Francesco Valente tals forward-deployedMRO

Vigor and Samsung Heavy team up for Navy forward-deployed MRO

Portland, Ore.-headquartered Vigor Marine Group (VMG) and South Korean shipbuilding giant Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) have formed a strategic partnership. The collaboration will bring expanded forward-deployedMRO (maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) capacity

ALMACO will work with Davie on Polar Max

Construction of Canada’s Polar Max heavy icebreaker starts in Finland

In what it hails as “a historic milestone for the Canadian shipbuilding industry,” Lévis, Quebec-headquartered Davie today officially began construction of the Polar Max icebreaker at its Helsinki Shipyard subsidiary in Finland.

A welder from Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors welds the initials of the Surveyor’s sponsor onto a plaque.

NOAA holds keel-laying ceremony at Thoma-Sea

National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) leaders were joined by partners August 14 to celebrate the keel-laying for Surveyor, a new charting and mapping vessel being constructed for NOAA. The vessel is

hybrid-electric ferry go ahead

Eastern gets green light to start WSF hybrid-electric ferry build

Eastern Shipbuilding Group reports that it has now received the Notice to Proceed from Washington State Ferries (WSF) to build two (with an option for an additional unit) 160-vehicle hybrid-electric ferries for

offshore patrol cutter (OPC)construction start

Austal USA gets $273M for next OPC as build of first starts

Austal Limited (ASX: ASB) reports that its Austal USA subsidiary has received a $273 million contract option award from the United States Coast Guard (USCG) for the construction of the second Stage

Aloha class block mounting

Matson and Hanwha Philly mark an Aloha class construction milestone

Hanwha Philly Shipyard and Matson Inc. (NYSE: MATX) yesterdaymarked an important milestone in the construction of the first of the three new Aloha class containerships the yard is to deliver to Matson

Arctic Security Cutter

Bollinger teams with Seaspan and two Finnish partners for USCG Arctic Security Cutter

Bollinger Shipyards, Canada’s Seaspan Shipyards and Finland’s Rauma Marine Constructions (Rauma Shipyard) and Aker Arctic (Aker) have formed a strategic partnership that aims to deliver the lowest-risk, fastest delivery solution of best-in-class

Fast Response Cutter (FRC)

Bollinger negotiating construction of at least 10 more FRCs

Bollinger Shipyards reports that it has begun contract negotiations with the U.S. Coast Guard for the construction of at least 10 additional Fast Response Cutters (FRCs), supported by the historic $25 billion

Hanwha Philly books landmark LNG carrier contract

Korea’s Hanwha Ocean said yesterday (see original release) that it had signed a contract with its affiliate Hanwha Philly Shipyard to build one LNG carrier worth 348 billion won [about $251 million],

WEDA award

Conrad Shipyard honored with WEDA Safety Excellence Award

Morgan City, La.-headquartered Conrad Shipyard reports that it has been awarded the Western Dredging Association (WEDA) Safety Excellence Award in the Dredging Trade Partner category. The prestigious award was given in recognition

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