Ingalls Shipbuilding awarded first contract since spin-off

Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HII) has been awarded its first U.S. Navy contract since Northrop Grumman spun off its shipbuilding business as Huntington Ingalls.  The award is for

Trinity Offshore launches shallow draft skimmer for MSRC

Trinity Offshore, Gulfport, Miss., has launched TC-055, a 57 ft MK II Very Shallow Draft Multi-System Skimmer (VSMSS) built for Marine Spill Response Corporation (MSRC) to meet the very exacting vessel specifications

Austal USA holds groundbreaking ceremony

Austal USA has held a groundbreaking ceremony at its shipyard in Mobile, Alabama, to celebrate the start of work on three new facilities including Phase 2 of the Modular Manufacturing Facility (MMF);

Fincantieri moves to acquire Davie

Québec shipbuilder Davie Yards announced today that it has entered into an exclusivity agreement with Fincantieri  and DRS Technologies Canada (“DRS”), a Finmeccanica company, to negotiate the potential acquisition of the shipyard

Northrop Grumman completes Huntington Ingalls spin off

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (NYSE:HII) has begun operating as a new, independent and publicly traded company as trading of its shares commenced this morning. Huntington Ingalls Industries, America’s largest military shipbuilder, was

Conrad Industries books $75.2 million in new orders

Morgan City, La., headquartered shipbuilder Conrad Industries, Inc. (OTC Pink Sheets: CNRD.PK) today announced its fourth quarter and twelve months 2010 results and the addition of $75.2 million in new business during

Detyens awarded $7.3 million MSC contract

Detyens Shipyards, Inc., North Charleston, S.C., is being awarded a $7,325,687 firm-fixed-price contract for a 55-calendar-day regular overhaul of Military Sealift Command dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Lewis and Clark. This regular overhaul

Austal awarded $368 million LCS contract modification

Shipbuilder Austal USA, Mobile, Ala., is being awarded a $368,592,125 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-11-C-2301) to contractually authorize fiscal 2011 Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) construction.  Work will be performed in Mobile,

Royal Caribbean in new cruise ship deal with Meyer Werft

Will Royal Caribbean Cruises’ latest newbuildings incorporate solar power? That’s an intriguing question given that the Miami-based cruiseship operator recently signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Germany’s Meyer Werft to build

Detyens books $6.4 million MSC contract

Detyens Shipyards, Inc., North Charleston, S.C., is being awarded a $6,426,434 firm-fixed-price contract for a 55-calendar day regular overhaul of Military Sealift Command’s fleet replenishment oiler USNS Leroy Grumman. This regular overhaul

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