Eastern Shipbuilding delivers Ava M. McAllister

Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. recently delivered the escort/rescue Z-drive tug Ava M. McAllister to McAllister Towing, Inc.  The tug is USCG Sub-M certified and is the third in a series of four

Christian Vaccari to lead Gulf Island Shipyard Division

Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. (NASDAQ: GIFI) has appointed Christian Vaccari as Executive Vice President of its Shipyard Division. Vaccari previously served as Senior Vice President, Business Development, of the Shipyard Division. “I

VIDEO: Newport News lands 588-ton JFK island

Digital technology marked the exact location where Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) landed the 588-ton island onto the flight deck of the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) during a ceremony held

Lockheed Martin won’t compete to build FFG(X)

Lockheed Martin will not compete in the bidding to design and build the Navy’s next-generation guided-missile frigate competition, reports the U.S. Naval Institute. USNI news cites Joe DePietro, Lockheed Martin vice president

SCA honors DeFazio with Maritime Leadership Award

The Shipbuilders Council of America has honored Peter DeFazio (R-Ore.), Chairman of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, as a 2019 recipient of its Maritime Leadership Award, recognizing him as “an exemplary

Colonna’s to demilitarize nuclear sub

Colonna’s Shipyard Inc., Norfolk, Va., has been awarded a $9,299,760 contract to provide demilitarization of the exterior hull, internal equipment, bulkheads, decking, piping, and other fixtures onboard the Los Angeles class nuclear

Bollinger names Chris Remont EVP New Construction

Bollinger Shipyards has promoted Chris Remont to Executive Vice President of New Construction Programs. In this role, Remont will assume responsibility of overseeing all commercial and government new construction programs for the

Eastern delivers first FMT newbuild with Sub-M certificate

Eastern Shipbuilding, Panama City, Fla., has delivered the first new construction towboat in a long running series to be issued a USCG Subchapter M Certificate of Inspection (COI). The vessel, M/V Brian

W&O picked for Offshore Patrol Cutter valve supply

Eastern Shipbuilding has selected Jacksonville, Fla., headquartered W&O Supply as the major supplier of valves for the United States Coast Guard’s new Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPC). The Offshore Patrol Cutter is the

Alabama ferry conversion is an all-electric first

After conversion at the Master Marine shipyard in Bayou la Batre, Ala., the historic Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) Gee’s Bend ferry returned to service in April as America’s first zero-emission, electric-powered

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