Verreault expands its dry dock
JUNE 5, 2014 — Verreault Navigation, Les Méchins, Québec, Canada, is under taking a major expansion of its dry dock that will take its size to 800 ft (244 m) long by
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Burger Boats launches Wendella passenger vessel
JUNE 3, 2015 — Burger Boat Company, Manitowoc, WI, recently launched the 89 ft steel passenger vessel Lucia for Wendella Sightseeing Company, Inc, Chicago IL. Lucia, built to a design by Timothy
Mississippi Governor signs Shipyard of the Future bond bill
MAY 28, 2015 — Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant visited Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division’s Pascagoula, MS, shipyard today for the ceremonial signing of a $20 million bond bill supporting Ingalls’
SSN 765 drydocking worth potential $266 million to EB
MAY 27, 2015 — General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., Groton, CT, is being awarded a $46,428,897 cost-plus-fixed-fee, delivery-incentive-fee contract to perform planning efforts needed to conduct maintenance, upgrades, and modernization efforts on
New Brunswick shipbuilding project gets funding
MAY 26, 2015 — The New Brunswick, Canada, provincial government is to invest $3.8 million in the shipbuilding industry, helping to create more than 75 jobs and positioning the industry for future
NNS again gets OSHA recognition for work site safety
MAY 22, 2015 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has recertified the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division as a Voluntary Protection Program (VPP)
Theriot joins Conrad Industries’ management team
MAY 21, 2015—Long-time Bollinger Shipyards executive Scott J. Theriot has joined Conrad Industries, Inc., Morgan City, LA, as its Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. “We are excited to have Scott
Bath Iron Works awarded $11.2 million for LCS work
MAY 20, 2015 — General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, Bath, ME, is being awarded an $11,273,299 modification to previously awarded basic ordering agreement (N00024-12-G-4330) for the accomplishment of littoral combat ship maintenance
Austal USA launches JHSV 6
MAY 20, 2015 — Austal USA’s Mobile, Ala. shipyard yesterday launched its second U.S. Navy ship in less than three months, the Joint High Speed Vessel USNS Brunswick. The 338-foot JHSV will
Bollinger Shipyards achieves continued ISO 9001 registration
MAY 19, 2015 — Bollinger Shipyards reports that it has achieved continued registration to ISO 9001 for another three years. The shipbuilder has been ISO 9001 registered without interruption since 1996. “This