Shipyard News

Underwater ship repair and maintenance  specialist Hydrex reports that last week a diver/technician team replaced three seals on a 180-meter tanker berthed in New York while concurrently cropping two of its propeller blades to restore balance to the propeller. The team mobilized from the Hydrex office in Tampa together with all the equipment needed for the opera ...

Juha Heikinheimo has today resigned from the position as President of STX Finland Oy. He will be replaced by Su-Jou Kim, who currently holds the position as Chairman of STX Finland. Su-Jou Kim will be temporary acting President of STX Finland.Mr. Heikinheimo took the job in July last year, when he replaced Martin Landtman, in circumstances t ...

Mohammad Shibin, allegedly identified by conspirators as the person in Somalia responsible for negotiating the ransom of four U.S. citizens held hostage on the high seas, has been indicted by a federal grand jury, apprehended in Somalia and transferred to the United States to face charges.Neil H. MacBride, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of ...

Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. has appointed Charles "Skip" Bowen as Program Manager for the FRC "Sentinel" Class Patrol Boat building program at Bollinger's Lockport facility.Mr. Bowen joins Bollinger following a very successful 32-year career with the United States Coast Guard, culminating with the rank of Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, from 2006 to 2010. As the ...

The Coast Guard's acquisition problems seem not to be as far behind it as might be hoped. The House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, chaired by U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), today conducted a hearing to examine the status of the Coast Guard's major acquisition programs.  The Subcommittee received testimony from the U.S. Coast Guard and the Government Accoun ...

Deltamarin has received the first order for its B.delta37 standard bulk carriers, which have gotten market interest of the market with their improved cubic capacity and  low fuel consumption compared to other available designs. It has signed an agreement with China's Tianjin Xingang Shipbuilding Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. for the design of four handymax bulk carriers to b ...

Singapore-listed Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) Ltd reports that it entered into six  effective shipbuilding contracts  in the month of March 2011 with an aggregate contract value of US$214.2 million.  The new contracts  comprise two  82,000 dwt bulk carriers, two 10,000 dwt bulk carriers and two 4,800 TEU container ...

Marinette Marine Corporation announced that, as prime contractor and program manager, it has been awarded an additional 10 Reponse Boat-Mediums (RB-Ms), and other Program management work, by the U.S. Coast Guard. With an approximate value of $21,850,000, the new boats are part of a multi-year, Coast Guard contract requiring the construction and delivery of up to 250 RB-Ms at a ...