BAE Systems to enhance maritime operations aboard large deck U.S. Navy ships

The U.S. Navy recently awarded BAE Systems a prime contractor position on a new indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to enhance maritime operations and flight safety systems aboard new construction aircraft carriers and large deck amphibious ships,

St. Croix County upgrades with new Lake Assault rescue boats

The St. Croix County Sheriff’s Office, located in Hudson, Wis., recently took delivery of a custom-built Lake Assault Boats rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB). The new craft enhances the office’s patrol capabilities

Leadership changes at Newport News

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) is making leadership changes at its Newport News Shipbuilding division. Damon Saetre has been promoted to vice president of integrated planning and production control. In this role, he

Navatek and Front Street Shipyard cooperate on $8 million ONR project

Honolulu, Hawaii, headquartered Navatek LLC has been awarded an $8 million contract from the U.S. Navy Office of Naval Research (ONR) for advanced planing hull research. It will focus on pursuing new

Philly Shipyard starts work on MARAD ship

Philly Shipyard, Inc. has begun work on its first contract to perform modernization, repair and maintenance work on a government ship, the SS Antares. The SS Antares, an Algol class vehicle cargo

Bollinger delivers FRC 35

Bollinger Shipyards has delivered the USCGC Angela McShan, the 35th Fast Response Cutter (FRC) to the U.S. Coast Guard. The Coast Guard took delivery August 1, 2019 in Key West, Fla. Bollinger

Huntington Ingalls pays $159,000 to resolve discrimination case

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. has agreed to pay $159,050 in back wages and interest to resolve alleged systemic hiring discrimination violations found in a routine compliance evaluation by the U.S. Department of

Carlyle Group to be majority owner of new merged Vigor and MHI Ship Repair

The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) and private equity firm Stellex Capital Management have reached announced a definitive agreement to acquire and merge Portland, Ore., headquartered Vigor Industrial LLC and Norfolk, Va., based

Fincantieri Marinette Marine adds more brass to its board

As the competition to build the Navy’s new FFG (X) frigate heats up, Fincantieri Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wisc., is bringing more retired After announcing that its board had named retired Navy three-star

LHA 7 completes builder’s trials

The U.S. Navy’s newest America-class amphibious assault ship, the future USS Tripoli (LHA 7), successfully completed builder’s trials July 19, reports NAVSEA. The ship returned to the Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII)-Ingalls Shipbuilding

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