Navy takes delivery of DDG 118
The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the guided missile destroyer future USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) from shipbuilder General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, March 8. Delivery of DDG 118 represents
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BAE San Diego wins Navy contract worth potential $49.9 million
BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair, San Diego, Calif., has been awarded a $34,729,132 contract for a combination of ship maintenance, modernization and repair of the USS Russell (DDG 59) to execute
Thoma-Sea awarded $15.7 million Driftmaster replacement contract
Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors LLC, Lockport, La., has been awarded a $15,778,147 firm-fixed-price contract to acquire a new diesel electric-hybrid vessel for the New York District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Kari Wilkinson named next Ingalls Shipbuilding president
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) reports that its Board of Directors has elected Kari Wilkinson to serve as executive vice president of HII and president of HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division, effective April
Philly Shipyard starts fabrication of second NSMV
Philly Shipyard, Inc. has marked the start of fabrication for the second vessel in the series of up to five National Security Multi-Mission Vessels (NSMV) it is set to build. Fabrication began
Halter Marine invests in customized robotic welding solutions
Halter Marine continues to make upgrades in preparation for construction of the Coast Guard’s Polar Security Cutter (PSC). Today, Danish robotic welding specialist Inrotech reported that it had received an order from
Navy awards Austal USA $235 million EPF contract
Austal USA has been awarded a $235 million U.S. Navy contract for the detailed design and construction of the 15th Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) vessel. Austal USA has delivered 12 EPFs to
Newport News Shipbuilding lays off 314, demotes 119
Huntington Ingalls Industries is making workforce reductions at its Newport News Shipbuilding Division that will see 314 salaried employee lose their jobs and a further 119 managers demoted. “Today is a tough
Conrad cuts steel for GLDD hopper dredge
Signaling the start of construction of a 6,500-cubic-yard trailing suction hopper dredge, Conrad Shipyard hosted a steel cutting ceremony for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) at its Deepwater South shipyard
Bollinger delivers third FRC for Guam
Delivered to the U.S. Coast Guard in Key West, Fla., the USCGC Frederick Hatch is the 166th vessel that Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, La., has delivered to the U.S. Coast Guard over a