Bay Maritime acquires Svendsen’s Boat Works

DECEMBER 7, 2016 — Svendsen’s Boat Works and its divisions of Svendsen’s Marine Distributing, Svendsen’s Metal Works, Svendsen’s Chandlery and Svendsen’s Marine International, an Alameda, CA, based, family owned and operated company

BAE Norfolk gets $55.7 million for Wasp work

DECEMBER 6, 2016 — BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair Inc., Norfolk, VA, is being awarded a $55,766,162 modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-11-C-4407) for USS Wasp (LHD-1) fiscal 2017 planned maintenance

Davie is Canada’s first yard with ISO 14001:2015 certification

DECEMBER 5, 2016 — Within weeks of becoming the first shipyard in Canada to earn the ISO 9001:2015 certification, Davie Shipbuilding has succeeded in meeting the latest globally-recognized environmental standards by becoming

James Murray joins Gulfstream Shipbuilding

DECEMBER 1, 2016 — Gulfstream Shipbuilding, Freeport, FL, has added James Murray, a second generation boat builder and operator/owner, to its Sales Management Team. James Murray is the son of Jim Murray,

Crane barge drydocked at Great Lakes Shipyard

NOVEMBER 28, 2016—Great Lakes Shipyard, Cleveland, OH, recently completed the drydocking, steel repairs and ABS Load Line inspection and renewal of the 150 ft x 50 ft x 10 ft crane barge

Eastern launches third river towboat for Colombia

NOVEMBER 22, 2016 — Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc., Panama City, FL, recently launched Impala Mompox, the third in a series of four inland river towboats on order at its Allington shipyard fo

Metal Shark expands its Franklin shipyard

NOVEMBER 22, 2016 — Jeanerette, LA, based shipbuilder Metal Shark reports that an expansion project is now underway at its waterfront shipbuilding complex in Franklin, LA. To accommodate increased production needs, Metal

Leadership change at GD Bath Iron Works and NASSCO

NOVEMBER 21, 2016 — Frederick J. Harris is to retire as president of both General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) Bath Iron Works and NASSCO shipyards. Dirk A. Lesko has been elected a vice

Signet launches “Maserati of the River”

NOVEMBER 18, 2016 — E.N. Bisso and Signet Shipbuilding & Repair (SS&R), Pascagoula, MS, recently christened and launched E.N. Bisso’s newest high technology Robert Allan Ltd. (RAL) design ASD tug.  “She is named

VIDEO: Gulf Island launches first of two for HOS

NOVEMBER 18, 2016 — Gulf Island Shipyards, a division of Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. (NASDAQ: GIFI) launched the M/V HOS Warhorse earlier this month at its Jennings, LA, shipyard. The vesse is

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