JULY 12, 2018 — The Virginia Pilot Association has taken delivery of a Chesapeake class MKII launch from Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Somerset, MA. The MKII, a new generation of the shipyard’s popular Chesapeake
JULY 10, 2018 — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a citation to North Florida Shipyards Inc., after an employee suffered fatal injuries at its
JULY 10, 2018 — The 326 m 146,600 gt cruise ship Norwegian Breakaway arrived at Damen Shiprepair Brest, France, recently for 11 days of scheduled maintenance and refurbishment. The primary objective of
JULY 10, 2018 —Newbuilding orders slowed across all major ship types in the second quarter of this year, after over $10 billion was committed in the first quarter, according to VesselsValue’s analyst
JULY 9, 2018 — Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, LA, has selected Tampa Shipyard for design and construction of up to three heavy polar icebreakers, and three additional medium sized icebreakers under consideration by
JULY 4, 2018 — Nexans Subsea Operations recently signed a contract with Norway’s Ulstein Verft to build a DP3 149.9m x 31m cable laying vessel. Designed by Skipteknisk, Alesund, Norway, the ST-297
JULY 2, 2018 — Huntington Ingalls Inc., Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, MS, is being awarded a $27,469,298 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract modification to a previously awarded contract for the execution of USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62)
JULY 2, 2018 — Matson, Inc.and Philly Shipyard, Inc. (PSI), christened the largest containership ever built in the United States in a June 30 ceremony at the shipyard. The new vessel is
JUNE 27, 2018 — Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding, Sturgeon Bay, WI, has inked a deal with VanEnkevort Tug & Barge, Inc. (VTB), Escanaba, MI, to construct a 37,512 dwt self-unloading barge for transportation of
JUNE 26, 2018 — The Commonwealth of Virginia is initiating a partnership with Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division to support a major hiring initiative. The shipbuilder anticipates hiring almost