Budget seeks $11.6 billion for nine new Navy ships
FEBRUARY 2, 2015 — Though much of the Obama Administration’s $4 trillion FY 2016 budget request to Congress may be dead on arrival, that’s not necessarily the case with the Navy shipbuilding
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Astilleros Gondan to build Østensjø LNG-fueled tugs
FEBRUARY 2, 2015 — Spanish shipbuilder Astilleros Gondan has been awarded the newbuilding contract for the three LNG fueled escort tugs that Norway’s Østensjø Rederi is building for operation at Statoil’s Melkøya
BAE Norfolk gets $6.9 million for T-AO 195 work
JANUARY 30, 2015 — BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair, Norfolk, VA, is being awarded a $6,976,389 firm-fixed-price contract for 43-calendar day shipyard availability for the Mid Term Availability of USNS Leroy Grumman
Victoria Shipyards recognized for supplier excellence
JANUARY 30, 2015 — Lockheed Martin Canada yesterday granted its first supplier excellence award. It went to Seaspan’s Victoria Shipyards, Victoria, B.C., for its outstanding work and contribution to the Royal Canadian
Giant box ships booked, Imabari adds giant building dock
JANUARY 29, 2015 — Japan’s Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. said today that it has secured orders for eleven 20,000 TEU containerships. They will measure about 400 m x 59 m and will
Rob Hogan to be Newport News VP manufacturing
JANUARY 28, 20015 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that Rob Hogan has been appointed vice president of manufacturing at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division. Mr. Hogan began his career in
Bollinger Shipyards announces key promotion
JANUARY 27, 2015 — Bollinger Shipyards today announced another key internal promotion designed to enhance the strategic value of the company. “I am pleased to announce the promotion of Chris Remont
Irving gets AOPS build contract, is surface combatant prime
JANUARY 26, 2015 — As expected, Diane Finley, Canada’s Minister of Public Works and Government Services, along with Peter MacKay, Regional Minister for Nova Scotia, on Friday visited Halifax Shipyards to officially
Spanish shipbuilder forms Brazilian subsidiary
JANUARY 26, 2015 — State-owned Spanish shipbuilder Navantia is in process of establishing a subsidiary in Brazil in order to meet Brazilian defense legislation on local content and to position itself for
HII gets $9.9 million more for submarine R&D
DECEMBER 10, 2014 — Huntington Ingalls Inc., Newport News, VA, is being awarded a $9,972,928 modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-11-C-2103) for engineering and technical design services to support research and