Navy awards Austal USA $235 million EPF contract
Austal USA has been awarded a $235 million U.S. Navy contract for the detailed design and construction of the 15th Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) vessel. Austal USA has delivered 12 EPFs to
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Newport News Shipbuilding lays off 314, demotes 119
Huntington Ingalls Industries is making workforce reductions at its Newport News Shipbuilding Division that will see 314 salaried employee lose their jobs and a further 119 managers demoted. “Today is a tough
Conrad cuts steel for GLDD hopper dredge
Signaling the start of construction of a 6,500-cubic-yard trailing suction hopper dredge, Conrad Shipyard hosted a steel cutting ceremony for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) at its Deepwater South shipyard
Bollinger delivers third FRC for Guam
Delivered to the U.S. Coast Guard in Key West, Fla., the USCGC Frederick Hatch is the 166th vessel that Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, La., has delivered to the U.S. Coast Guard over a
Ron Wille named President of All American Marine
The owners and board of directors of Bellingham, Wash.-based shipyard All American Marine (AAM) have appointed Ron Wille as its next president. Matt Mullett, owner of All American Marine, will continue to
Detyens wins $11.5 million MSC contract
Detyens Shipyards Inc., North Charleston, S.C., has been awarded an $11,510,913 contract for a 50-calendar day shipyard availability. The work to be performed is for mid-term availability services for fleet oiler USNS
Readying for FFG 62, Fincantieri Marinette Marine breaks ground for new building
As shipbuilder Fincantieri Marinette Marine prepares to start construction of the Navy’s newest class of ships — the Constellation class (FFG 62) guided-missile frigate — several key leaders were in Marinette, Wis.,
Kevin Mooney named President of Irving Shipbuilding
Irving Shipbuilding, Halifax, Nova Scotia, has appointed Kevin Mooney as president. He succeeds former Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) commander Vice-Admiral Kevin M. McCoy, who will return to his family in Maine
L3 Harris awarded FFG 62 systems integration contract
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) reports that it has been awarded a contract by shipbuilder Fincantieri Marinette Marine for the shipboard integration and production of major subsystems onboard the U.S. Navy’s first Constellation class
DDG 118 completes acceptance trials
The future USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) successfully completed acceptance trials February 4, after spending a day underway off the coast of Maine. The U.S. Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV)