Shipyard News

Ingalls Shipbuilding christens LPD 27

MAY 23, 2016 — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division christened the amphibious transport dock Portland (LPD 27) Saturday in a ceremony at its Pascagoula, MS, shipyard. “Marines love these ships,”

NASSCO delivers second LNG-ready APT tanker

MAY 21, 2016 — General Dynamics NASSCO on Thursday delivered Magnolia State, the second of five LNG-conversion-ready 50,000 dwt Jones Act tankers the shipyard is building for Kinder Morgan subsidiary American Petroleum

BAE Mayport wins $29 million LSD 43 award

MAY 18, 2016 — BAE Systems Southeast Shipyards Mayport LLC, Jacksonville, FL, is being awarded a $29,258,886 firm-fixed-price contract for phased maintenance availability repair work onboard USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43).  

LCS 8 completes acceptance trials

MAY 16, 2016 — Austal USA reports that Littoral Combat Ship Montgomery (LCS 8), the fourth Independence-variant LCS built at its Mobile, AL, shipyard, successfully completed its acceptance trials May 6, 2016,