Ship repair deals struck at Posidonia

JUNE 10, 2016—Turkish and Portuguese shipyards report that they have struck deals for major ship repair projects during Posidonia Exhibition at the Athens Metropolitan Expo in Greece. Greece is the world’s largest

EPF 7 completes acceptance trials

JUNE 8, 2016 — The future USNS Carson City (EPF 7) successfully completed Acceptance Trials during an underway period in the Gulf of Mexico, May 25-26.   The Navy’s Board of Inspection

BAE San Diego awarded $53.4 million for DDG-59 SRA

JUNE 7, 2016 — BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair shipyard, San Diego, CA, is being awarded a not-to-exceed $53,434,742 undefinitized contract action to previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee/incentive-fee contract N00024-11-C-4408 for USS Russell

Gibdocks drydocks Canadian RO/RO duo

JUNE 3, 2016 — Canadian ship operator Oceanex recently chose Gibraltar ship repairer Gibdock for the drydocking of two of its RO/RO vessels. The 210 m long, 1,300 TEU Oceanex Connaigra arrived

Ingalls authenticates keel of DDG 119

JUNE 1, 2016 — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division today authenticated the keel of the destroyer Delbert D. Black (DDG 119). The ship will be the 32nd Arleigh Burke-class (DDG

NASSCO gets $106 million for EMB 5 materials, engineering

JUNE 1, 2015 — General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Co., San Diego, California, is being awarded a $106,167,876 undefinitized contract action on a not-to-exceed basis for the procurement of long lead

NASSCO lays keel for LNG-ready ECO tanker

MAY 31, 2016 — General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego, CA, hosted a keel laying ceremony May 25 for the Liberty, one of three ECO Class tankers under construction for SEA-Vista

Senate bills fund ten Navy, six USCG ships

MAY 27, 2016 — The Senate Appropriations Committee yesterday approved the FY2017 Defense Appropriations Bill and the FY2017 Homeland Security Bill. The defense bill recommends $20.5 billion for Navy shipbuilding, an increase

Canada announces tweaks to National Shipbuilding Strategy

MAY 26, 2016 — The Government of Canada today announced a series of enhancements to strengthen the National Shipbuilding Strategy “so that needed vessels are delivered to the Royal Canadian Navy and

Conrad christens Woods Hole ferry

MAY 26, 2016 —Conrad Shipyard reports that the M/V Woods Hole, a 235-foot ferry built for the Steamship Authority of Woods Hole, MA, was recently christened at Conrad Aluminum in Amelia, LA.

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