NASSCO floats out first AFSB variant of MLP

NOVEMBER 10, 2014 — The Navy’s third Mobile Landing Platform (MLP), the 785 ft Lewis B. Puller, last week successfully completed launch and float-off at the General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding

Vancouver Shipyards completes $170 million makeover

NOVEMBER 7, 2014 — Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards, North Vancouver, BC, Canada, yesterday officially celebrated the completion of its two-year, $170 million shipyard modernization project ahead of schedule and under-budget. Funded entirely by

Ingalls authenticates keel of NSC 6

NOVEMBER 7, 2014 — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division this week authenticated the keel of the sixth U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutter, Munro (WMSL 755) in a ceremony at

Newport News undocks USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)

NOVEMBER 5, 2014 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) was moved Monday from one of dry docks at its Newport News Shipbuilding division

Nerbovik now Aker Philly President and CEO

NOVEMBER 5, 2014 — Aker Philadelphia Shipyard ASA (Oslo: AKPS) today released  third quarter results (read them here) and reported that its Board of Directors has appointed Steinar Nerbovik as President and

NSC 4 sails away from Ingalls

NOVEMBER 3, 2014 — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division’s fourth National Security Cutter, Hamilton (WMSL 753), sailed away from the shipyard on Saturday afternoon. The ship will be commissioned on

Vigor christens largest floating drydock in North America

NOVEMBER 1, 2014—Over a thousand attendees were on hand at Vigor Industrial’s Portland, OR, shipyard for the christening of Vigorous, the largest floating drydock in North America.  The 24,000-long ton Vigorous has

Ingalls Shipbuilding launches LPD 26

OCTOBER 30, 2014 —  Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division has launched the company’s tenth amphibious transport dock, John P. Murtha (LPD 26). As has been done for

Red ink tide rises at Hyundai Heavy

OCTOBER 30, 3014 – The world’s largest shipbuilder, South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries has reported a record quarterly operating loss of 1.93 trillion won ($1.83 billion). Though it expects to return to

Shipyard pays, whistleblowers collect

OCTOBER 29, 2014—The U.S. Department of Justice says that North Florida Shipyards, Jacksonville, FL, and its president, Matt Self, will pay $1 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims

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