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Zumwalt deckhouse move beats two BIW records

DECEMBER 20, 2012 — General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, Bath, Me., has erected the composite deckhouse for Zumwalt (DDG 1000), the U.S. Navy’s next generation destroyer. In the process, the shipyard achieved

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Chouest and Island Offshore order MPCV at Ulstein

DECEMBER 20, 2012 — Island Ventures II LLC, a partnership between Edison Chouest Offshore and Island Offshore, has signed a contract with Ulstein Verft AS for the construction of a Multi Purpose

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DNV and GL agree to merge

DECEMBER 20, 2012 — Classification societies DNV and GL have signed an agreement to merge. The DNV Foundation will hold 63.5 percent and GL’s owner, Mayfair SE, 36.5 percent in a new

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Cruise industry supports Paris MOU campaign

DECEMBER 20, 2012 — As we reported last month, port state control authorities in the 27 member Paris MOU will focus their attention on passenger ship safety in 2013.  Today, on behalf

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CVN 78 passes another construction milestone

DECEMBER 19, 2012 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reported today that its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division has reached 90 percent structural completion in the building of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Gerald

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ACL to transport Canadian crude on U.S. waterways

DECEMBER 19, 2012 — American Commercial Lines (ACL) reports that it will begin transporting crude oil by barge on the U.S. inland waterways for MEG Energy (U.S.) Inc. (MEG Energy), a subsidiary

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BIW gets two more DDG 51 program contracts

DECEMBER 19, 2012 —The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, a subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), two contracts in support of the DDG 51 Arleigh Burke -class guided

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Textron gets $23.3 million more for SSC

DECEMBER 19, 2012 — Textron Inc., New Orleans, La., is being awarded a $23,299,975 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-12-C-2401) to exercise an option for long lead time materials, advanced planning, engineering,