CBO takes a hard look at Navy shipbuilding plan

JANUARY 4, 2017 — Shipbuilders and the Navy are hopeful that the incoming Trump administration will make good on a campaign commitment to a 350 ship Navy. However, the non-partisan Congressional Budget

Metal Shark expands its Latin American and Caribbean presence

JANUARY 4, 2017 — Boatbuilder Metal Shark, which operates two shipyards in Southern Louisiana, continues to make new inroads in the Latin American and Caribbean region market. In a recent ceremony in

VIDEO: Vigor delivers catamaran research vessel

JANUARY 3, 2017 — The Sentinel, a new research vessel commissioned last month by California’s Department of Water Resources (DWR) is a state of the art replacement for the San Carlos, which

Court names Fincantieri preferred bidder for STX France

JANUARY 3, 2017 — The South Korean bankruptcy court dealing with the restructuring of STX Offshore and Shipbuilding South Korean court has now named Fincantieri as the preferred bidder for the STX

BAE Systems sells San Francisco shipyard

JANUARY 2, 2017 — BAE Systems reports that it has completed the sale of its San Francisco Ship Repair business to Puglia Engineering, Inc., a Tacoma, WA, based ship repair company currently

Ingalls receives $486 million USCG contract for NSC 9

DECEMBER 30, 2016 — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) reports that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division has received a $486 million fixed-price incentive contract from the U.S. Coast Guard to build a ninth National

VIDEO: It’s Korea’s turn for tears as shipyard crane is sold

DECEMBER 30, 2016 — In a symbol of the tough times facing Korean shipbuilders, a 700 ton gantry crane at Sungdong Heavy Industries’ Masan shipyard has been sold at scrap value to

NASSCO gets $324.4 million mod to ESB 5 award

DECEMBER 30, 2016 — General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Co., San Diego, California, is being awarded a $324,452,093 fixed-price-incentive, firm-target modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-16-C-2227) to definitize the long

Bayou La Batre builder delivers another Z-drive towboat

DECEMBER 29, 2016 — Master Marine, Inc., Bayou La Batre, AL, has delivered another 2,000 hp Z-drive towboat to Marquette Transportation Co.’s River Division, based in Paducah, KY. Designed by Entech Designs,

DDG 115 completes acceptance trials

DECEMBER 28, 2017 — Naval Sea Systems Command reports that the future USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) successfully completed acceptance trials December 16 after spending two days underway off the coast of

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