Seaspan Shipyards, North Vancouver, B.C., has appointed Amy MacLeod as its new Vice President, Corporate Affairs & External Communications. Based in Ottawa, MacLeod will be responsible for developing, managing and maintaining strategic
The All American Marine, Inc. (AAM) shipyard in Bellingham, Wash., has completed construction and launched an aluminum research and survey vessel for Duke University. AAM is the exclusive North American builder of
Philly Shipyard, Inc. has been awarded a drydocking contract for the Ready Reserve Force (RRF) vessel, FSS Pollux. The vessel is owned by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) and
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia reports that Joseph Powell, a former Non-Destructive Test (NDT) Inspector at Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS), pleaded guilty today in the U.S, District
In a milestone event, VT Halter Marine, Inc. has conducted a vessel naming ceremony for America’s first offshore Liquefied Natural Gas Articulated Tug and Barge (LNG ATB) unit. In November 2017, VT
Grand Bahama Shipyard reports that it has drydocked its first vessel since reopening shortly after Hurricane Dorian struck the Bahamas earlier this month. Taipei Trader, a 9,932-ton containership operated by Lomar Shipping
Vigor has been awarded a $254,566,432 firm-fixed-price contract for the execution of USS Chosin (CG 65) and USS Cape St. George (CG 71) modernization periods (MODPRD). These availabilities will include a combination
Autonomous vessels are not only already here, but now one model is available virtually off the shelf. Jeanerette, La., based shipbuilder Metal Shark and Boston based Sea Machines Robotics have partnered to
Onaway, Mich., based Moran Iron Works has inked a contract with the City of Lowell, Mich., that will see Moran fabricate the latest iteration of the Lowell Showboat, the city’s centerpiece attraction.
BAE Systems has been awarded $170.7 million in contracts from the U.S. Navy to perform simultaneous maintenance and repair on two Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) guided-missile destroyers in its San Diego shipyard.
