Vancouver Drydock completes its first BWTS retrofit

JUNE 3, 2017 – Seaspan reports that its Vancouver Drydock shipyard in North Vancouver, BC, has completed a five week refit of Louis Dreyfus Armateurs’ special purpose/cable layer vessel Ile de Batz.

VIDEO: Newport News delivers Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)

JUNE 2, 2017 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that its Newport News Shipbuilding division delivered the first-of-class nuclear aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) to the U.S. Navy on Wednesday.

MARAD: $9.8 million available for Small Shipyard Grants

JUNE 2, 2017 — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) last week announced the availability of $9.8 million in Federal funding to support capital improvements and employee training at small

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

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