Vigor Marine LLC, Portland, Oregon, reports that it has completed a Post-Shakedown Availability (PSA) on USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205) at its Swan Island shipyard. The first-in-class Military Sealift Command vessel will
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will continue repairing its Duluth (Minn.) southern Vessel Yard Pier with Phase 2 beginning in July. Repairs this year are estimated to end around November and
The Department of Defense recently announced that Fincantieri Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wis., was awarded a contract valued at a billion dollars (USD) to build two additional Constellation-class Frigates, FFG 66 and FFG
Every sector of the maritime industry has its own set of challenges, including ship repair yards. To go over those challenges—and how to overcome them—will be a panel of ship repair and
Alabama Shipyard LLC, Mobile, Ala., has been awarded a $30,085,225 firm-fixed-price contract (N3220524C4073) for a 156-calendar day shipyard availability for the regular overhaul and dry dock availability of the Military Sealift Command’s
Ship repair yards worldwide are entering a new era due in large part to sustainability efforts and decarbonization goals. To ease yards into this transition are a variety of technologies and equipment
Austal USA has celebrated the christening of the company’s 19th Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) – the future USS Pierre (LCS 38). Ship sponsor Larissa Thune Hargens executed the ceremonial bottle break
By Del Williams, technical writer The global maritime industry, including shipbuilding as well as ship maintenance and repair, has been fighting a war against corrosion in metal vessels, infrastructure, and equipment at
Panama City, Fla., based Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc (ESG) reports that it has begun phase two of a significant infrastructure improvement project at its Nelson Street government shipbuilding facility. This phase includes
Theodore, Ala., based Silver Ships has completed the construction and delivery of the first four coastal fast response boats (CFRBss) being built under a $6.12 million, seven-boat Naval Sea Systems Command contract