ECR books first ship repair contract at new facility
Ship repairer East Coast Repair and Fabrication, which is based in the Hampton Roads area with operations in Jacksonville, Fla., and San Diego Calif., is rebranding as ECR and making moves to
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Maritime Partners christens second in newbuild towboat series
Metairie, La., based Maritime Partners, LLC (MP) recently christened the 2,600 hp towboat M/V Ouizee at the John Bludworth Shipyard in Corpus Christi, Texas. The new 2,600 horsepower towboat is the second
Coast Guard issues OPC program RFI
Following the Department of Homeland Security decision to make changes in its Offshore Patrol Cutter contract with Eastern Shipbuilding, the U.S. Coast Guard has released a request for information (RFI) to gauge
VIDEO: VT Halter launches LNG bunkering ATB barge
Shipbuilder VT Halter Marine has launched the Q-LNG 4000 ATB barge just a few weeks after its naming ceremony. The 324’ x 64’ x 32’.6 Q-LNG 4000 is the barge component of
Navy supports San Diego destroyer double drydocking
BAE Systems San Diego shipyard has successfully drydocked two destroyers, stern-to-stern, in its Pride of California floating dry dock. The dock is the shipyard’s largest, with a length of 950 ft, breadth
New owners take control at Vigor and MHI
The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) and private equity firm Stellex Capital Management have closed on their acquisition of shipyard group Vigor Industrial LLC and MHI Holdings LLC and have appointed Jim Marcotuli
DHS revisits Eastern Shipbuilding OPC contract
The Department of Homeland Security is easing the time deadlines in Eastern Shipbuilding’s Offshore Patrol Cutter contract, but only on the first four hulls. After that, it says, “The Coast Guard will
Ingalls expands Shipbuilder Academy program
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday for its new Shipbuilder Academy site in Gulfport, Miss. The Shipbuilder Academy was established in 2016 at Ingalls’
Shipyard ceremony marks start of LCS 27 construction
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and shipbuilder Fincantieri Marinette Marine have marked the start of construction on Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 27, the future USS Nantucket. In a ceremony at the shipyard, a
Seaspan Shipyards makes VP appointment
Seaspan Shipyards, North Vancouver, B.C., has appointed Amy MacLeod as its new Vice President, Corporate Affairs & External Communications. Based in Ottawa, MacLeod will be responsible for developing, managing and maintaining strategic