BAE San Diego gets $47.2 million Navy contract mod

MARCH 10, 2016 — BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair, San Diego, CA, has been awarded a $47,282,674 modification to a previously awarded, cost-plus-award-fee, incentive-fee contract (N00024-11-C-4400) for USS Cowpens (CG 63)

BAE San Diego awarded $28.2 million contract mod

MARCH 8, 2016 — BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair, San Diego, CA, has been awarded a $28,243,900 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee, incentive-fee contract (N00024-11-C-4408) for USS Higgins (DDG 76)

Bollinger delivers Fast Response Cutter USCGC Donald Horsley

MARCH 8, 2016 — Bollinger Shipyards has delivered the USCG cutter Donald Horsley, the 17th Fast Response Cutter (FRC) to the United States Coast Guard. Each FRC is named for an enlisted

VIDEO: LPD 26 completes builder’s trials

MARCH 7, 2016 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) reports that its tenth San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, John P. Murtha (LPD 26), built at its Ingalls Shipbuilding division, spent four days

Lloyd Werft adds to its leadership team

MARCH 7, 2016 — Jarmo Laakso has left his position as Royal Caribbean Cruises’ head of construction at shipbuilder Meyerwerft to join the board of Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven AG.   Mr. Laakso,

Ingalls authenticates National Security Cutter keel

MARCH 6, 2016 — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division authenticated the keel for the company’s seventh U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutter, Kimball (WMSL 756), Friday. The ship is named

Eastern launches another Z-Tech 2400

MARCH 4, 2016 — Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc, Panama City, FL, recently launched the Zyana K.  The vessel is the second in series of four Robert Allan, Ltd. (RAL) designed Z-Tech 2400

GAO to Navy: Stop rewarding yards for making mistakes

MARCH 4, 2016 — A GAO report says that the Navy should stop allowing shipbuilders to profit byr correcting defects for which they are responsible. The report, “NAVY AND COAST GUARD SHIPBUILDING:

Electric Boat gets $29.9 million mod to SSN 785 contract

MARCH 4, 2016 — Electric Boat Corp., Groton, CT, is being awarded a $29,911,907 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-09-C-2104) for the planning and execution of Virginia class submarine USS

Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding books ATB order

MARCH 3, 2016 — Fincantieri Marine Group (FMG) has signed a contract for the construction of an Articulated Tug Barge Unit (ATB) for delivery in late 2017. The contract includes an option

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