In this issue

American Ship Review 2018 covers the newest vessels built by shipyards in the United States and Canada, from ferries, tour boats and patrol boats to offshore supply vessels and LNG-powered containerships. ASR's Ship of the Year is Araho, a 194-foot factory trawler built by Eastern Shipbuilding Group for the O'Hara Corp. Plying the waters of Alaska, it is the first U.S.-flagged freezer-processor constructed in America in more than 25 years. American Ship Review also profiles five other prominent vessels and examines trends that will affect key segments of the industry over the next year.

Stacked OSVs Stifle Gulf Yards; Market Hot For US Boxships

The past year was not kind to many sectors of the foreign shipbuilding industry, and in many respects North American shipyards followed suit as the continued slump in oil prices pushed orders for offshore supply vessels to the brink.

8 mins

DC Push Brings New Hope For 355-Ship Navy

The changing of presidential administrations has brought a lot of uncertainty to the federal budget process, with President Trump’s public support of programs often tempered by contradictory realities when the rubber hits the road.

4 mins

Eastern's New Factory Trawler A Standout In Alaska

In March, aboard the new factory trawler Araho, all was a bustle.

8 mins

San Francisco Goes Greener With New Line Of Ferries

Named for a small constellation, Hydrus became the brightest star in San Francisco’s Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) fleet in April.

7 mins

Seacor's New FSV Redefines Offshore Speed, Comfort

“Fast, faster, fastest” is a buzz phrase that aptly describes the evolution of SEACOR Marine’s fleet of fast supply vessels (FSVs).

5 mins

Midship Marine Newbuild Positioned To Fight Gulf Spills

The 95-foot J.L. O’Brien, delivered in February, is the fourth oil spill response vessel (OSRV) built by Midship Marine Inc. for Clean Gulf Associates, a nonprofit cooperative in New Orleans.

3 mins

Florida Newbuild Provides Advanced Platform For Research

When it came time to replace its aging workhorse R/V Bellows, the Florida Institute of Oceanography (FIO) planned to do what it has always done: Buy and retrofit a used boat.

4 mins

Westport's New 125 Hits Sweet Spot For Megayachts

When a yacht builder or designer knows its audience, it may do things that seem out of the ordinary at first to those not in the know — think hydrofoils, axe bows and SWATH (small-waterplane-area twin hull) designs — each of which had its place in the commercial maritime sector but wasn’t of interest to private yachting until the benefits, and apparent needs, were realized.

4 mins

Gulf Island Order Leads Drive To Obtain More Data At Sea

While newbuilds in the research sector during the past year didn’t rise to the scale of USNS Maury, a 353foot survey ship delivered to the Navy in 2016 by VT Halter Marine, there was activity involving smaller ves sels at nearly a dozen North American yards.

5 mins

Yacht Yards Keeping Their Bays Busy With Custom Newbuilds

With five major shipyards accounting for the bulk of the private yacht construction in North America, new yachts over 100 feet in length continue to hit the water — albeit at a more leisurely pace than the boom years a decade ago.

3 mins

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