New owners take control at Vigor and MHI
The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) and private equity firm Stellex Capital Management have closed on their acquisition of shipyard group Vigor Industrial LLC and MHI Holdings LLC and have appointed Jim Marcotuli
The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) and private equity firm Stellex Capital Management have closed on their acquisition of shipyard group Vigor Industrial LLC and MHI Holdings LLC and have appointed Jim Marcotuli
The Department of Homeland Security is easing the time deadlines in Eastern Shipbuilding’s Offshore Patrol Cutter contract, but only on the first four hulls. After that, it says, “The Coast Guard will
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday for its new Shipbuilder Academy site in Gulfport, Miss. The Shipbuilder Academy was established in 2016 at Ingalls’
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and shipbuilder Fincantieri Marinette Marine have marked the start of construction on Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 27, the future USS Nantucket. In a ceremony at the shipyard, a
Seaspan Shipyards, North Vancouver, B.C., has appointed Amy MacLeod as its new Vice President, Corporate Affairs & External Communications. Based in Ottawa, MacLeod will be responsible for developing, managing and maintaining strategic
The All American Marine, Inc. (AAM) shipyard in Bellingham, Wash., has completed construction and launched an aluminum research and survey vessel for Duke University. AAM is the exclusive North American builder of
Philly Shipyard, Inc. has been awarded a drydocking contract for the Ready Reserve Force (RRF) vessel, FSS Pollux. The vessel is owned by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) and
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia reports that Joseph Powell, a former Non-Destructive Test (NDT) Inspector at Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS), pleaded guilty today in the U.S, District
In a milestone event, VT Halter Marine, Inc. has conducted a vessel naming ceremony for America’s first offshore Liquefied Natural Gas Articulated Tug and Barge (LNG ATB) unit. In November 2017, VT
Grand Bahama Shipyard reports that it has drydocked its first vessel since reopening shortly after Hurricane Dorian struck the Bahamas earlier this month. Taipei Trader, a 9,932-ton containership operated by Lomar Shipping