Gibdock completes yacht hotel contract

DECEMBER 17, 2013 — The 189-room five-star floating yacht hotel Sunborn Gibraltar is due to welcome its first guests in February 2014, after Gibraltar shipyard Gibdock drew on its cruise ship expertise to

Pemex takes formal control of Spanish shipyard

DECEMBER 17, 2013 — Mexican national oil company Pemex yesterday took formal control of the Barreras Shipyard in Vigo, Spain, in which it now has a 51% stake. At a ceremony to

American Cruise Lines to build four more

DECEMBER 16, 2013 — American Cruise Lines – the largest U.S. domestic cruise company – today announced that it is building four new riverboats for American river cruising. All four will be

Keppel adds to orders at Singapore and China yards

DECEMBER 16, 2013 — Keppel Offshore & Marine  subsidiaries Keppel Shipyard, in Singapore, and Keppel Nantong Shipyard, in China, have secured five contracts worth about Singapore $150 million in total. Mr. Michael

Cuccias to succeed Edenzon at Ingalls

DECEMBER 14, 2013 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) says that Brian Cuccias is to succeed Irwin F. Edenzon as corporate vice president and president of Ingalls Shipbuilding, effective April 1, 2014. Mr.

Arctech Helsinki launches Baltika

DECEMBER 12, 2013 — Finland’s Arctech Helsinki Shipyard today launched the icebreaking multipurpose emergency and rescue vessel Baltika. Being built for the Russian Federal Agency of Sea and River Transport, the 76.4

Austal appoints Terry O’Brien to VP position

DECEMBER 10, 2013 — Austal USA has appointed Terry O’Brien, a retired Navy Captain with over 26 years of service, as Vice President of Business Development and External Affairs. Based in Washington

Bollinger delivers FRC 8

DECEMBER 10, 2013 — Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. has delivered the Charles Sexton, the eighth Fast Response Cutter (FRC), to the United States Coast Guard. “We are very pleased to announce another successful

NNS opens new Apprentice School

DECEMBER 9, 2013 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division has officially opened its new Apprentice School, located at 3101 Washington Ave. in downtown Newport News,

SCA launches “Save Our Ships” campaign

DECEMBER 4, 2013 — The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) has launched SOS: Save Our Ships, a national campaign to bring attention to the devastating and unintended effects sequestration and budget uncertainty

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