South Carolina Archives - Baird Maritime

February 28, 2023

US Navy cruiser renamed after Civil War-era African-American ship captain

Written by Baird Maritime on February 28, 2023. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Maritime Security, Ships (Naval).

US Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro has confirmed that the US Navy Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser formerly named USS Chancellorsville will be renamed USS R ..

MEPS WEEK

May 16, 2022

US Navy commissions destroyer Frank E. Petersen Jr

Written by Baird Maritime on May 16, 2022. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Maritime Security, Ships (Naval).

The US Navy commissioned its newest guided missile destroyer, USS Frank E. Petersen Jr, in a ceremony at the Port of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina, on Saturday ..

March 23, 2021

US Coast Guard commissions ninth Legend-class cutter

Written by Baird Maritime on March 23, 2021. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Maritime Security, Non-Naval (Maritime Security).

The US Coast Guard cutter Stone was formally welcomed into service as the US Coast Guard’s newest national security cutter (NSC) during a commissioning ceremony in ..

November 14, 2022

VESSEL REVIEW | Kolber – Crane and lock maintenance barge delivered to US Army Corps of Engineers

Written by Baird Maritime on November 14, 2022. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Marine Projects, Commercial Mariner – Vessel Reviews, Maritime Infrastructure Development, Work Boat World Vessel Reviews.

The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has taken delivery of a new crane barge built by Metal Trades of South Carolina. Kolber was designed jointly by the USACE and TAI E ..

April 29, 2021

MARAD awards US$19.6 million in shipyard upgrade grants

Written by Baird Maritime on April 29, 2021. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Marine Projects, Commercial Mariner - Maritime Security, Commercial Mariner - Passenger Vessels, Commercial Mariner - Tugs & Towage, Dredging and Land Reclamation, Ferries, Firefighting, Harbour Tugs and Operation, Inland Tug Operations, Marine Research and Training, Maritime Tourism, Non-Naval (Maritime Security), Pilotage, Pollution/Rubbish Cleanup, Search and Rescue, Subsea Surveying.

The US Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) will award US$19.6 million in grant funding to 31 small shipyards in 15 states through the Sma ..

EMERGENCY SERVICES WEEK

November 4, 2020

Mount Pleasant Police patrol boat formally named

Written by Baird Maritime on November 4, 2020. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Maritime Security, Non-Naval (Maritime Security), RIBs and RHIBs, Search and Rescue.

The Mount Pleasant Police Department of South Carolina has christened its newest patrol craft, a rigid inflatable boat (RIB) supplied by SAFE Boats International of Breme ..

October 28, 2022

Marine Projects Vessel News Roundup | October 28 – River dredgers for Niger and China, large floating crane for US Army

Written by Baird Maritime on October 28, 2022. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Marine Projects, Dredging and Land Reclamation.

Recent deliveries include a crane vessel for the US Army Corps of Engineers and inland dredgers for operators based in Missouri, Belgium, and China. US Army Corps of Engi ..

April 12, 2021

Operations begin at South Carolina’s Hugh K. Leatherman Container Terminal

Written by Baird Maritime on April 12, 2021. Posted in Boxship World, Commercial Mariner - Marine Projects, Commercial Mariner - Ships & Ports, Maritime Infrastructure Development, Port World.

South Carolina Ports (SC Ports) has commenced operations at the recently completed Hugh K. Leatherman Container Terminal along the Cooper River in North Charleston. Devel ..

September 18, 2020

Great Lakes Dredge and Dock awarded new dredging contracts

Written by Baird Maritime on September 18, 2020. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Marine Projects, Dredging and Land Reclamation.

Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company (GLDD) has been awarded six new contracts for capital dredging, maintenance dredging, and coastal protection works. The projects will ..