Vigor begins work on USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53)
Vigor has been awarded a $131 million U.S. Navy contract to complete a docking selected restricted availability (DSRA) on USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) at Harbor Island in Seattle. The guided
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All American Marine books another NOAA research vessel contract
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded Bellingham, Wash., based All American Marine (AAM) a contract to build a research vessel for the NOAA Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary (GRNMS),
Damen and Cat ink MOU on dual-fuel methanol engines
Damen Shipyards, Caterpillar Inc and Pon Power have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the joint development of a series of dual-fuel methanol/diesel powered tugs. This follows Damen’s recent delivery of
Vard Marine designs LCT for Bangladesh Navy
Bangladesh’s Khulna Shipyard Ltd has awarded Fincantieri subsidiary Vard Marine Inc. a contract to design a 70 meter Landing Craft Tank (LCT). The design contract was signed in October 2022 and work
Bollinger makes leadership changes following Mississippi yards acquisition
Bollinger Shipyards LLC today made a number of leadership announcements following its recent acquisition of Bollinger Mississippi Shipbuilding (BMS) and Bollinger Mississippi Repair (BMR), formerly VT Halter Marine and STEHMO. Notably, all
Vigor Marine awarded $20.1 million Mercy contract
The U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command has awarded Vigor Marine LLC., Portland, Oregon, a $20,187,816 firm-fixed-price contract for a 90-calendar day shipyard availability for a mid-term availability of the hospital ship USNS
Q&A: Glosten’s Peter Soles on new methanol-hybrid tug design
Back in September, naval architecture firm Glosten and ABB announced that they have joined forces to develop a methanol-hybrid ship assist tug design that provides operators with a viable path to carbon-neutral
HII authenticates keel with six women of the Little Rock Nine
HII’s (NYSE: HII) Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division hosted a keel authentication ceremony today for Virginia-class submarine Arkansas (SSN 800). The ship’s sponsors are the six women of the historic group known
Op-Ed: Tank coatings and linings to protect the harshest area of a vessel
By Andy Margarit, Sales Director of Marine at Tnemec Company Inc. The start of 2020 is remembered for a myriad of reasons, but for those in the marine industry, the International Maritime
Why you should use synthetic lubricants for inland and coastal vessel operations
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