Signet Maritime invests $7.2 million in shipyard upgrades

JANUARY 13, 2014 — Signet Maritime Corporation is investing $7.2 million in infrastructure improvements to its Pascagoula, MS, shipyard, Signet Shipbuilding & Repair (SS&R), to support an increased workload and future growth.

Damen starts fitting out STV for Oman

JANUARY 13, 2014 — Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding in Vlissingen, the Netherlands, is to start fitting out a new sail training vessel (STV) for the Oman Ministry of Defense. Named RNOV Shabab

USNS Fall River christened at Austal USA

JANUARY 13, 2014—Austal USA recently christened USNS Fall River (JHSV 4) at its state-of-the-art shipyard in Mobile, AL. USNS Fall River is the fourth of 10 Joint High Speed Vessels (JHSV) that

Electric Boat gets Ohio replacement award

JANUARY 10, 2014 — General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., Groton, CT., is being awarded a $15,035,596 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-13-C-2128) for procurement of integrated tube and hull long-lead-time material

NNS gets carrier contract mod

JANUARY 10, 2014 — Huntington Ingalls Inc., Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, VA., is being awarded an unpriced contract action not to exceed an estimated value of $8,163,923 to previously awarded contract

BAE Norfolk gets $13.9 million more for Wasp work

JANUARY 9, 2014 — BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair, Norfolk, VA., is being awarded a $13,895,899 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-11-C-4407) for the USS Wasp (LHD 1) fiscal 2013 drydocking planned

Vigor Shipyards awarded $33 million Navy contract

JANUARY 8, 2014 — Vigor Shipyards Inc., Seattle, Wash., is being awarded a not-to-exceed $33,077,000 undefinitized contract action to previously awarded contract (N00024-11-C-4401) for repair and alteration of the USS Momsen (DDG

Front Street Shipyard starts patrol craft series

JANUARY 8, 2014 — Front Street Shipyard, Belfast, ME is beginning construction of a series of catamaran patrol craft for Trefoil Marine, Newport, RI. The first of the boats will launch in

Aker Philly cuts steel for first Crowley JV ship

JANUARY 6, 2014 — Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, Inc., the wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary of Aker Philadelphia Shipyard ASA (Oslo: AKPS), today began production activities today on the first product tanker that it is

Great Lakes Shipyard starts winter layup season work

JANUARY 5, 2014 — Great Lakes Shipyard, Cleveland, Ohio, has started its winter layup season work with the arrival of Interlake Steamship Company’s articulated tug-barge Dorothy Ann and Pathfinder. The ATB will

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