Jeffboat intends to close shipyard on May 14
MARCH 27, 2018 — Ending a more than 180 year history, Jeffboat LLC expects to close its Jeffersonville, IN, shipyard on or about May 14, 2017, according to a letter sent by
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Gladding-Hearn delivers sixth Circle Line sightseeing vessel
MARCH 27, 2018 — Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation, Somerset, MA, has delivered the Circle Line Liberty, its sixth newbuild sightseeing vessel for New York City’s Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises, Inc. Like the
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
Former L.A. shipyard site may be used to build space ships
MARCH 21, 2018 — Parts of Los Angeles’s former Southwest Marine Shipyard could be used for building ships again. But these ships would be space ships, built by Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Speculation
Gulf Island books Navy T-ATS and U.S. Wind tower contracts
MARCH 20, 2018 — Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. (NASDAQ:GIFI)confirmed yesterday that, as we reported March 17, through its subsidiary Gulf Island Shipyards, L.L.C., it has signed a contract for the construction and
Navy eyes block buy of two Ford class aircraft carriers
MARCH 19, 2018 – The Navy today issued an RFP to Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News Shipbuilding Division seeking detailed pricing on the costs of a block buy in FY2019 of the
Moose Boats wins San Francisco Fire Department contract
MARCH 19, 2018 – Moose Boats, San Vallejo, CA, has been awarded a San Francisco Fire Department contract for the construction of a M2-38 CBRN dive and fire rescue vessel which is
GD Electric Boat gets $696 million for Virginia class long lead material
MARCH 13, 2018 — General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut, is being awarded a $696,246,000 fee modification to a previously awarded Navy contract for additional long lead time material associated with the
Bollinger Shipyards makes two promotions
MARCH 9, 2017 — Bollinger Shipyards President and CEO Ben Bordelon has announced the promotions Jerome Eymard to the position of Director of Human Resources, and Rachael Battaglia to the position of