NNS takes over nuclear reactor maintenance at Kesselring site

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division, Newport News, VA, has assumed responsibility for maintenance services at the Kenneth A. Kesselring Site in West Milton, NY. NNS

Korean shipbuilding exports up by 15.4 percent in 2011

South Korea’s Ministry of Knowledge Economy has released its trade figures for 2011. Korea’s exports increased 19.6 percent year on year to a record $557.8 billion and imports gained 23.3 percent to

Brazil buys BAE patrol vessel trio originally ordered by Trinidad and Tobago

The Brazilian Navy has signed a contract worth £133 million with BAE Systems for the supply of three Ocean Patrol Vessels and ancillary support services. The contract also contains a manufacturing licence

Chinese shipbuilding orders fell in 2011

Xinhua reports that the Chinese shipbuilding industry suffered sharp declines in new orders in 2011,citing data from released Monday by China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC. New shipbuilding orders from January

Video of sea trials of first Fast Response Cutter released

Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, LA, recently released video of the sea trials of the USCGC Bernard C. Webber, the first of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Sentinel Class Fast Response Cutters. What’s particularly interesting

Eastern Shipbuilding delivers OSV to Harvey Gulf International

Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., Panama City, FL, recently delivered the 292 ft long Harvey Supporter, the first of three “Tiger Shark Class” Offshore Support Vessels for Harvey Gulf International Marine, LLC, New

BAE Systems Ship Repair in settlement in immigration case

The U.S. Justice Department has reached a settlement with BAE Systems Ship Repair Inc. to settle allegations that its subsidiary, BAE Systems Southeast Shipyards Alabama LLC, engaged in a pattern or practice

Jumbo Shipping exercises option at Brodosplit

Heavy lift operator Jumbo Shipping has exercised an option for the construction of a second heavy lift vessel at Croatian shipbuilder Brodosplit. The ship will be a sister ship to the vessel

India’s L&T Shipbuilding to get technological support from Mitsubishi Heavy

Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) is to provide technological support for the construction of commercial vessels to L&T Shipbuilding Limited (LTSB), the shipbuilding arm of India’s Larsen & Toubro Limited. MHI

Santa brings newbuilding orders to STX Europe

STX Europe must have been nice, not naughty, this year. It greets the holiday season with announcements of significant new shipbuilding orders for both STX Finland Oy and STX France. At STX

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