Polar Security Cutter steel is cut

Bollinger Mississippi cuts steel on Polar Security Cutter prototype modules

Bollinger Shipyards LLC has begun cutting steel at Bollinger Mississippi Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Miss., on the first of eight prototype modules that will become the foundation of the first U.S. Coast Guard

Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD) acquires AMMCON

FMD in green marine fuels MOU with Oakridge National Laboratory

Marine diesel operators around the world and across all sectors are looking to use greener fuels — and that includes the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD). According to one of the largest

One result of bunker fuel contamination: a seized fuel pump plunger

Houston bunker fuel contamination hits more ships

Leading fuel testing services provider VPS reports that the bunker fuel contamination issue in Houston that it identified in July has spread. At that time, VPS informed its customers and the wider

Welder plays role is USS Oklahoma keel laying

Newport News Shipbuilding lays keel for USS Oklahoma (SSN 802)

NAVSEA reports that senior Navy leaders and shipbuilders gathered at HII-Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) Wednesday, Aug. 2, to attend a keel-laying authentication for the future Virginia-class nuclear submarine USS Oklahoma (SSN 802).

CRS report on frigate

FMM awarded $16.7 million for frigate land-based testing site

Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM), Marinette, Wis., has awarded a $16,672,953 firm-fixed-fee modification to previously awarded contract N00024-20-C-2300. The award is for procurement of long-lead time material for the land-based engineering testing site

Navy will procure more Flight II vessels through multi-year contracts

Navy awards multi-year contracts for nine Flight III destroyers

The Navy yesterday awarded multi-year construction contracts for nine DDG 51 class destroyers. Three will be built at GD Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, one each in FY 2023, 2024, and 2026.

Rami Hirsimaki

Op-Ed: Building today, but designing for tomorrow

By Rami Hirsimaki, Senior Vice President, Marine & Offshore Energy at Elomatic When it comes to ship design, looking beyond the horizon is more important than ever. Decarbonization is no longer an

fisheries-focused rearch vessel

Glosten unveils design for fisheries-focused research vessel

Seattle headquartered naval architect firm Glosten has released imagery of its latest vessel design: a Global Class, fisheries-focused, research vessel that is quieter on board and underwater. Developed with fisheries research in

Mast-stepping

Mast-stepping ceremony marks milestone in Stennis RCOH

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division last week marked a milestone in the $3 billion refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) of the nuclear aircraft carrier USS John C.

GAO report looks at MARAD staff shortages

GAO looks at what’s gone wrong with the Coast Guard’s OPC and PSC programs

Two key U.S. Coast Guard shipbuilding programs — the OPC and PSC projects — are “billions of dollars over their initial cost estimates and are more than two years behind schedule,” according

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