Conrad Industries adds to backlog
AUGUST 21, 2012 — Morgan City, La., headquartered shipbuilder Conrad Industries, Inc. (OTC Pink Sheets: CNRD.PK) has announced its second quarter and six months 2012 financial results and backlog at June 30,
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MHI Ship Repair gets $6.6 million DDG 51 contract mod
AUGUST 20, 2012 — MHI Ship Repair & Services (Marine Hydraulics International), Norfolk, Va., is being awarded a $6,619,820 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-10-C-4405) to exercise options for the accomplishment of
New $31 million assembly hall opens at Alaska Ship & Drydock
AUGUST 16, 2012 — Vigor Industrial’s expansion plans kicked into the next phase with the opening of a new $31 million assembly hall and production center at Ketchikan Shipyard at Alaska Ship
Damen Scheldepoort books offshore, navy conversions
AUGUST 15, 2012 — Damen Shipyards reports that recent contracts awarded its Scheldepoort Repair & Conversion Yard include its second for conversion of a jack-up rig into offshore hotel accommodation and a
Austal USA honors apprenticeship program grads
AUGUST 15, 2012 — Austal USA has honored 15 graduates of its four-year apprenticeship program at a ceremony in which they received their certificates of completion and designation as Department of Labor
Huntington Ingalls gets $20 million more for CVN 71 job
AUGUST 15, 2012 — Huntington Ingalls, Inc., Newport News, Va., is being awarded a $20,000,000 modification for planned supplemental work to previously awarded contract (N00024-09-C-2107) for the refueling complex overhaul of USS
BAE San Diego gets $36.8 million DDG-53 contract mod
AUGUST 10, 2012 — BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair, Inc., San Diego, Calif., has been awarded a $36,825,375 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee contract (N00024-11-C-4408) to definitize the USS John
Bollinger appoints Skip Bowen as VP Government Relations
AUGUST 9, 2012 — Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. has appointed Charles “Skip” Bowen as Vice President Government Relations. Mr. Bowen joined Bollinger in April 2011 as Program Manager for the FRC “Sentinel” Class
EC plans aid for unemployed Spanish shipbuilding workers
AUGUST 9, 2012 — The European Commission proposes to provide €2 million from the European Globalization Adjustment Fund (EGF) to help 450 redundant workers in the shipbuilding ancillary industry in Galicia, Spain,
Huntington Ingalls reports strong second quarter results
AUGUST 8, 2012 — Mike Petters, president and CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) attributes improved second quarter performance by the shipbuilding giant to “strong execution of our existing contracts and …