When the Sandy Hook Pilots Association needed to upgrade their existing station vessel, P/B NEW YORK, they turned to JMS Naval Architects for assistance. The Sandy Hook pilots have been piloting ships in the New York harbor for over 300 years. They operate a pilot station boat by Ambrose Light year round and in all weather…
Construction is well underway for a new catamaran research vessel being built at All American Marine in Bellingham, WA. JMS Naval Architects is currently serving as Owner’s Representative during the construction, outfitting, system tests, and sea trials of a 76-foot, aluminum, catamaran, research vessel for Duke University Marine Lab (DUML). The vessel was designed…
“…considered the most modern, most capable research vessel in its size class in the country.” ~ Virginia Daily Press ~ JMS Naval Architects is proud to announce that the Royal Institution of Naval Architects has selected the R/V VIRGINIA as one of the Significant Small Ships of 2018. Each year, the world renowned professional institution…
“…considered the most modern, most capable research vessel in its size class in the country.” ~ Virginia Daily Press ~ The 93-foot research vessel, R/V VIRGINIA, successfully completed sea trials and is currently transiting to its home port in Virginia. The new vessel was built by Meridien Maritime Reparation. JMS Naval Architects performed the concept…
JMS Naval Architects is completing the design of a 2,147 Barrel double-hull liquid cargo tank barge for Harbor Fuels of Boston, Massachusetts. Harbor Fuels currently provides bunkering services to customers in the Boston Harbor area ranging from ferry boats to mega-yachts. The new tank barge will be used for bunkering operations in Boston Harbor and…
Tests and sea trials have been completed for the two new catamaran ferry vessels built by All American Marine of Bellingham, WA and designed by Teknicraft of Auckland, NZ. The new passenger ferry service will begin operations this Friday in Pensacola Bay between the City of Pensacola, Pensacola Beach, and Fort Pickens in Gulf Islands…
Under contract to Durr-Megrant JV, JMS Naval Architects conducted an engineering review of the sea-fastening structural calculations use in the transport of a Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG) module on board a 400 foot heavy lift barge from Coeymans, NY to Sewaren, NJ down the Hudson River. The 125-foot tall, 3,800 long ton Heat Recovery Steam Generator…
Harley Marine acquired four tugboats for their New York and Olympic Tug & Barge operations and wanted to increase the visibility of three of them when operating in harbors by adding upper pilothouses. Harley asked JMS Naval Architects to provide their naval architecture and engineering support services to examine the stability of the three tugboats with upper…
Weeks Marine had contracted the construction of 8 new sand scow barges to be built at a Gulf of Mexico shipyard and was exploring the most economical ways to transport them to Weeks Marine’s New Jersey facilities. Each of the scows measure 150’x40’x12’. In engineering consultation with JMS Naval Architects, Weeks decided to use an…
JMS Naval Architects completed the conversion design of a 260-foot manned tank barge into a deck cargo barge for Coeymans Marine Towing of the Port of Coeymans Marine Terminal on the Hudson River in Coeymans, New York. The tank barge was formally known as the MSRC 350 and has been renamed the CMT Y NOT…
