Detyens awarded $8.5 million Navy contract

MARCH 27 2014 — Detyens Shipyards Inc., North Charleston,SC, is being awarded an $8,529,497 firm-fixed-price contract for a 55-calendar day regular overhaul and dry-docking of USNS Laramie (T-AO 203). Work will include

Kristian Rokke to step down as Aker Philly CEO

MARCH 19, 2014 — Aker Philadelphia Shipyard ASA (Oslo: AKPS) announces that Kristian Rokke, AKPS’s President and CEO, has been nominated to be Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of AKPS.

BAE Jacksonville awarded $27.3 million Navy contract mod

MARCH 18, 2014 — BAE Systems, Jacksonville, FL, is being awarded a $27,370,048 modification to a previously awarded multi-ship, multi-option cost-plus incentive fee contract (N40024-10-C-4406) to provide ship repairs, hull, machinery, electrical,

NASSCO gets $62.5 million more for LSD 52 contract

MARCH 18, 2014 — General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Co., San Diego, CA, is being awarded a $62,574,394 modification to previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee contract (N00024-08-C-4410) for the USS Pearl Harbor (LSD

Senator Thad Cochran visits Ingalls Shipbuilding

MARCH 18, 2014 — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division hosted U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran of Mississippi at its facility on Monday, March 17. Senator Cochran visited various areas of the

Three Keppel O&M shipyards book contracts

MARCH 17, 2014 — Singapore’s Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd reports that subsidiaries Keppel Shipyard, Keppel Singmarine, and Keppel Nantong Shipyard have secured contracts worth a total of about S$140 million. “Keppel

Navy awards DDG 51 contracts

MARCH 17, 2014 — Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, is being awarded a $642,583,946 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-13-C-2305) to exercise options for construction of a DDG 51 class ship. The

AMSC eyes more Aker Philly newbuilds

MARCH 14, 2014 — Is American Shipping Company ASA set to buy new product carriers at Aker Philadelphia Shipyard? Here’s what it says in an Oslo Stock Exchange Announcement today: Aker Philadelphia

Lipski named Ingalls Shipbuilding VP of business development

MARCH 12, 2014 — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division has announced that Mike Lipski will be the company’s vice president of business development, effective April 1. Mr. Lipski will be

NASSCO delivers MLP2, gets $128 million more for MLP3

MARCH 12, 2014 — General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Co. (NASSCO), San Diego, CA, today delivered the USNS John Glenn (MLP 2), the second ship of the Mobile Landing Platform (MLP)

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