Gibbs & Cox designed destroyer

Leidos completes its acquisition of Gibbs & Cox

Leidos Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: LDOS) reports that it has completed its acquisition of Gibbs & Cox, Inc. for approximately $380 million in cash. Headquartered in Arlington, Va., Gibbs & Cox is the

Concept drawing of polar icebreaker

Canada will build TWO polar icebreakers

The Government of Canada is to move forward with the construction of two Polar icebreakers under Canada’s National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS). One will be built by Seaspan Shipyards in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Fincantieri Marinette Marine recognized for safety

Fincantieri Marinette Marine received the top honor among larger companies from the Wisconsin Safety Council in its annual corporate safety awards, announced today. The Wisconsin Safety Council honors businesses for exemplary safety

Foss ASD-90 tug

Nichols Brothers launches fourth Foss ASD-90 tug

Set to join the Foss Maritime fleet later this month, the M/V Rachael Allen was launched by Nichols Brothers Boat Builders (NBBB), Freeland, Wash., on April 29. The vessel is the final

Bollinger has booked another major Navy order

Bollinger Shipyards celebrates 75th anniversary

Lockport, La., headquartered Bollinger Shipyards today unveiled a commemorative logo celebrating its 75th anniversary that it will use for the remainder of the year. “My grandfather started this company in 1946 as

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SCA member shipyards get $7 million in grants

The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) reports that nine of its members received more than $7 million in the latest round of awards under the U.S. Maritime Administration’s Small Shipyard Grant Program.

BAE Systems gets its frigate together

Last week, BAE Systems brought the two halves of HMS Glasgow together for first time. The aft block of the ship, the first City Class Type 26 frigate being built for the

Rendering of red dredge

Conrad Shipyard lays keel for GLDD trailing suction hopper dredge

Morgan City, La., headquartered Conrad Shipyard recently hosted a ceremony at its Deepwater shipyard in Amelia, La., to mark the laying of the keel of a 6,500-cubic-yard trailing suction hopper dredge under

MARAD announces new marine highway route designations

MARAD awards $19.6 million in grants to 31 small shipyards

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) today announced the award of $19.6 million in grants to 31 small shipyards in 15 states through the Small Shipyard Grant Program. Since 2008,

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Could ban on use of fossil fuels by ships come in this decade?

With pressure growing to cut GHG emissions from shipping even more rapidly than in current IMO goals, a new study suggests that a ban on the use of fossil fuels by the

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