Shipyard News

Detyens awarded $20.6 million MSC contract

MARCH 31, 2018 — Detyens Shipyards Inc., Charleston, South Carolina, is being awarded a $20,672,008 contract for a 94-calendar day shipyard availability for the regular overhaul and drydocking of USNS Lewis and

Jeffboat to shut down

MARCH 26, 2018 — After several rounds of layoffs, inland shipbuilder Jeffboat LLC, Jeffersonville, IN, is to end its operations. Confirmation came in a statement posted by Teamsters Local 89 on its

Navy oiler goes for repairs at Vigor Marine

MARCH 24, 2018 — Vigor Marine LLC, Portland, OR, was awarded a $7,198,004 firm-fixed-price contract by the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command (MSC) for a 42-calendar day shipyard availability for the midterm