, with technol- ogy, the environment and replacement tonnage requirements as the main drivers. Inland operations,

Arctic requirements, LNG propulsion, dredging, government requirements, offshore wind, inland operations, harbor assist, shortsea shipping and a host of other needs were addressed and met in 2016 by North American builders. The best of those designs and deliveries are chronicled below:

Vard Marine Design for New USCG OPC 4,000 cubic meter LNG articulating tug barge (ATB) con-

In the long-awaited decision for the U.S. Coast Guard’s struction drawing package. The design accounts for ship- high-pro