Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) has selected Seattle-headquartered naval architecture firm Glosten to design a state-of-the-art oceanographic research vessel (RV). Replacing the existing RV Thuwal, the new
The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) has presented U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) with its Maritime Leadership Award. The award is given each year to national leaders or elected officials who demonstrate
There’s a reason why so many shipbuilders have Washington, D.C. offices. The House Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces today released its proposals for the FY 2023 National
Harland & Wolff may be best known as the builder of the ill-fated transatlantic liner RMS Titanic, but these days its sights are set on somewhat different markets. It has just been
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) christened the Legend-class national security cutter (NSC) Calhoun (WMSL 759) June 4 in a ceremony at the company’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division. Calhoun (WMSL 759) is named to
Add Carson, Calif., based Research Tool & Die (RT&D) to the growing list of companies acquired by Arcline Invest Management portfolio company Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD). “Over the last few years, FMD
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has awarded its Approval in Principle (AiP) to Fincantieri’s Vard Marine Inc. subsidiary for its Vard 7 125 next-generation offshore patrol vessel (OPV). The design of the 125-meter vessel
Alabama Shipyard LLC, Mobile, Ala., has been awarded an $8,698,054 firm-fixed-price contract for a 75-calendar day shipyard availability for the mid-term availability of the Military Sealift Command (MSC) fleet replenishment oiler USNS
German shipbuilder Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) has cut the first steel for the LNG-fueled RO/RO vessel it is building for Australian operator SeaRoad. In a May 20 ceremony at the Flensburg shipyard, FSG
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that Brandi Smith has been named vice president of the Columbia-class program at its Newport News Shipbuilding division. She succeeds Charles Southall, who will retire July 1