Austal lays keel for LCS 14
JUNE 30, 2015 — Austal USA’s Mobile, AL, shipyard yesterday hosted a keel-laying ceremony today for the future USS Manchester (LCS 14), marking the first significant milestone in the vessel’s construction. This
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John Dane is going sailing
JUNE 26, 2015 — It’s no surprise about what John Dane III is going to do following the news that Harvey Gulf International Marine is acquiring the Gulf Coast Shipyard Group and
NNS delivers John Warner (SSN 785) ahead of schedule
JUNE 26, 2015 — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division has delivered the submarine John Warner (SSN 785) to the U.S. Navy. Delivered two and a half months ahead of
NASSCO cuts steel for second LNG ready SEA-Vista tanker
JUNE 25, 2015 — General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), today signaled the start of construction for the second of three 50,000 deadweight ton, 330,000 barrel
Harvey Gulf acquires Gulf Coast Shipyard Group
JUNE 25, 2015 — Harvey Gulf International Marine (HGIM), New Orleans, LA, announced it is launching a new affiliate, Harvey Shipyard Group, to manage its shipbuilding assets. Harvey Shipyard Group is acquiring
Vancouver Shipyards cuts steel for first NSPS ship
JUNE 25, 2015 — Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards has started construction on the first ship being built under Canada’s National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy (NSPS), the Canadian Coast Guard Offshore Fisheries Science Vessel (OFSV).
Canada asks Davie to quote for stop-gap fleet oiler retrofit
JUNE 24, 2015 — The Government of Canada is starting preliminary discussions with Quebec shipbuilder Chantier Davie on providing the Royal Canadian Navy with what Defense Minister Jason Kenney yesterday called “an
Newport News gets $23.8 million for CVN 77 work
JUNE 24, 2015 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) announced today that its Newport News Shipbuilding division has received a $23.8 million contract from the U.S. Navy for nuclear propulsion and complex modernization
All American Marine set to double in size
JUNE 23, 2015 — The Port of Bellingham, WA, is poised to change the layout of 7.66 acres of industrial property in Fairhaven and build new infrastructure to support the expansion of
Prendergast named President and CEO of VT Halter Marine
JUNE 18, 2015 — Jack Prendergast has been named as the new President and CEO of VT Halter Marine, Pascagoula, MS. A retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral, Prendergast joined the company in