Bollinger delivers 52nd FRC to Coast Guard
Bollinger Shipyards LLC has delivered the USCGC Maurice Jester to the U.S. Coast Guard in Key West, Fla. This is the 178th vessel Bollinger has delivered to the U.S. Coast Guard over
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New software tool slashes hull design time
Two Netherlands-based companies — C-Job Naval Architects and software company Viktor — have joined forces to create a software program to optimize the hull design process, making it up to two times
Vigor completes USS Chosin modernization
Vigor has successfully completed a three-year modernization project on USS Chosin (CG 65) at its Harbor Island, Seattle, shipyard, sending the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser back to its homeport of Naval Station Everett.
HyZet tug design team hosts TTB panel next week
Wrapping up Day 1 of Tugs, Towboats & Barges (TTB) 2023 on March 7 is a panel discussion with the members of the HyZet tug design team. Panelists include experts from Crowley
First Flight II Expeditionary Fast Transport christened
Austal USA christened its 14th Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF), USNS Cody, in a February 25 ceremony at its Mobile, Ala., shipyard’s advanced manufacturing facility. Cody is the first EPF Flight II as
St Johns Ship Building names Nick Nelson HSE officer
St. Johns Ship Building has appointed Nick Nelson as its first HSE (Health, Safety and Environment) officer. “I am proud to accept my new role as HSE officer within St Johns Ship
Austal USA delivers autonomous-capable EPF
Following delivery by Austal USA yesterday, Expeditionary Fast Transport USNS Apalachicola (EPF 13) is now the largest surface ship in the U.S. Navy fleet with autonomous capability. “The delivery of EPF 13
Hydrogen-fueled research vessel will be built to ABS Class
A hydrogen-fueled research vessel commissioned by the University of California San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography in August last year will be built to ABS Class. California legislators allocated $35 million towards
Austal USA celebrates opening of its new San Diego shipyard
At an afternoon reception that brought together military and community leaders, elected officials, and representatives from across the ship repair industry, Austal USA yesterday celebrated the opening of its new San Diego
Vigor wins $37.9 million Navy contract
Vigor Marine LLC (part of Titan Acquisition Holdings), Portland, Oregon, has been awarded a $37,398,872 firm-fixed-price contract (N4523A-23-C-0555) for the maintenance, modernization, and repair of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley