NAVSEA launches Naval Shipyard Innovation Fund
JULY 11, 2016 — The U.S. Navy’s Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) has announced an inaugural Naval Shipyard Innovation Fund of $1 million to test innovative shipyard projects designed to reduce the
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Lockheed Martin awarded $10.6 million for LCS 5 PSA
JULY 11, 2016 — Lockheed Martin, Mission Systems and Training, Baltimore, MD, is being awarded $10,676,521 for cost-plus-award-fee order ER06 against a previously awarded basic ordering agreement (N00024-15-G-2303) to provide engineering and
Genting tweaks plans for its German shipyards
JULY 11, 2016 — Genting Hong Kong has rethought its plans for its German shipbuilding operations, consisting of Lloyd Werft, Bremerhaven, and the three shipyards in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern bought this
HII gets $7.4 million more for Enterprise inactivation
JULY 11, 2016 — Huntington Ingalls Inc., Newport News, VA, is being awarded a $7,498,137 modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-13-C-2112) to continue work related to the inactivation of aircraft carrier
Eastern delivers another Z-Tech escort tug
JULY 8, 2016 — Panama City, FL, based Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc.’s Nelson Street shipyard recently delivered the escort tug DAVID B for Bay-Houston Towing Co. The vessel is the third of
Halimar Shipyard delivers 205 ft crew supply boat
JULY 8, 2016 — Incat Crowther, Lafayette, LA, reports that Halimar Shipyard, Morgan City, LA, has recently delivered the 205 ft aluminum monohull crew supply vessel M/V Glenn Autry to Barry Graham
Vigor delivers ATB tug to Harley Marine
JULY 6, 2016 — Vigor Industrial’s Seattle, WA, shipyard recently delivered the Dale R Lindsey, a 95′ x 38′ x 16′, 3,000 hp twin screw ATB tug, to Harley Marine Services Inc.
DEME drydocks jack-up at Damen Dunkerque
JULY 6, 2016 — The DEME Group’s DP1 jack-up vessel Thor has completed a short stay at Damen Shiprepair Dunkerque (DSDu), during which her hull was repainted in the new DEME livery
Hyundai Heavy inks smart ship software MOU
JULY 6, 2016 — Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world’s largest shipbuilder, has signedof a Memorandum of Understanding for creating an eco system for smart ships with SK Shipping, Intel, Microsoft, the
Mark I. Fox named NNS VP Customer Affairs
JULY 6, 2016 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that Vice Adm. Mark I. Fox (U.S. Navy, Ret.) has been named corporate vice president of customer affairs for the company’s Newport News