BIW awarded $66.1 million Navy contract for DDG 51, FFG 7 work

JUNE 18, 2012 — General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, is being awarded a not-to-exceed $66,123,900 cost-plus-award-fee contract for DDG 51 and FFG 7 class integrated planning shipyard services. Services being

Vigor Marine Portland wins $45.9 million Army contract

JUNE 18, 2012 — Vigor Marine, L.L.C., Portland, Ore., has been awarded $45,902,994 firm-fixed-price contract.  The award will provide for the maintenance services for Army vessels.  Work will be performed at Vigor’s

Coast Guard releases draft RFP for Offshore Patrol Cutter

JUNE 18, 2012 — The U.S. Coast Guard has released a draft Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) project.  The draft RFP contains new information for the shipbuilding

Penguin International sets up Malaysian crewboat subsidiary

JUNE 18, 2012 — Singapore based Penguin International Limited reports that its associated company, Pelican Offshore Malaysia Corp, has set up a wholly-owned subsidiary in Malaysia named Flex Fleet Sdn Bhd (“Flex

OSX Brasil secures $1.3 billion financing for giant Açu shipyard

OSX Brasil S.A. (Bovespa: OSXB3) has obtained financing of $1.3 billion for its Açu Shipbuilding Unit. Subsidiary OSX Construção Naval has entered into contracts with lending agents BNDES (National Development Bank) and

Huntington Ingalls names Peter Diakun VP of energy programs

JUNE 14, 2012 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) has appointed Peter Diakun, vice president and chief technology officer of its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division, vice president of energy programs. Mr. Diakun,

BAE San Diego Ship Repair gets $17.1 million mod to DDG 83 contract

JUNE 14, 2012 – BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair, Inc., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $17,100,313 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee contract (N00024-11-C-4408) to definitize the USS Howard

Longliner under construction at J.M. Martinac reaches production milestone

JUNE 13, 2012 — One of the world’s largest commercial longliner fishing vessels, designed by Seattle-based Jensen Maritime Consultants and under construction at J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding, Tacoma, Wash, has reached an important

STX Turku shipyard names versatile deck cargo vessel

JUNE 12, 2012 — STX Finland’s Turku shipyard has held the naming ceremony for a multipurpose deck cargo vessel set for delivery this summer to the Gaiamare Ltd. subsidiary of the Meriaura

Kvichak delivers pilot vessel to Crescent River Port Pilots

JUNE 8, 2012 — Kvichak Marine Industries, Seattle, recently delivered the M/V Samuel A. Church, a 50 ft x 15.5 ft pilot vessel to the Crescent River Port Pilots (CRPPA) of Louisiana.

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