VT Halter Marine breaks ground for new ship repair facility

DECEMBER 7, 2012 — The ceremonial shovels were out in Pascagoula, Miss., this week as VT Halter Marine held a ground breaking ceremony for a new ship repair facility that will create

Navy takes delivery of JHSV-1

DECEMBER 6, 2012 — The U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command yesterday accepted delivery of the Navy’s first joint high-speed vessel at Austal USA’s Mobile, Ala., shipyard. Craig Perciavalle, Sr. Vice President of

NASSCO lays keel of second MLP ship

DECEMBER 5, 2012 — Lyn Glenn, daughter of astronaut John Glenn, and Mrs. Helen L. Toolan, wife of Lieutenant General John A. Toolan, Jr., Commanding General, I Marine Expeditionary Force, were the

Bollinger delivers fourth FRC to Coast Guard

NOVEMBER 21, 2012 — Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. has delivered the Robert Yered, the fourth Fast Response Cutter (FRC) to the U.S. Coast Guard. The Coast Guard took delivery November 17 in Key

Newport News Shipbuilding launches SSN 783

NOVEMBER 12, 2012 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that its Newport News Shipbuilding division launched the Virginia-class submarine Minnesota (SSN 783) into the James River on November 3. “Launch is a

Samjin Shipbuilding books PCTC orders

NOVEMBER 12, 2012 — Auto Marine Transport, a tonnage provider created with the assistance of Siem Car Carriers, has signed an agreement with Samjin Shipbuilding Industries Korea Co., Ltd. (Samjin) to build

Martek Marine racks up orders from Korean shipbuilders

NOVEMBER 6, 2012 — Rotherham, U.K., headquartered Martek Marine has won a series of orders from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and Hyundai Heavy Industries for its MariNOx Evolution on-board emissions monitoring

TUI Cruises exercises newbuild option at STX Finland

NOVEMBER 5, 2012 — Germany’s TUI Cruises has exercised an option for a second cruise ship from STX Finland. The announcement was made as first steel was cut at the Turku Shipyard

Seaspan breaks ground for Vancouver Shipyards revamp

OCTOBER 19, 2012 — A groundbreaking ceremony today at Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards, in North Vancouver marks a significant milestone in redevelopment of the shipyard into a world-class facility that will build a

Hyundai Heavy Industries sees order intake shrink

OCTOBER 19, 2012 — More evidence, not that any was needed, of the  global shipbuilding demand downturn: Yonhap reports that Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., South Korea’s leading shipbuilder, said Thursday that its

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