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Bollinger Shipyards To Refit NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown

Bollinger Shipyards has begun fabrication at its newly acquired Mississippi repair facility, Bollinger Mississippi Repair, in preparation to refit the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Ship Ronald H. Brown, the largest ship in …
May 3, 2023 / Curious

Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors (TMC) holds a keel-laying ceremony for NOAA's new research vessel Discoverer

NOAA, the U.S. Navy and Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors (TMC), LLC., held a keel-laying ceremony today in Houma, Louisiana, for Discoverer, a new oceanographic research vessel being built for NOAA.  Caption: Illustration depicting the …
Nov 1, 2022 / Vessels

Keel-laying ceremony held in Louisiana for new NOAA oceanographic ship

NOAA and Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors, LLC (TMC) held a keel-laying ceremony in Houma, Louisiana, on Wednesday (Jun15) for NOAA’s newest oceanographic research ship, Oceanographer. Caption: Illustration depicting the oceanographic research vessel …
Jun 17, 2022 / Curious

Siemens Energy to Help U.S. Government Reduce Emissions on New National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Ships

Siemens Energy will equip two research vessels with advanced diesel-electric propulsion systems and battery energy storage solution (lithium-ion batteries)The technologies will reduce operational costs including lowering fuel consumption and …
Nov 22, 2021 / Vessels

Fugro Starts NOAA Project to Update Florida’s Nautical Charts

Fugro has begun work on its first task order under a recently awarded multi-year hydrographic services contract with the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).Located off the north-west coast of Florida, the project involves …
May 20, 2020 / Curious

Fugro Wins NOAA Contract For Shoreline Mapping Services

Fugro has signed a 5-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to provide shoreline mapping services in support of the agency’s Coastal Mapping Program.Issued …
Apr 7, 2020 / Curious

Two new oceanographic vessels will join the NOAA fleet

NOAA is in the process of acquiring two new oceanographic ships as part of the agency’s fleet rebuilding effort. Once in service, the new ships will support a wide variety of missions, ranging from general oceanographic research and exploration to …
Feb 17, 2020 / Vessels

Fugro Awarded 5-year hydrographic services contract by NOAA

Fugro has been awarded a 5-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to provide hydrographic surveying services in the US.The contract was issued by NOAA’s National …
Dec 16, 2019 / Curious