Austal wins Cape-class sustainent contract
OCTOBER 2, 2017 — Austal (ASX:ASB) reports that the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has awarded it a sustainment contract worth up to A$18 million (about US$14 million) over three years for the
Shipyard News
Ingalls awarded $29.3 million to start USS Fitzgerald work
SEPTEMBER 29, 2017 —Huntington Ingalls Inc.’s Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, MS, is being awarded a $29,378,128 Navy contract for initial planning of USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) emergent repair and restoration. This initial planning
GD BIW gets funding for two more Arleigh Burke destroyers
SEPTEMBER 29, 2017 —The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Bath Iron Works funding for the planning and construction of two Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, DDG 126 and DDG 127. The contract modification
Vigor wins $980 million Army contract
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017 — A unit of Vigor, Portland, OR, has been awarded a $979,794,011 firm-fixed-price contract for the U.S. Army’s Maneuver Support Vessel (Light). The contract represents the largest award in Vigor’s
Conrad wins nine barge order from Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017 — Morgan City, LA, headquartered Conrad Shipyardhas been awarded a contract to build four anchor barges, two deck barges, and three crane barges for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock
Navy takes delivery of LCS 9
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 — The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Little Rock (LCS 9) from the Lockheed Martin led industry team at ceremony at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM)
Metal Shark to build more cats for NYC Ferry
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 — Louisiana-based shipbuilder Metal Shark is to again build multiple high-speed aluminum catamaran passenger vessels for NYC Ferry. Metal Shark reports that, in early August, it received orders from
Detyens wins $8.1 million USNS Spearhead (T-EPF 1) contract
SEPTEMBER 23, 2017 — Detyens Shipyards Inc., Charleston, South Carolina, is being awarded an $8,115,494 contract for a 69-calendar day shipyard availability for the regular overhaul and drydocking of USNS Spearhead (T-EPF
Electric Boat awarded $5.1 billion Columbia Class design contract
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017 – The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a $5.1 billion Integrated Product and Process Development (IPPD) contract to complete the design of the lead Columbia-class submarine,
Horizon takes steps to deal with revenue shortfall on ferry project
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017 – Horizon Shipbuilding, Bayou La Batre, AL, said today that project revenues from its major NYC Ferry newbuilding project were insufficient for it to continue normal day to day