Rate of newbuild ordering slows in second quarter

JULY 10, 2018 —Newbuilding orders slowed across all major ship types in the second quarter of this year, after over $10 billion was committed in the first quarter, according to VesselsValue’s analyst

Bollinger would build Coast Guard icebreakers at Tampa Shipyard

JULY 9, 2018 — Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, LA, has selected Tampa Shipyard for design and construction of up to three heavy polar icebreakers, and three additional medium sized icebreakers under consideration by

Nexans to build advanced cable layer ship at Ulstein Verft

JULY 4, 2018 — Nexans Subsea Operations recently signed a contract with Norway’s Ulstein Verft to build a DP3 149.9m x 31m cable laying vessel. Designed by Skipteknisk, Alesund, Norway, the ST-297

Ingalls awarded a further $27.4 million for USS Fitzgerald repairs

JULY 2, 2018 — Huntington Ingalls Inc., Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, MS, is being awarded a $27,469,298 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract modification to a previously awarded contract for the execution of USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62)

Matson and Philly Shipyard christen largest containership built in U.S.

JULY 2, 2018 — Matson, Inc.and Philly Shipyard, Inc. (PSI), christened the largest containership ever built in the United States in a June 30 ceremony at the shipyard. The new vessel is

Fincantieri Bay to build 740 ft self-unloading barge for VanEnkevort

JUNE 27, 2018 — Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding, Sturgeon Bay, WI, has inked a deal with VanEnkevort Tug & Barge, Inc. (VTB), Escanaba, MI, to construct a 37,512 dwt self-unloading barge for transportation of

Virginia backs Newport News Shipbuilding’s 7,000 job hiring initiative

JUNE 26, 2018 — The Commonwealth of Virginia is initiating a partnership with Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division to support a major hiring initiative.  The shipbuilder anticipates hiring almost

All American Marine delivers high speed whale watching cat

JUNE 21, 2018 — All American Marine, Inc. has delivered the 73-foot, high speed aluminum whale watching catamaran Saratoga to Hanke family owned Puget Sound Express (PSE). The vessel was designed by

ASRY inks deal for install BWTS on tankers

JUNE 21, 2018 —Bahrain-based maritime repair and fabrication facility ASRY recently inked a deal with Egypt-based Arab Maritime Petroleum Transport Company (AMPTC) to install Ballast Water Treatment Systems (BWTS) on part of

C&C Marine and Repair expands its Belle Chasse shipyard

JUNE 20, 2018 — Belle Chasse, LA, based C&C Marine and Repair has announced the expansion of its main shipyard. The company has acquired another 1,000 linear feet of bulkhead adjoining its existing

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