Marine News Top Boats of 2020
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General MacArthur (Photo: Callan Marine)
This year, despite innumerable challenges and setbacks, a great number of new U.S.-flagged vessels made their way into service. In addition to Maid of the Mist s new electric tour boats James V. Glynn and Nikola Tesla featured Wednesday, the newbuilds highlighted below are some of the most noteworthy to come out of U.S. shipyards in 2020.
Dredger
U.S. dredging contractors have been adding tonnage in a big way. This Spring, Callan Marine added a significant piece to the U.S. fleet with its new Jones Act cutterhead suction dredge (CSD)
December 18, 2020 By David Murray
In the top story of 2020, an invisible virus has, to date, caused more than a million and a half deaths worldwide, sickened tens of millions more, overwhelmed the health care facilities of many countries at times, and upended the global economy, completely reshaping some industries. It is a story that is far from over, but whose end may be in sight.
After crash development by an emergency team under the aegis of Operation Warp Speed, two vaccines have been developed, one by Pfizer-BioNTech and the other by Moderna. Pfizer’s has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration after encouraging testing indicating an effectiveness of more than 90 percent. Moderna’s vaccine was awaiting approval at press time, with 6 million doses ready for immediate allocation.
The tug Patrice McAllister was guiding a barge into New London Harbor on Thursday en route to General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton.
The McAllister Towing and Transportation Co. operates a fleet of 75 vessels from Portland, Maine, to San Juan, Puerto Rico, engaged in ship docking, harbor towing, coastal towing and bulk transportation. According to the Marine Traffic website, the Patrice McAllister s trip originated in Newport News, Va.
The barge, which is used to transport materials between EB and Newport News Shipbuilding, was being returned to Groton for maintenance. Loading comment count.