Fincantieri Marine, Gibbs & Cox in joint R&D effort

AUGUST 7, 2015—Shipbuilder Fincantieri Marine Group LLC, Washington, DC, and naval architectural firm Gibbs & Cox, Inc., Arlington, VA, have announced a joint strategic R&D initiative to develop future ship and vessel

VT Halter promotes five, hires one

AUGUST 5, 2015 — VT Halter Marine, Inc. has announced a number of management moves. They come less than two months after the appointment of Jack Prendergast as President and CEO following

Blount Boats launches tanker for APT

AUGUST 5, 2015—At a ceremony yesterday on a bright sunny day at its Warren, RI, shipyard, Blount Boats, Inc., launched the Chandra B, a new mini-tanker for American Petroleum & Transport, Inc.,

SCA launches Know Your Ship campaign

AUGUST 5, 2015 —Ahead of the first presidential debate this week, the Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) has launched Know Your Ship, a national campaign aimed at raising the awareness of the

Navy crew moves aboard Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)

AUGUST 4, 2015 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reached a major milestone on the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) on August 3 as the ship’s crew moved aboard and ate

BAE San Francisco wins $11.2 million T-AKE 14 contract

AUGUST 4, 2015 — BAE Systems San Francisco Ship Repair, San Francisco, CA, is being awarded an $11,279,619 firm-fixed-price contract for a 45-calendar-day shipyard availability for the regular overhaul and dry docking

Canada awards Davie LOI for stop gap fleet oiler retrofit

AUGUST 2, 2015 — The Government of Canada has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with shipbuilder Chantier Davie Canada Incorporated and an entity called Project Resolve Incorporated to continue discussions on

Verreault Navigation expands drydock

JULY 31, 2015—Family-owned Groupe Maritime Verreault reports that it completed Phase I of the expansion of its drydock at its Verreault Navigation facility in Les Méchins, Québec, Canada. Following the expansion, the

EB gets $42 million mod to Virginia-class contract

JULY 31, 2015 — Electric Boat Corp., Groton, CT, is being awarded a $42,492,474 modification to previously awarded contract N00024-10-C-2118 for additional lead yard services and development studies and design efforts related

Huntington Ingalls gets $90 million Navy award

JULY 31, 2015 — Huntington Ingalls Inc., Pascagoula, MS, is being awarded a $93,034,622 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-12-C-4323) to provide incremental level of effort, long lead-time material procurement, and management

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