Bath Iron Works union members back at work

Members of IAM Local S6 are back at work at shipbuilder GD Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, after voting 87% to ratify a three-year collective bargaining agreement. Union members started back at

Expanding into steel, Austal USA buys additional land and dry dock

Following an earlier announcement that its Mobile, Alabama facilities will be expanded to build steel ships, Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) reports the execution of a conditional agreement to purchase additional waterside land and

Eastern Shipbuilding cuts steel for Weeks Marine dredge

Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. reports that on August 19, 2020, it commenced steel cutting for R.B. Weeks, ESG Hull 258, a new trailing suction hopper dredge for Weeks Marine, Inc. following the

Metal Shark delivers Near Coastal Patrol Vessel to Dominican Republic

Jeanerette, La., shipbuilder Metal Shark has delivered an 85- by 19.5-foot welded aluminum Near Coastal Patrol Vessel (NCPV) to the Dominican Republic’s Navy. Named Betelgeuse in the Dominican tradition of naming military

BAE San Diego wins $103.5 million U.S. Navy contract

BAE Systems San Diego has received a $103.5 million contract from the U.S. Navy for the maintenance and modernization of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88). The value of

Conrad reports profitable half-year and bigger backlog

Morgan City, La., headquartered shipbuilder and repairer Conrad Industries, Inc. (OTC Pink: CNRD) has reported its second quarter and six months 2020 financial results and backlog. For the quarter ended June 30,

Boston Ship Repair wins $16.5 million MSC contract

Boston Ship Repair LLC, Boston, Mass., has been awarded a $16,567,594 firm-fixed-price contract (N3220520C4002) for a 64-calendar day shipyard availability for the mid-term availability of the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Walter S.

Shipbuilders Council announces safety award winners

Each year, the Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA), the national association representing the U.S. shipyard industry, honors shipbuilding and repair organizations with the “Excellence in Safety” Award and “Improvement in Safety” Award

Robert Socha joins Conrad Shipyard

Morgan City, La., headquartered Conrad Shipyard, LLC reports that Robert A. Socha has joined the company as Vice President of Sales and Marketing. In this role, Socha will lead the company’s sales

Navy awards BAE Jacksonville contract for modernization of two destroyers

BAE Systems has won an $83.5 million U.S. Navy contract to modernize the guided-missile destroyers USS Carney (DDG 64) and USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81). The modernization work will be performed

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