Huntington Ingalls has $41 billion backlog
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) reported first quarter 2019 revenues of $2.1 billion, up 11.0 percent from the first quarter of 2018. The increase was driven primarily by higher volume at HII’s
Shipbuilding
Senator wants “Buy American” provision in Small Shipyard Grants
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D.Wis.) today introduced the bipartisan Strengthening Buy America for Small Shipyard Grants Act. It aims to strengthen Buy American requirements for federal Small Shipyard Grant funding. The bill
Gulf Island gets $128.5 million Navy contract mod
Gulf Island Shipyards LLC, Houma, La., has been awarded a $128,561,825 modification to a previously awarded contract that exercises options for construction of two towing, salvage and rescue ships. Work will be
Government of Canada awards contract for four large naval tugs
Canada’s Ocean Industries, Inc. has been awarded a C$102 million (about US$76 million) contract by Public Services and Procurement Canada, to build four tugs that will replace the Royal Canadian Navy’s five
VT Halter Marine wins Polar Security Cutter contract
VT Halter Marine Inc., Pascagoula, Miss., has been awarded a $745,940,860 contract for the detail design and construction of the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Polar Security Cutter (PSC) (formerly the Heavy Polar
OSU exercises option for third research vessel
Oregon State University (OSU) has received an additional award of $108.12 million from the National Science Foundation to manage the construction of a third Regional Class Research Vessel and has exercised an
Derecktor launches third hybrid
Derecktor Shipyards, Mamaroneck, N.Y. has launched the third in a series of 65 ft aluminum hulled catamarans featuring BAE Systems hybrid technology. Derecktor’s first two hybrid cats were research vessels, but this
BAE Jacksonville gets $23.8 mod to Navy contract
BAE Systems Jacksonville Ship Repair, Jacksonville, Fla., has been awarded a $23,865,722 modification to a previously awarded Navy contract to exercise options for USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) post-shakedown availability (PSA). The
USS Fitzgerald is out of dry dock
Naval Sea Systems Command reports that the guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) has taken another step toward returning to the fleet as a fully ready, combat-capable ship. The ship achieved a
Derecktor gets go ahead for Fort Pierce megayacht shipyard
Family owned Derecktor Shipyards yesterday signed a long-term agreement with St. Lucie County, Fla., for the development and operation of a megayacht maintenance, repair and refit facility at the Port of Fort