Damen readies new CMV cruise ship for inaugural voyage

JUNE 26, 2017 — Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam (DSR) recently completed maintenance on the 1,400 passenger cruise ship Columbus, the latest addition to the fleet of British cruise line Cruise and Maritime Vessels

Austal wins $584 million LCS 28 contract

JUNE 26, 2017 — Austal (ASX:ASB) reports that it has won a contract worth up to $584 million to build the Independence Class Littoral Combat Ship LCS 28 for the United States

OSHA proposes changes to shipyard beryllium exposure rule

JUNE 24, 2017 — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) yesterday announced a proposed rule that would modify the agency’s recent beryllium standards for the construction and

VIDEO: Superlift takes CVN 79 to 50 percent completion

JUNE 23, 2017 — The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) grew about 70 feet in length yesterday when the ship’s lower stern was lifted into place at Huntington Ingalls

Ingalls Shipbuilding awarded $3 billion to build LHA 8

JUNE 17, 2016 — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division has been awarded a $3 billion contract for the detail design and construction of the amphibious assault ship Bougainville (LHA 8).

Damen’s Swedish repair yard wins ferry contract

JUNE 12, 2017 — Damen Oskarshamnsvarvet, Sweden. has won a contract for the refit and repair works of the 77 m long Ro/Ro ferry Castellafrom Trafikverket (the Swedish Transport Administration). The vessel

Philly Shipyard to start Hawaii shipping line and build four ships for it

JUNE 8, 2017 — Philly Shipyard, Inc. (PSI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Philly Shipyard ASA (Oslo: PHLY), says that it has initiated construction of up to four new, cost-effective and environmentally friendly containerships

John Temple named NNS VP of strategic sourcing

JUNE 7, 2017 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that John Temple has been appointed vice president of strategic sourcing at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division. Mr.Temple, a graduate of the

NASSCO awarded $105.3 million LHD 8 contract

JUNE 6, 2017 — General Dynamics – National Steel and Shipbuilding Co., San Diego, California, is being awarded a $105,386,981 firm-fixed-price contract for the execution of  fiscal 2017 dry-docking phased maintenance availability.

Vancouver Drydock completes its first BWTS retrofit

JUNE 3, 2017 – Seaspan reports that its Vancouver Drydock shipyard in North Vancouver, BC, has completed a five week refit of Louis Dreyfus Armateurs’ special purpose/cable layer vessel Ile de Batz.

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