American Samoa may seek JV partner for Satala shipyard

JUNE 17, 2012 — With a 3,000 ton Crandall Marine Railway able to handle vessels up to 360 ft, the shipyard in Satala, near Pago Pago, American Samoa, was described by former

EC authorizes rescue loan for German shipbuilder P+S Werften

JULY 11, 2012 — The European Commission has authorized under EU state aid rules, a state guarantee backing a rescue loan of €152.4 million for the German shipbuilder P+S Werften in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

New MD at Damen Shipyards Singapore

JULY 11, 2012 — Maarten Jongen is to be Managing Director of Damen Shipyards Singapore (DSSi) from March 2012. He will focus on marketing, services and further improving efficiency at the yard,

Irving Shipbuilding awarded $9.3 million preliminary NSPS contract

JULY 10, 2012 — Peter MacKay, Canada’s Minister of National Defence today welcomed the signing of a preliminary contract with Irving Shipbuilding Inc. as part of the Arctic Offshore Patrol Ships (AOPS)

Austal USA hosts ribbon cutting ceremony

JULY 8, 2012 — Austal USA held a ribbon cutting ceremony at its Mobile, Alabama, shipyard July 6. The event marked the opening of not one but three new buildings – Module

Fairhaven Shipyard to pay $175,000 penalty for Clean Water Act violations

JULY 3, 2012 — U.S. Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz and Curt Spalding, Regional Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency’s New England Region, said yesterday that Fairhaven, Mass., based Fairhaven Shipyard Companies, Inc.

Silver Ships to build oil spill service boats for Saudi Aramco

JULY 3, 2012 — Saudi Aramco has awarded Theodore, Alabama, based Silver Ships, Inc. a contract for the construction of two oil spill service boats to operate at its facilities in Saudi

BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair gets $19.4 million contract mod for Cook drydocking

JULY 2, 2012 — BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair, Norfolk, Va., has been awarded a $19,843,028 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-10-C-4308) for USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) fiscal 2012 drydocking selected

General Dynamics to acquire Earl Industries ship repair and coatings division

JUNE 29, 2012 — General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) has agreed to acquire the Ship Repair and Coatings Division of Earl Industries, a leading East Coast ship repair company that supports the U.S.

BAE Systems Mobile shipyard cuts steel for Weeks Marine dredge

JUNE 29, 2012 — BAE Systems has begun construction on the MV Magdalen, an 8,500 cubic yard capacity trailing suction hopper dredge for Weeks Marine, Inc. Executives from the two companies gathered

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