Busy year for Caribbean’s largest shipyard

DECEMBER 18, 2016 — The largest shipyard in the Caribbean, Grand Bahama Shipyard Limited, (GBSL) carried out work on 20 cruise ships during 2016 and looks set for an even busier 2017

Ingalls Shipbuilding delivers sixth National Security Cutter

DECEMBER 18, 2016 — The Coast Guard accepted delivery of the sixth National Security Cutter, Munro (WMSL 755), Friday in a ceremony at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division, Pacagoula, MS.

MGBW building new compact, robust yard tug

DECEMBER 16, 2016—Shipyards that build and repair oceangoing vessels often employ their own small yard-tug to maneuver in and around yard structures, reposition hulls in dry docks or to control newly launched

Austal gets $7.8 million mod to LCS contract

DECEMBER 15, 2015 — Shipbuilder Austal USA LLC, Mobile, Alabama, is being awarded a $7,800,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-11-C-2301) to exercise options for core Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)

Bollinger delivers twenty-first FRC

DECEMBER 13, 2016 — Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, LA, has delivered the USCGC John McCormick, the 21st Fast Response Cutter (FRC) to the U.S. Coast Guard. The Coast Guard took delivery of the

Shipbuilders Council congratulates President-elect Trump

DECEMBER 12, 2016 — The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) today released the following statement regarding President-elect Donald J. Trump and the members of the 115th Congress: “We congratulate President-elect Trump, his

New dry dock arrives at BAE San Diego

DECEMBER 9, 2016 — BAE Systems yesterday received a new 950-foot-long, 55,000-ton lift capacity, floating dry dock at its San Diego shipyard. The Chinese-built floating dry dock arrived at the yard towed

BIW gets DDG 51 award worth up to $73.7 million

DECEMBER 8, 2016 — Bath Iron Works, Bath, ME, is being awarded a $59,417,202 cost-plus-award-fee modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-12-C-2313) for DDG 51 class lead yard services. The modification includes

Bay Maritime acquires Svendsen’s Boat Works

DECEMBER 7, 2016 — Svendsen’s Boat Works and its divisions of Svendsen’s Marine Distributing, Svendsen’s Metal Works, Svendsen’s Chandlery and Svendsen’s Marine International, an Alameda, CA, based, family owned and operated company

BAE Norfolk gets $55.7 million for Wasp work

DECEMBER 6, 2016 — BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair Inc., Norfolk, VA, is being awarded a $55,766,162 modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-11-C-4407) for USS Wasp (LHD-1) fiscal 2017 planned maintenance

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