Patterson Manufacturing’s Post

#FreshBoatFriday: The recently delivered KST Dragon, a ship-handling and escort #tug, is set to begin operations in Singapore. Designed by valued Patterson partner Robert Allan Ltd. and built by Cheoy Lee Shipyards, the Dragon is the first of two RAmparts 2500-CL tugs joining the KST Maritime fleet. Congratulations on this great build! #TugBoat #WorkBoat #Towage #NewBuild #Shipbuilding #Shipyard #VesselDesign #NavalArchitecture #LookingGood

Congratulations to Philly Shipyard, Inc. and Matson, Inc. on the start of construction for three new 3,600-TEU Aloha-class LNG-fueled containerships. The shipyard recently held a steel-cutting ceremony for the vessels, which will be built to match the size and speed of two ships previously made for Matson by Philly Shipyard, joining them as the largest Jones Act containerships ever constructed. Cheers! #SteelCutting #Shipbuilding #Shipyard #NewBuild #Containerships #ShippingIndustry #JonesAct

#TowBoatTuesday: The Pacific Maritime Group, Inc. harbor #towboat S. Bass recently completed a full re-power at Bay Ship and Yacht Co. Originally built by Master Marine Shipbuilding in 1961, S. Bass is now equipped for better fuel efficiency and reduced emissions and noise levels. Congrats on the upgrade! #Workboat #Tow #Towage #Maritime #MaritimeIndustry #Upgrade #Repower #Shipbuilding #Shipyard

#TFW you have the perfect piece of equipment for the job. Thanks to the customer who sent us this photo of a #PattersonDavitCrane safely lowering their heavy workbench over a railing and down a stairwell. Nicely done! We're glad our tough and handy #davit crane could make the task easier. #davitcrane #adjustablecrane #portablecrane #jibcrane #liftingequipment #liftingoperations #manufacturing #construction #easydoesit

Shout out to the crews of Crowley tugs Guard and Apollo, whom American Waterways Operators has recognized with Honor & Excellence in Rescue Operations (HERO) Awards for helping rescue people in distress on the water in 2024. Thanks for exemplifying what we love about the #MaritimeCommunity. #Tug #TugBoat #Mariners #Maritimecrew #MaritimeIndustry #Towage #Waterways #WaterRescue #NotAllHeroesWearCapes

A little #MarineInnovation for your Monday: SeaTrac Systems, Inc. and Sonardyne International Ltd recently launched an uncrewed surface vessel (USV) from Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium and remotely piloted it 580 nautical miles to gather oceanographic data from Atlantic Ocean currents in the Gulf of Mexico. The solar- and battery-powered USV kept the project's costs and environmental impact low while navigating the gulf's challenging currents. Fascinating stuff! #marineindustry #marinetechnology #maritimeindustry #maritimetechnology #USV #marinerobotics #solarpower #oceanography #researchvessel

Congratulations to the seven Kentucky #riverports that were recently awarded a total of $5.5 million in state grants toward improvement projects. Investments like these enhance regional #waterways and our overall #maritime #infrastructure. Cheers! #ports #InlandWaterways #MaritimeInfrastructure #MarineInfrastructure #MarineTransport #ShippingIndustry #SupplyChain

#TBT to the Inland Rivers, Ports, and Terminals 50th Anniversary Conference! Our team had a great time networking in Tennessee last week. Thanks to everyone who stopped by our table to learn about our Barge Haul Systems and other #marineinnovations. #IRPT #IRPT2024 #inlandriversportsandterminals #marineindustry #maritimeindustry #networking #marineprofessionals #vesseldesign #marineengineering #marinearchitects

This development in #MarineInnovation caught our eye: Groupe Océan / Ocean Group has announced that it will transition to hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) — a renewable fuel that creates 80% fewer emission than fossil fuels — for all of its port towing operations. Congrats to Groupe Ocean on this stride toward greener #shipping. #marineindustry #maritimeindustry #maritime #shippingindustry #towageindustry #towboat #workboat #green #greenfuel #carbonfootprint #innovation

We like big winches, and we cannot lie. This 90-ton beast is receiving some finishing touches before it ships out to one of our Barge Haul System customers to make loading and unloading their barges #safer, #easier, and #faster. Yours is waiting — get in touch for a quote today. #Patterson #PattersonWinch #winch #winches #heavyequipment #haulingequipment #bargehaulsystem #barge #maritimeindustry #shippingindustry #marineindustry #marinetransport #bigwinch #moreismore