France and Fincantieri close to STX France compromise
MARCH 6, 2017 — France’s Le Monde newspaper reports that a compromise solution is in the works that will see the acquisition of shipbuilder STX France by a group in which Fincantieri
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Canada awards key Joint Support Ship program contract
MARCH 1, 2017 — The Government of Canada says it has “taken the final step before building” the Joint Support Ships called for under the National Shipbuilding Strategy’s (NSS) non-combat vessels package,
Moran Iron Works busy with fisheries research vessel
MARCH 1, 2017 — The Onaway, MI, shipyard of Moran Iron Works (MIW) is making progress on construction of a $1.9 million, 57-foot, aluminum fisheries research vessel for the US Fish and
President Trump to visit Newport News Shipbuilding
FEBRUARY 28, 2017 — Some more details of President Donald Trump’s plans for naval shipbuilding could well emerge on Thursday. That’s when, according to multiple local media reports, President Trump plans to
184 shipbuilders graduate from NNS Apprentice School
FEBRUARY 28, 2017 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) hosted commencement exercises on Saturday for 184 graduates of the company’s Apprentice School located at Newport News Shipbuilding. The ceremony was held at Liberty
VT Halter and Hornbeck Offshore in arbitration
FEBRUARY 27, 2017 — Singapore Technologies Engineering reports that its wholly-owned U.S. shipbuilding subsidiary, VT Halter Marine, Inc., Pascagoula, MS, is involved in arbitration proceedings in New Orleans with Hornbeck Offshore Services,
Austal achieves Pacific Patrol Boat program milestone
FEBRUARY 24, 2017 — Austal (ASX:ASB) reports that the Detailed Design Review (DDR) for the A$306 million Pacific Patrol Boat Replacement (PPB-R) Project has been successfully completed on time and in accordance
Gulf Island to shift all fab ops to Houma, sell Texas yards
FEBRUARY 24, 2017 — Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. (NASDAQ: GIFI) reports that its Board of Directors has approved a recommendation from management to place its properties in Aransas Pass and Ingleside, Texas,
USCG awards five polar icebreaker design study contracts
FEBRUARY 22, 2017 — The U.S. Coast Guard today awarded five firm fixed-price contracts for heavy polar icebreaker design studies and analysis. The contracts were awarded to Bollinger Shipyards, LLC, Lockport, LA;
VIDEO: NASSCO sea trials third SEACOR ECO tanker
FEBRUARY 22, 2017 — On Monday, February 20, NASSCO shipbuilders took the Eco tanker Liberty to sea for the very first time for tests and trials. Designed for increased fuel efficiency and