Germany’s FSG books order for versatile project cargo duo

German shipbuilder FSG has won an order from Rolldock of The Netherlands for two identical 151.1 m long multi-functional project cargo vessels. The ships can be loaded in three different ways: roll-on

Royal Caribbean to build second 4,100 passenger cruise ship at Meyer Werft

Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. (NYSE, OSE: RCL) has exercised its option to build a second Sunshine-class cruise ship to be delivered in the Spring 2015.  The ship will be built by German

BIW gets $662.9 million contract mod for DDG 116

Bath, Maine, shipbuilder General Dynamics Bath Iron Works is being awarded a $662,927,172 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-11-C-2305) to exercise options for DDG 116 construction and associated engineering change proposals and

Marty Erdossy to be NNS corporate director of customer relations

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) has appointed Marty Erdossy corporate director of customer relations for its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division. Mr. Erdossy is responsible for liaising with the U.S. Navy, HII’s Washington,

NASSCO gets $359.75 million contract mod for third MLP

General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Co., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $359,750,000 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-09-C-2229) for the procurement of the detail design and construction of a

Austal reports loss-making half year

Low activity levels at its Henderson, Western Australia, shipyard pushed Austal Limited into a first half operating loss of Australian $ 6.3 million. That compared with a A$19.4 million profit for the

South African ship repairer completes work on Transocean drillship

Transocean’s Deepwater Millennium vessel recently left the Port of Ngqura near Port Elizabeth, South Africa, after undergoing a number of upgrades and modifications by Cape Town based ship repairer DCD Marine. The

Irving Shipbuilding launches Online Supplier Register

Halifax, Nova Scotia, headquartered Irving Shipbuilding has officially launched its Online Supplier Registry, as a part of its preparation for upcoming vessel construction programs associated with Canada’s National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy (NSPS).

Navy exercises options at Austal USA for JHSV 8 and 9

Austal USA, Mobile, Ala., is being awarded a $321,725,461 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-08-C-2217) for the exercise of construction options for Joint High Speed Vessels 8 and 9.  The JHSV will

Huntington Ingalls awarded $391.7 million Navy contract for CVN 72 work

Huntington Ingalls, Inc., Newport News, Va., is being awarded a $391,797,124 cost-plus-fixed-fee, with performance incentives, fiscal 2012 contract option under an existing contract (N00024-10-C-2110) for continuation of the refueling complex overhaul advance

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