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Feature

Shipbuilding & Repair

Matson

Matson has returned to

Philly Shipyard for two more containership newbuilds. highly competent and competitive in both arenas.” clude USCGC Florence Finch, to be deployed in the Paci? c

On the government side, the yard is partnering with Northwest- which it says is the 57th Fast Response Cutter

Netherlands based Royal IHC on the design of a hopper (LOA 154 feet, capable of speeds up to 26 knots) delivered dredge to be built at its Florida yards, for delivery to the under the USCG program. Commercial activity includes a

U.S. Army Corp of Engineers in 2027. newbuild ro-ro that will transport rockets from factories to

ESG has also ? gured in construction of vessels for the launch sites for United Launch Alliance (ULA), a builder

U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) as it replaces an aging ? eet, hav- of rockets to propel communications satellites into orbit, ing been awarded a contract to build four “Heritage Class” as well as for space exploration and national security. Ac- offshore patrol cutters (OPC). The ? rst vessel in this series, cording to the yard, “ULA awarded Bollinger Shipyards

USCGC Argus, was launched in November 2023. The Aus- a contract to build a second roll-on/roll-off vessel, to be tal USA yard in Mobile, Ala., will also be participating in named Spaceship, classed for both ocean-going and river

OPC building. In the commercial sectors, ESG is complet- service.” Using the new roro vessel, rockets constructed by ing two ultra-high-spec, Jones Act-quali? ed MPSVs HOS ULA at sites including Decatur, Ala. will be transported

War Horse and HOS Wild Horse (originally contracted at down the inland river system, and then on deepsea pas- the Gulf Island Shipyard) for Hornbeck Offshore Services, sages to launch sites at either Cape Canaveral, Fla., or as well as a Service Operations Vessel (SOV)/ Flotel HOS Vandenburg Air Force Base, Calif. Construction has just

Rocinate (with an anticipated Q2 2025 delivery), which begun on the 356-foot-long ship at Bollinger’s shipyard will be serving the offshore wind sector. located in Amelia, La. with delivery to ULA expected in

Bollinger, self-described as “…the largest privately- January 2026. Naval architects Bristol Harbor Group are owned shipyard in the United States with 13 shipyards, partnering with Bollinger on this project. Bollinger, like …” with facilities in Louisiana and Mississippi, also mixes other yards along the Gulf Coast, is very active with com- commercial and governmental work. Recent deliveries in- mercial vessel periodic dockings and repair work. www.marinelink.com MN 31|