Kari Wilkinson and Jennifer Boykin

HHI names Kari Wilkinson next NNS president

Kari Wilkinson is to become president of Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division, effective Jan. 1, 2025. She will succeed Jennifer Boykin, who is retiring at year’s end after 37

stop-log barges

St. Johns Ship Building to build two stop-log barges

Americraft Marine’s St. Johns Ship Building subsidiary in Palatka, Fla., reports that it has been awarded a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to construct two 140 x 32 x 7 foot

CREST daughter craft

Derecktor Shipyards to build daughter craft for CREST Wind SOV

Derecktor Shipyards reports that it has been selected by Crowley and Esvagt’s CREST Wind joint venture to build a catamaran daughter craft. Designed by Chartwell Marine, it will be carried on the

USNS Grasp is to be repaired at JAG Alaska

JAG Alaska awarded $18.7M USNS Grasp contract

JAG Alaska Inc., Seward, Alaska, has been awarded an $18,715,881 firm-fixed-price contract for an 81-calendar day shipyard availability for the regular overhaul and dry dock availability of Military Sealift Command’s fleet rescue

BAE Jacksonville shipyard

BAE Jacksonville wins submarine module fabrication contract

BAE Systems has been awarded a contract by General Dynamics Electric Boat for deck module fabrication in support of U.S. Navy submarine programs. The contract between the companies will cover the production

Jim Sorenson

St. Johns Ship Building names Jim Sorenson its new VP government sales

St. Johns Ship Building has appointed Jim Sorenson its vice president of government sales. Sorenson will spearhead all government-related sales efforts at the Palatka, Fla.-based shipyard and report directly to its president,

SpaceShip keel layiing sponsors

Bollinger Shipyards lays keel for ULA’s new SpaceShip

Bollinger Shipyards yesterday held a ceremony at its Bollinger Marine Fabricators shipyard in Amelia, La., to lay the keel for the future R/S SpaceShip. SpaceShip is being built for ULA (United Launch

Logo of Port Angeles based BRIX Marine

BRIX Marine unveils plans for new manufacturing facility

As regular readers will know, Port Angeles, Wash.-based BRIX Marine has been keeping busy lately. Now it has announced that it is to expand its manufacturing facility in Port Angeles. The new

Golding Barge Line launches towboat with Mitsubishi Tier 4 engines

Golding Barge Line, Vicksburg, Miss., has recently commissioned its newest towboat, the 74- by 34-foot M/V Scott Golding, equipped with Mitsubishi Tier 4 engines supplied by Laborde Products. Built by Vessel Repair

USS Halsey at sea

BAE San Diego gets $35M mod to Halsey contract

BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair, San Diego, Calif., has been awarded a $34,927,342 firm-fixed-price modification to its previously awarded $177.8 million contract for the the maintenance and modernization of the Arleigh

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