The American Equity Underwriters, Inc. (AEU) has announced the winners of the 2021 AEU Safety Awards. AEU is the program administrator for American Longshore Mutual Association (ALMA), a group self-insurance fund providing
Expeditionary sea base USNS John L. Canley (ESB-6), the U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command’s newest ship, was christened during a ceremony at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego, Calif., June
Sweden’s Wallenius Marine has signed an agreement with Danish naval architectural consultancy Knud E. Hansen that will see the firm join the Orcelle Wind project as naval architects. Using wind as its
As one part of an initiative announced by the White House yesterday, vessels built for the offshore wind sector have been designated “Vessels of National Interest.” The designation, aimed at prioritizing offshore
Netherlands headquartered C-Job Naval Architects is making changes to its leadership team. The firm was founded in 2007 by Basjan Faber and Job Volwater. Now Faber is stepping down as CEO to
Americraft Marine, a maritime subsidiary of the Logothetis family’s Libra Group, has announced the acquisition of St. Johns Ship Building. Based in Palatka, Florida near Jacksonville, the shipyard specializes in the new
The Department of Defense said Friday that Austal USA LLC, Mobile, Ala., has been awarded a $128,050,747 firm-fixed-price contract for the detail design and construction of an auxiliary floating dry dock medium,
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division has received a $240 million, cost-plus-fixed-fee advance procurement contract from the U.S. Navy to provide long-lead-time material and advance construction activities for
The Department of Defense announced today that the Navy awarded Fincantieri Marinette Marine Corp., Marinette, Wis., a $536,875,440 fixed-price incentive (firm target) and firm-fixed-price modification to previously awarded contract N00024-20-C-2300 to exercise
The Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors, LLC shipyard in Houma, La., yesterday hosted a keel laying ceremony for NOAA’s newest oceanographic research ship, Oceanographer. During the ceremony, the initials of the ship’s sponsor, Linda
