NASSCO starts construction of ESB 5

JANUARY 27, 2017 — General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego this week began construction on a fifth ship for the U.S. Navy’s Expeditionary Transfer Dock (ESD)/Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) program. Designed

VIDEO: Newport News carries out 704 ton superlift

JANUARY 23, 2016 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that its Newport News Shipbuilding division recently lifted a 704-metric ton unit into the shipyard’s Dry Dock 12, where the aircraft carrier John

BAE Southeast awarded $51 million DDG 80 contract

JANUARY 20, 2017 — BAE Systems Southeast Shipyard Mayport LLC, Jacksonville, FL, is being awarded a $51,351,637 firm-fixed-price contract for the execution of USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) fiscal 2017 depot maintenance period

Navy marks two milestones in EPF construction program

JANUARY 19, 2016 —In ceremonies at Austal USA’s Mobile, AL, shipyard yesterday, the U.S. Navy yesterday marked two milestones in the construction of Expeditionary Fast Transports (EPF): the keel authentication of the

Detyens awarded $13.6 million MSC contract

JANUARY 14, 2017 — Detyens Shipyards Inc., Charleston, South Carolina, is being awarded a $13,615,181 firm-fixed-price contract for a 60-calendar day shipyard availability for the regular overhaul and drydocking of USNS Medgar

NASSCO Bremerton gets $19 million Stennis contract mod

JANUARY 12, 2017 — General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Co, Bremerton, WA, is being awarded a $19,188,359 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-14-C-4321) for repair and alteration requirements for USS John

Wittman named Chairman of House Seapower panel

JANUARY 11, 2017 — Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1), who is Co-Chair of the Congressional Shipbuilding Caucus, has been selected as Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces.

MV Werften cuts first steel for Crystal River Cruises duo

JANUARY 9, 2017 — German shipbuilder MV Werften’s Wismar shipyard today celebrated the cutting of the first piece of steel for Crystal River Cruises’ two additional Rhine Class luxury river yachts, Crystal

Gladding-Hearn delivers first of three for Circle Line

JANUARY 9, 2017 — Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation, Somerset, MA, has delivered the first of three new sightseeing vessels to New York City’s Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises, Inc. According to Costas Markou,

VIDEO: Offshore vessel capsizes during launch

JANUARY 9, 2017 — A video that first surfaced on the web last week shows the dramatic failure of an offshore service vessel launch at a shipyard somewhere in the world. From

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