Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding delivers second Kirby ATB

JULY 31, 2017 — Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding (FBS) of Sturgeon Bay, WI, a subsidiary of Fincantieri Marine Group, has delivered the second of two Articulated Tug Barge (ATB) units to Houston-based Kirby

France to temporarily nationalize Saint-Nazaire shipyards

JULY 27, 2017 — France’s Economy and Finance minister, Bruno Le Maire, told a press conference today that France has exercised its right of first refusal with regard to the acquisition of

Philly Shipyard delivers another LNG-ready Jones Act tanker

JULY 27, 2017 —Philly Shipyard, Inc. yesterday delivered the American Liberty, the third of four next generation 50,000 dwt product tankers that it is building for Kinder Morgan, Inc. subsidiary American Petroleum

DDG 114 successfully completes builder’s trials

JULY 26, 2017 — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division reports the successful completion of builder’s sea trials on the guided missile destroyer Ralph Johnson (DDG 114). The Arleigh Burke (DDG

BAE San Diego gets $49.8 million mod to Navy contract

JULY 25, 2017 — BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair, San Diego, California, is being awarded a $49,817,624 modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-12-C-4403) to definitize USS Comstock (LSD 45) fiscal

Tanker, bulker orders rise in first half

JULY 25, 2017—While the number of orders for new vessels declined in the first half of 2017 as compared with 2016, the number of bulkers and tankers order rose, according to data

Clarksons says number of active shipyards is lowest in years

JULY 24, 2017 — According to the world’s largest shipbroker, Clarksons, the number of “active” shipyards in the world has fallen to its lowest number in many years. Clarksons is talking about

Fosen Yard and Hantong Shipbuilding sign LOI

JULY 24, 2017 — Fosen Yard, Rissa, Norway and Hantong Shipbuilding, China, have signed a Letter of Intent to form a joint venture to build RoPax, RO/RO and cruise vessels. The new

Philly Shipyard signs LOI for two boxships with “blue chip” operator

JULY 21, 2017 — Philly Shipyard, Inc. (PSI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Philly Shipyard ASA (Oslo: PHLY), says it has entered into a Letter of Intent (LOI) with what it describes as

Davie Shipbuilding unveils Project Resolve naval support vessel

JULY 21, 2017 — Davie Shipbuilding, Lévis, Quebec, Canada, yesterday unveiled the Asterix, the Resolve-class naval support vessel created by converting a containership in a project taking just under two years and

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