Federal judge throws out U.S. suit against Bollinger
JANUARY 31, 2013 — A federal judge in the Eastern District of Louisiana on Wednesday threw out the federal government’s False Claims Act suit over the alleged failure of eight U.S. Coast
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Safety milestone for Signal Ship Repair
JANUARY 31, 2013—Signal Ship Repair, Mobile, AL, a division of Signal International, Inc., achieved a significant safety milestone—1,000 days without a lost time injury—on January 30. “Safety is the number one priority
Newport News Shipbuilding installs CVN 78 island
JANUARY 31, 2013 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) marked a construction milestone January 26 when the 555-metric ton island was lowered onto the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) at
Crowley christens its second tanker from Aker Philadelphia
JANUARY 30, 2012 — Crowley Maritime Corporation christened its newest tanker, Florida, today at the Aker Philadelphia Shipyard and will soon put the 330,000-barrel ship to use in the U.S. Gulf for
Westcon Group buys Florø shipyard and design group
JANUARY 2, 2013 — Norway’s Westcon Group AS has acquired the STX Norway Florø AS shipyard and STX Norway Design Florø AS from STX Europe AS on of December 31st 2012. “We
Navy said to seek new operator for Guam shipyard
DECEMBER 18, 2012 — The U.S. Navy looks like it will once again be looking for an operator for the former Guam Ship Repair Facility. Local media reports say that NAVFAC (Naval
Craig Perciavalle takes helm at Austal USA
DECEMBER 13, 2012 — Austal USA has promoted Senior Vice President of Operations Craig Perciavalle to President. “I am pleased to see Craig Perciavalle take the helm,” said Austal USA Chairman Rear
Sembawang Shipyard gets Royal Caribbean contract
DECEMBER 10, 2012 — Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary Sembawang Shipyard has been awarded a Favored Customer Contract (FCC) from Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL), USA, to provide ship repair, revitalisation, upgrading and related
VT Halter Marine breaks ground for new ship repair facility
DECEMBER 7, 2012 — The ceremonial shovels were out in Pascagoula, Miss., this week as VT Halter Marine held a ground breaking ceremony for a new ship repair facility that will create
Navy takes delivery of JHSV-1
DECEMBER 6, 2012 — The U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command yesterday accepted delivery of the Navy’s first joint high-speed vessel at Austal USA’s Mobile, Ala., shipyard. Craig Perciavalle, Sr. Vice President of