Austal lays keel of JHSV 5
MARCH 12, 2014 — Austal USA laid the keel of Trenton (JHSV 5), the fifth of ten Joint High Speed Vessels (JHSV), in a ceremony held Tuesday at its Mobile, AL, shipyard.
Shipyards
Despite sluggish economy, LISNAVE repairs more ships in 2013
MARCH 11, 2014—In an extremely competitive ship repair market, Portugal shipyard LISNAVE Estaleiros Navais, S.A., Setubal, held its own in 2013, repairing a total of 107 vessels, including 103 dry dockings and
Vigor gets $33 million more for Momsen
MARCH 10, 2014 — Vigor Shipyards Inc., Seattle, WA, is being awarded a $30,703,417 cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-award-fee contract to definitize a previously awarded undefinitized contract action (N00024-11-C-4401) for repair and alteration of naval
Eastern Shipbuilding delivers another Bravante PSV
MARCH 7, 2014 — Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., Panama City, FL, recently delivered Bravante VI to Boldini S.A, a member of Brazil’s Bravante Group. The vessel is the second of five STX
Kleven takes over Bergen Group OCV contracts
MARCH 7, 2014 — Norway’s Bergen Group is selling the shipbuilding contracts for two ST 259 CD design offshore construction vessels to Kleven Verft. The contracts were signed between Bergen Group Fosen
Australian destroyer program busts budget
MARCH 6, 2014 — A report from the Australian National Audit Office says that the country’s three ship Air Warfare Destroyer project is Australian $302 million above budget and is likely to
NNS Apprentice School graduates 137 shipbuilders
MARCH 4, 2014 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) hosted commencement exercises Saturday for the company’s Apprentice School at Newport News Shipbuilding. The event marked the graduation of 137 apprentices representing 18 trades
Vigor Fab to build two ATB tank barges
MARCH 3, 2014 — Vigor Fab has been awarded a contract to build two 83,000 bbl. tank barges for Harley Marine Services, Inc., Seattle, WA. The 422 ft x 76 ft x
Dakota Creek launches R/V Neil Armstrong
FEBRUARY 28, 2014 — Dakota Creek Industries (DCI) launched the oceanographic research ship R/V Neil Armstrong (AGOR 27) at its Anacortes, WA, shipyard on February 22nd, 2014. Construction of the R/V Neil
Bid protests mean suspension of OPC contract work
FEBRUARY 27, 2014 — Shipbuilders Huntington Ingalls Industries and VT Halter Marine have both filed with the GAO protesting the Coast Guard’s February 11 award of design contracts for the Offshore Patrol