Lévis, Québec, shipbuilder Davie Yards said yesterday that discussions that would have seen it acquired by Fincantieri are over. “The interested parties have concluded that it is not possible to reach an
Rear Adm. James Murdoch has been named the program executive officer for the newly established Program Executive Office, Littoral Combat Ships (PEO LCS).and E. Anne Sandel has been named as the executive
Croatian shipbuilder Brodosplit says it has been awarded a contract to build a heavy lift ship by Jumbo Shipping Jumbo is one of the world’s leading shipping company for transportation of heavy
According to Braemar Seascope’s latest Containership Fleet Statistics, 2012 looks set to be the biggest year for containership newbuilding deliveries in history, in terms of TEU capacity entering the cellular fleet. Boxship
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has completed the modernization of its Shimonoseki Shipyard in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. The shipyard’s primary markets are coastal-service vessels for Japanese customers and governmental-organization-use vessels. A ceremony
ThyssenKrupp AG said Friday that restructuring of its ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems is largely complete. But it also revealed that it will not proceed with the planned the sale of the civil shipbuilding
General Dynamics NASSCO, San Diego, Calif., announced today that it has received a $60 million contract from the U.S. Navy to purchase long-lead materials for the construction of a third Mobile Landing
The U.S. Navy has exercised contract options valued at about $313 million to fund the construction sixth and seventh Joint High Speed Vessels (JHSVs) at Austal USA, Mobile, Ala. If the Navy
Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. has launched the first-in-class USCG “Sentinel” Fast Response Cutter (FRC), Bernard C. Webber from its Lockport, La., facility. “We are pleased to announce the successful launch of the lead
In a ceremony held at Crowley’s Jacksonville, Fla., office, Bollinger executive vice president, new construction, Chris Bollinger, recently presented a model of the new Ocean class tug to Crowley’s, president, chairman and