GD Electric Boat gets $44.5 million mod to NEMMI contract

DECEMBER 4, 2014 — General Dynamics, Electric Boat Corp., Groton, CT, is being awarded a $44,547,142 modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-13-C-4308) for non-nuclear submarine repair work on Groton-based submarines under

Kvichak names Craig Miller Director of Engineering

DECEMBER 4, 2014 — Seattle, WA, based aluminum vessel specialist Kvichak Marine Industries has appointed Craig Miller as Director of Engineering.   A twelve-year veteran of Kvichak, Mr. Miller formerly led the

Vigor Industrial to drydock USNS Mercy

DECEMBER 1, 2014 — Vigor Industrial, LLC, Portland, OR, has been awarded a $13,400,140 firm-fixed-price contract for a 75-calendar-day shipyard availability for the regular overhaul and drydocking of the hospital ship USNS

Higgins takes reins as CEO at Nichols Brothers

NOVEMBER 27, 2014—Ice Floe LLC dba Nichols Brothers Boat Builders, Freeland, WA, recently named Gavin Higgins as Chief Executive Officer. Higgins brings a wealth of shipyard management experience to his role, more

Lake Assault Boats moves into new HQ building

NOVEMBER 24, 2014 — Lake Assault Boats has expanded to new headquarters on the grounds of Fraser Shipyards, at the westernmost tip of Lake Superior’s Twin Ports of Superior and Duluth, MN.

Two shipyards face OSHA penalties

NOVEMBER 20, 2014 — Colonna’s Shipyard, Inc., Norfolk, VA, and Austal USA LLC, Mobile, AL, have both been given citations by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Gladding-Hearn books pilot boat order

NOVEMBER 14, 2014 — Somerset, MA, based Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation, reports it has received an order for a pilot boat from Sabine Pilots, Port Arthur, TX. Scheduled for delivery from the

Conrad reports third quarter results

NOVEMBER 14, 2014 — Morgan City, LA, based shipbuilder Conrad Industries, Inc. (OTC Pink Sheets: CNRD.PK) yesterday reported its third quarter and nine months 2014 results and backlog. For the quarter ended

Ray Bagley named NNS VP of Trade Operations

NOVEMBER 12, 2014 —  Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) says that Ray Bagley has been appointed vice president of trades operations at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division. Mr. Bagley, who will earn

Eastern celebrates another HOSMAX double

NOVEMBER 12, 2014 — Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., Panama City, FL, continues its series production of HOSMAX offshore supply vessels for Hornbeck Offshore Services, LLC. A double event on Friday, October 24

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