Aker Philly reports a record quarter and a minor snag
MAY 2, 2014 — Aker Philadelphia Shipyard ASA had some good news and some not that good news today. It reported its highest ever quarterly result, but disclosed that during sea trials
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Moran orders ATBs at Bay Shipbuilding
MAY 1, 20014 — Bay Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, WI, has entered into contracts with Moran Towing Corporation, New Canaan, CT, to build three oil/chemical barges (two with a cargo capacity of
Saltchuk drops plan to move Foss shipyard to Everett
MAY 1, 20014 — Plans by Saltchuck Resources to move its Foss Maritime shipyard operations to a site in Everett, WA, have been dropped. The purchase and sale agreement for Kimberly-Clark to
Aircraft carrier gets a new “control tower”
MAY 1, 2014 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) announced today that its Newport News Shipbuilding division recently placed a new upper-level structure on top of USS Abraham Lincoln’s (CVN 72) island, which
Bollinger Lockport passes three million hour safety mark
MAY 1, 2014 — Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. reports that its Bollinger Lockport New Construction facility, Lockport, LA, has worked 3,000,000 man-hours without a lost time accident. Bollinger says that it strives for
Vard: profits dip, but orders soar
APRIL 29, 2014 — Specialist shipbuilder and designer Vard Holdings Limited (which is 55.63% owned by Fincantieri) saw first quarter operating profit drop to NOK 123 million compared to NOK 275 million
Electric Boat gets $17.6 billion Virginia Class award
APRIL 28, 2014 — Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Conn., is being awarded a $17,645,580,644 fixed-price incentive multiyear Navy contract for construction of 10 Virginia-class submarines from fiscal 2014 to 2018. This contract
Navy awards $17.8 billion contract to build attack subs
APRIL 28, 2014—The U.S. Navy awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, CT, a contract valued at $17.6 billion for the construction of 10 additional Virginia-class attack submarines. Under the contract, Electric Boat
BAE Systems awarded Hawaii MSMO
APRIL 28, 2014 — BAE Systems has received a multi-ship, multi-option (MSMO) contract from the U.S. Navy to repair, maintain, and modernize nine destroyers and cruisers, either homeported in or visiting Pearl
NNS Apprentice School offers bachelor’s degree program
APRIL 25, 2014 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that apprentices at Newport News Shipbuilding will now have the opportunity to earn a bachelor of science degree while completing a marine engineer