Gulf Island gets four-tug order from Bay-Houston Towing

JUNE 2, 2017 — Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. (NASDAQ: GIFI) reports that, through its subsidiary Gulf Island Shipyards, LLC, it has executed a contract with Bay Houston Towing Company for the construction

Korea’s HHI reports newbuilding order surge

JUNE 1, 2017 — South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) Group, the world’s largest shipbuilding group, said today that it won orders for 62 ships worth $3.8 billion in the January-May period

Ashley Godwin joins Huntington Ingalls DC office

JUNE 1, 2017 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) has named Ashley Godwin director of federal policy. She will work in HII’s Washington, D.C., office and will report to Jay Donnelly, vice president

Former BAE San Francisco shipyard closes

MAY 30, 2017 — The former BAE San Francisco shipyard at Pier 70 in San Francisco closed last Friday, reports the San Diego Chronicle. Back in January, BAE Systems reported that it

Newport News delivers Virginia Class submarine Washington

MAY 27, 2017 — The Navy accepted delivery of Washington (SSN 787), the 14th submarine of the Virginia-class, May 26. Washington is the fourth of eight Virginia-class Block III submarines and the seventh

Vietnam Coast Guard takes delivery of Metal Shark patrol boats

MAY 25, 2017 — Six new military patrol boats built by Louisiana shipbuilder Metal Shark have been delivered to the Vietnam Coast Guard. The welded-aluminum Metal Shark 45-foot Defiant pilothouse patrol vessels

Only eight ships in FY2018 Navy shipbuilding budget

MAY 24, 2017 — If you thought the Trump Administration would kickstart the path to a 355 ship Navy in its FY 2018 budget submission, think again. Though the overall Navy budget

Bollinger wins SCA Safety Award for twelfth year in a row

MAY 23, 2017 — Bollinger Shipyards was presented the 2016 “Award for Excellence in Safety” at the Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) recent Annual General Membership Meeting in Washington, DC. This marks

LCS 12 completes acceptance trials

MAY 23, 2017 — Naval Sea Systems Command reports that the Navy’s future USS Omaha (LCS 12) successfully conducted its acceptance trials May 12 after completing a series of graded in-port and

Bay Ship & Yacht drydocks research vessel

MARCH 19, 2017 — The Sally Ride, a Neil Armstrong Class Auxiliary General Oceanographic Research (AGOR) vessel, drydocked at Bay Ship and Yacht, Alameda, CA, on April 15, 2017. In additional to

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