Court gives nod for Signal bankruptcy auction
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015 — The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delware has given the go ahead for the sale of the assets of shipbuilder Signal International. Signal International filed for
Shipyards
Halifax Shipyard starts production of first AOPS
SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 — Hundreds of employees yesterday gathered in the new Assembly Hall at Irving Shipbuilding’s Halifax Shipyard in Halifax, Nova Scotia, to celebrate the start of production of the first
NNS gets another $109 million for submarine work
SEPTEMBER 1, 2015 — Huntington Ingalls Inc., Newport News, VA, is being awarded a $109,436,020 modification to previously awarded Navy contract N00024-15-C-2105 to exercise options for engineering, technical, design, configuration management, integrated
Bollinger VP to receive SNAME’s Kennedy Award
SEPTEMBER 1, 2015 — The Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers has named Bollinger Shipyards VP Quality Management Dennis Fanguy as the winner of its 2015 William M. Kennedy Award. The
NASSCO launches second LNG fueled TOTE containership
AUGUST 30, 2015 — General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard, San Diego, CA, yesterday launched and christened the second of what will be the world’s first two LNG-fueled containerships. The ship, the Perla del
Aircraft carrier overhaul at NNS marks another milestone
AUGUST 28, 2015 — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division continues to make progress with the mid-life refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) of the Nimitz class aircraft carrier USS Abraham
R/V Neil Armstrong completes acceptance trials
AUGUST 28, 2015 — The first-of-class oceanographic research vessel R/V Neil Armstrong (AGOR 27), successfully completed acceptance trials Aug. 7 the Navy reported Aug. 27. Built by shipbuilder Dakota Creek Industries at
Great Lakes shipyard to build tug for Guatamalan customer
AUGUST 27, 2015 —Great Lakes Shipyard, Cleveland, OH, has signed a construction contract to build one its Handy Size Class, 3,400 HP twin-screw tugboats for harbor towing operations in Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala.
Austal reports record profit
AUGUST 26, 2015 — Australian Stock Exchange listed shipbuilder Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) today reported a record profit. Net Profit After Tax (NPAT) was AUD 53.2 million, a 66.8 per cent increase on
VT Halter lays keel for second LNG fueled Crowley ConRo
AUGUST 25, 2015 — VT Halter Marine, Inc.’s Pascagoula, MS, shipyard yesteday laid the keel for the second of two Commitment Class LNG-fueld combination container – Roll-On/Roll-Off (ConRo) ships for Crowley Maritime