General Dynamics-National Steel and Shipbuilding Co., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded an $11,705,854 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-08-C-4410) for the USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) fiscal 2011 extended docking phased
Donjon Marine, Co., Inc. reports that Paul Deterding has been named General Manager of Donjon Shipbuilding and Repair, LLC, located in Erie, Pa. Mr. Deterding will oversee the daily operations of the
American Cruise Lines reports that its newbuild sternwheeler, the Queen of the Mississippi, was launched at Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Maryland on Sunday, July 17 – nine weeks ahead of schedule. Immediately after
Netherlands-based IHC Merwede and BAE Systems have entered a cooperation agreement to meet the demands of the offshore construction vessel market in the U.S. IHC Merwede will be responsible for the design
Lévis, Québec, shipbuilder Davie Yards said yesterday that discussions that would have seen it acquired by Fincantieri are over. “The interested parties have concluded that it is not possible to reach an
Rear Adm. James Murdoch has been named the program executive officer for the newly established Program Executive Office, Littoral Combat Ships (PEO LCS).and E. Anne Sandel has been named as the executive
Croatian shipbuilder Brodosplit says it has been awarded a contract to build a heavy lift ship by Jumbo Shipping Jumbo is one of the world’s leading shipping company for transportation of heavy
According to Braemar Seascope’s latest Containership Fleet Statistics, 2012 looks set to be the biggest year for containership newbuilding deliveries in history, in terms of TEU capacity entering the cellular fleet. Boxship
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has completed the modernization of its Shimonoseki Shipyard in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. The shipyard’s primary markets are coastal-service vessels for Japanese customers and governmental-organization-use vessels. A ceremony
ThyssenKrupp AG said Friday that restructuring of its ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems is largely complete. But it also revealed that it will not proceed with the planned the sale of the civil shipbuilding