P&I club endorses call for third party warranty surveyors

MARCH 20, 2017 — In light of a recent increase in the incidence of deck cargoes shifting in heavy weather, the London P&I Club is supporting a recommendation that a warranty surveyor

Austal gets $36.6 million mod to LCS contract

MARCH 20, 2017 —Austal USA LLC, Mobile, AL, is being awarded a $36,608,865 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to previously awarded contract N00024-11-C-2301 to exercise options for the accomplishment of Littoral Combat Ship core class

VIDEO: Conrad delivers Vane asphalt barge

MARCH 17, 2017 — Conrad Shipyard, Morgan City, LA, recently delivered the Double Skin 510A, a 55,000- BBL capacity asphalt barge, to the Vane Brothers Company of Baltimore, MD. The Double Skin

Catamaran cleans fish farm nets

MARCH 17, 2017 — Demonstrating its ability to produce unique one-off designs, Armstrong Marine Inc.’s Port Angeles, WA, shipyard has recently delivered the Bravo II, an 11.9 m by 6 m catamaran

BAE Systems awarded $42.9 million Navy contract

MARCH 16, 2017 — BAE Systems reports that the U.S. Navy has awarded it a $42.9 million contract for the modernization of the USS Vicksburg (CG 69), a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser.

SAFE Boats and COTECMAR in co-production agreement

MARCH 16, 2017 — SAFE Boats International LLC of Bremerton. WA, reports that it has signed an agreement with Colombia’s COTECMAR shipyard to co-produce aluminum vessels for use by the Colombian military

Horizon appoints new VP Business Development

MARCH 15, 2017 — John Hotz has joined Horizon Shipbuilding, Inc., Bayou La Batre, AL, as Vice President of Business Development. Mr. Hotz has worked within the Commercial and Government Marine Industry

Moose Boats wins order for 75 ft catamarans

MARCH 11, 2017 — Vallejo, CA, based Moose Boats has been awarded a contract for the construction of a series of 75-foot semi-displacement USCG Subchapter-T passenger aluminum catamaran crewboats for Westar Marine

Damen picks Dassault for digital transformation

MARCH 9, 2017 —Dassault Systèmes (Paris:DSY) says that Damen Shipyards Group has selected its 3DEXPERIENCE platform and its marine and offshore industry solution experiences to digitally transform its operations. The “Designed for

Vigor to close Everett shipyard

MARCH 8, 2017 — Vigor Industrial is to close its Everett, WA, shipyard, according to local media. The Port of Everett Port Commission is considering a proposal that would see the shipbuilder

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