Shipyard News

JUNE 1, 2012 — Gibraltar-based ship repairer Gibdock has been seeing a high volume of workflow from the containership market. The latest German owner to select the shipyard for containership work is Reederei Hans Peterson & Sohne whose 188 m long, 1997-built Westerburg operates in the Mediterranean and West A ...

MAY 31, 2012 —The U.S. Navy has awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) a $2.38 billion fixed-price-incentive contract for the detail design and construction of the multipurpose amphibious assault ship Tripoli (LHA 7). The ship will be built at the company's Ingalls Shipbuilding division. "Large-deck amphibious ship construct ...

MAY 31, 2012 — Signal International, Inc. has appointed Tom Godfrey to the position of Domestic Sales and Marketing at the Signal Ship Repair (SSR) facility in Mobile, Ala. Mr. Godfrey complements the sales staff with 18 years of ship repair experience. His background in the maritime industry including planning and project m ...

MAY 31, 2012 — Austal has brought representatives of over 50 suppliers from 25 states to Washington, D.C., to build support for the future of the U.S. Navy's LCS program. The representatives of the Independence-variant LCS industrial base gathered on May 16 and 17 for a confere ...

MAY 30, 2012 — Japanese shipbuilders Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) and Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. have signed a technological collaboration agreement on containerships. They aim to combine MHI's technological capabilities in the development of energy-saving vessels, and Imabari's strong cost competitiveness to compete in ...

MAY 29, 2012 — Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. has been awarded the 2011 "Award for Excellence in Safety" by the Shipbuilders Council of America for the seventh consecutive year.  And focused efforts on continuous improvement also earned Bollinger the 2011 SCA "Award for Improvement in Safety." The Shipbuilders Council of Ame ...

MAY 29, 2012 — Bill Harrison III, owner of Harrison Brothers Dry Dock and Repair Yard Inc., Mobile, Ala., has announced that the shipyard -- founded in 1895 -- is to close. The Press-Register reports that the inventory - ranging from a 1908 barge to a 1940s tug and more modern equipment - is being sold in ...

MAY 28, 2012 –Petrobras subsidiary Transpetro reports that it has suspended  execution of its contracts 16 of the 22 tankers it has on order from shipbuilder Estaleiro Atlântico Sul  (EAS). The contracts will remain suspended until  August 30, 2012, by when EAS will have to meet conditions that include havi ...