Bollinger wins two SCA safety awards
MAY 29, 2012 — Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. has been awarded the 2011 “Award for Excellence in Safety” by the Shipbuilders Council of America for the seventh consecutive year. And focused efforts on
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Mobile’s Harrison Bros Dry Dock and Repair Yard is to close
MAY 29, 2012 — Bill Harrison III, owner of Harrison Brothers Dry Dock and Repair Yard Inc., Mobile, Ala., has announced that the shipyard — founded in 1895 — is to close.
Transpetro suspends contracts for 16 tankers on order at EAS
MAY 28, 2012 –Petrobras subsidiary Transpetro reports that it has suspended execution of its contracts 16 of the 22 tankers it has on order from shipbuilder Estaleiro Atlântico Sul (EAS). The contracts
Transpetro suspends contracts for 16 tankers on order at EAS
MAY 28, 2012 –Petrobras subsidiary Transpetro reports that it has suspended execution of its contracts 16 of the 22 tankers it has on order from shipbuilder Estaleiro Atlântico Sul (EAS). The contracts
Transpetro suspends contracts for 16 tankers on order at EAS
MAY 28, 2012 –Petrobras subsidiary Transpetro reports that it has suspended execution of its contracts 16 of the 22 tankers it has on order from shipbuilder Estaleiro Atlântico Sul (EAS). The contracts
Damen expands presence in Swedish ship repair
MAY 25, 2012—The Netherland’s Damen Shipyards Group will now have two ship repair yards in Sweden, following its acquisition of the shares of Swedish ship repair and maintenance yard Oskarshamnsvarvet in Oskarshamn.
Newport News Shipbuilding marks a CVN 78 construction milestone
May 24, 2012 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division has marked a construction milestone: lowering the final keel section of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Gerald
LPD 23 completes successful builder’s sea trials
May 22, 2012 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that its seventh amphibious transport dock, Anchorage (LPD 23), returned Friday from successful builder’s sea trials in the Gulf of Mexico. The ship
Freire delivers research ship to Qatar
May 22, 2012 —A new, state-of-the-art ship given to Qatar University will transform marine research in the Arabian Gulf region. Built by Freire Shipbuilding, Vigo, Spain, the research vessel Janan – named
Graig to supervise ten more bulker newbuilds at Jiangsu Rongsheng
May 22, 2012 — Graig China Ltd (GCL), part of the Cardiff-based Graig Group, has been contracted by Hong Kong-based Global Union Shipping Limited to supervise the construction of ten 157,000 dwt