The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Jeffboat LLC, America’s largest inland shipbuilder, for nine safety violations, including one willful violation, at its Jeffersonville, Ind., facility after
With some twenty advanced offshore service vessels on its order book, Panama City, Fla., based Eastern Shipbuilding Group is expanding its operations. Today, the St. Joe Company announced that it will lease
With some twenty advanced offshore service vessels on its order book, Panama City, Fla., based Eastern Shipbuilding Group is expanding its operations. Today, the St. Joe Company announced that it will lease
Damen Shipyards is building a Damen Modular Dock (DMD) 4020 for Djibouti. The 50 m x 20 m dry dock will be used for repair and maintenance of the Djibouti Port Authorities’
Ashley Godwin has joined the Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) as Senior Defense Advisor. Ms. Godwin will serve as SCA’s principal interface with Capitol Hill on issues related to major new construction
Jensen Maritime Consultants, a Crowley Maritime company, has been chosen to design one of the world’s largest freezer longliner fishing vessels for Alaska fishing company Alaskan Leader Fisheries LLC. The vessel, Northern
Two leading South Korean shipbuilders announced big orders today related to Liquefied Natural Gas. Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world’s biggest shipbuilder, today said that it had won orders worth $1.1 billion for
The JHSV (Joint High Speed Vessel) program takes a hit under the FY 2013 Budget proposal sent to Congress by the White House today. At one time, the Navy was planning to
The Government of Canada has announced an Atlantic Shipbuilding Action Plan. The plan focuses on maximizing opportunities for firms across the Atlantic region to participate in the $33-billion federal shipbuilding initiative announced
The Financial Times is reporting that John Fredriksen “plans to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in new ships for his latest company, in defiance of market conditions” Mr. Frederiksen told the