Navy shipyard starts making its own hand sanitizer

NAVSEA reports that Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility has started producing isopropyl alcohol-based hand sanitizer in its accredited laboratory. It is scheduled to be available in work areas throughout

Colonna’s wins $8.9 million Spearhead drydocking contract

Colonna’s Shipyard Inc., Norfolk, Virginia, has been awarded an $8,903,875 firm-fixed-price contract for an 80-day shipyard availability for the emergency drydocking of USNS Spearhead (T-EPF 1). Work will be performed in Norfolk,

DDG 119 completes acceptance trials

The future USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) successfully completed acceptance trials on March 12, returning to Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), Ingalls Shipbuilding Division after spending two days at sea in the

Fincantieri to suspend production at its Italian shipyards

Shipbuilding giant Fincantieri is to suspend production at its Italian facilities from March 16 until March 29. The move is in response both to ever-stricter Italian Government measures and to trade union

Maryland Pilots order new launch from Gladding-Hearn

The Association of Maryland Pilots has ordered its fourth Chesapeake Class launch from Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation, Somerset, Mass. Delivery is scheduled for December 2020. Since the Chesapeake Class pilot boat was

Ribcraft books $43 million Navy contract

Marblehead, Mass., based Ribcraft has been awarded a five-year indefinite quantity U.S. Navy contract worth up to $43 million. Under the contract, Ribcraft will build and deliver an estimated 48 11-meter expeditionary

Qatar shipyard to add new floating dry dock

Milaha (Qatar Navigation Q.P.S.C) is to expand its facilities with the acquisition of a new floating dry dock to support vessel repair and dry docking. The dock is set to arrive at

Bristol Harbor Group contracted to continue working with USACE Marine Design Center

Bristol, R.I. headquartered Bristol Harbor Group, Inc. (BHGI) has been awarded an Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) to provider naval architecture and marine engineering services for the United States Army Corps of Engineers

MacGregor wins Polar Security Cutter equipment order

Cargotec’s MacGregor unit has received an order from shipbuilder VT Halter Marine Inc. to supply deck machinery and cargo handling equipment for the U.S. Coast Guard Polar Security Cutter (PSC) program. The

Navy takes delivery of LHA 7

The Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Tripoli (LHA 7), its newest America-class amphibious assault ship, from Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding Division on Feb. 28. “On behalf of the

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