MV Werften lays river cruise ship keels
AUGUST 23, 2016 — Luxury river cruise line Crystal River Cruises has taken an important step toward expanding its growing fleet with the laying of the keels for its first two newbuild
Shipyards
BIW gets another $8.7 million for DDG 1000 work
AUGUST 22, 2016 — Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, is being awarded an $8,750,380 cost-plus-fixed fee modification to previously awarded USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) construction contract (N00024-06-C-2303) for post hull, mechanical, and electrical
New fast transport ship christened at Austal
AUGUST 22, 2016—Austal recently celebrated the christening of the Expeditionary Fast Transport ship USNS Yuma (EPF 8) with a ceremony at its shipyard in Mobile, AL. The ship’s sponsor, former Secretary of
Newport News gets $52.3 million award for CVN 75 work
AUGUST 21, 2016 — Huntington Ingalls Industries-Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, is being awarded a $52,366,419 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for nuclear propulsion and complex modernization work on the Nimitz class nuclear aircraft
Sembcorp Marine swoops on Norwegian designer LMG
AUGUST 19, 2016 — Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine Ltd today reported that it has reached an agreement to acquire a i100% equity stake in LMG Marin AS (“LMG”) for US$20 million. LMG is
NASSCO-Norfolk gets $14.8 million Navy award
AUGUST 19, 2016 — General Dynamics NASSCO-Norfolk, Norfolk, VA, is being awarded $14,854,857 for delivery order 0006 under previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract N00024-16-D-4408 for USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) fiscal 2016 selected restricted
Vard solves a mystery
AUGUST 18, 2016 — Back on July 29, Fincantieri’s 55.3% owned subsidiary Vard Holdings Limited disclosed that it had secured a $70 million contract worth a total $70 million for the design
BAE Jacksonville delivers ATB tug
AUGUST 17, 2016 — BAE Systems this week delivered the tug Sea Power to Seabulk Tankers, Inc. Built at BAE Systems’ Jacksonville, Florida, shipyard, the Sea Power will be used in Seabulk
Bahamas corvette undergoing major refit by Damen Maskant
AUGUST 17, 2016 — The HMBS Nassau (P-61), a 60 m Royal Bahamas Defence Force corvette, has arrived at Damen Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam in the Netherlands for an extensive refit. The 17-year
Bahamas corvette undergoing major refit by Damen Maskant
AUGUST 17, 2016 — The HMBS Nassau (P-61), a 60 m Royal Bahamas Defence Force corvette, has arrived at Damen Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam in the Netherlands for an extensive refit. The 17-year