Littoral Combat Ship to be named for Gabby Giffords
A Littoral Combat Ship that will be built by Austal USA, Mobile, AL, will be named for former U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle “Gabby” Giffords, according to an announcement by U.S. Secretary of the
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Germany’s FSG books order for versatile project cargo duo
German shipbuilder FSG has won an order from Rolldock of The Netherlands for two identical 151.1 m long multi-functional project cargo vessels. The ships can be loaded in three different ways: roll-on
Royal Caribbean to build second 4,100 passenger cruise ship at Meyer Werft
Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. (NYSE, OSE: RCL) has exercised its option to build a second Sunshine-class cruise ship to be delivered in the Spring 2015. The ship will be built by German
BIW gets $662.9 million contract mod for DDG 116
Bath, Maine, shipbuilder General Dynamics Bath Iron Works is being awarded a $662,927,172 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-11-C-2305) to exercise options for DDG 116 construction and associated engineering change proposals and
Marty Erdossy to be NNS corporate director of customer relations
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) has appointed Marty Erdossy corporate director of customer relations for its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division. Mr. Erdossy is responsible for liaising with the U.S. Navy, HII’s Washington,
NASSCO gets $359.75 million contract mod for third MLP
General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Co., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $359,750,000 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-09-C-2229) for the procurement of the detail design and construction of a
Austal reports loss-making half year
Low activity levels at its Henderson, Western Australia, shipyard pushed Austal Limited into a first half operating loss of Australian $ 6.3 million. That compared with a A$19.4 million profit for the
South African ship repairer completes work on Transocean drillship
Transocean’s Deepwater Millennium vessel recently left the Port of Ngqura near Port Elizabeth, South Africa, after undergoing a number of upgrades and modifications by Cape Town based ship repairer DCD Marine. The
Irving Shipbuilding launches Online Supplier Register
Halifax, Nova Scotia, headquartered Irving Shipbuilding has officially launched its Online Supplier Registry, as a part of its preparation for upcoming vessel construction programs associated with Canada’s National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy (NSPS).
Navy exercises options at Austal USA for JHSV 8 and 9
Austal USA, Mobile, Ala., is being awarded a $321,725,461 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-08-C-2217) for the exercise of construction options for Joint High Speed Vessels 8 and 9. The JHSV will