Gibdock carries out back-to-back cruise ship projects
Gibraltar ship repairer Gibdock reports that back-to-back cruise ship projects at at its No. 1 dock saw the return of the 37,584 gt, 1,575-passenge Thomson Destiny for its fourth visit since a
Shipbuilding
Signal Ship Repair wins $16 million contract for dredge repair
Signal Ship Repair (SSR), a division of Signal International, Inc., Mobile, AL, competitively bid and won a contract worth about $16 million by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to repair and
ThyssenKrupp closes sale of Blohm + Voss non-military operations
ThyssenKrupp AG has closed the sale of its civil shipbuilding operations to Britain’s Star Capital Partners. The companies now owned by the British investment group are Blohm + Voss Shipyards, Blohm +
Alion awarded $72.3 million Navy contract
Under a $73.2 million contract award, Alion Science and Technology is to provide professional support services that, it says, “will help the U.S. Navy use capital resources wisely and extend the service
Damen launches fisheries vessel for Angola at Romanian shipyard
Damen Shipyards Galati, Romania, recently launched the Ngola Kiluange, the first of three Fishery Inspection Surveillance Vessels (FISV) 6210, for the Angolan Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries. The launch provided
W&O announces exclusive representation of Pres-Vac valve and marine inert gas systems
Allerød, Denmark, headquartered Pres-Vac has named W&O as the exclusive distributor of its pressure/vacuum valve and inert gas systems in the United States, as well as the only factory-authorized service center in
Huntington Ingalls offers patrol frigate variants of National Security Cutter
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) is presenting a patrol frigate derivative of the USCG National Security Cutter at this week’s Pacific 2012 International Maritime and Naval Exposition in Sydney, Australia. The patrol frigate
Japanese shipbuilding merger goes ahead
A merger of Japanese shipbuilders that has been long in the works looks set to finally become reality. According to agency reports, steelmaker JFE and industrial giant IHI have issued a stock
Shipbuilders move ahead with workforce development initiative
Leading American shipbuilders and repairers are moving ahead with plans for a national Maritime Workforce Development program overseen by a National Maritime Education Council. Spurred by the high cost of recruiting, hiring
Bollinger Shipyards President and CEO honored by Signal Mutual
Bollinger Shipyards president and chief executive officer, Donald ”Boysie” Bollinger, has been awarded the 2011 Executive Leadership Safety Award by Signal Mutual Indemnity Association. The award, which is Signal’s highest honor, was presented at the Signal Mutual Board of