SEPTEMBER 22, 2016 — In a ceremony at the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, today, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced that the next Freedom and Independence variant Littoral
SEPTEMBER 19, 2016 —The Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)-led LCS industry team launched the thirteenth Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), the future USS Wichita, into the Menominee River at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard
AUGUST 16, 2016 —The Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Detroit (LCS 7) in a ceremony at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard, Aug. 12. Detroit is the eighth littoral combat ship
JULY 19, 2016 —The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT]-led industry team yesterday officially laid the keel for the U.S. Navy’s 17th Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), the future USS Indianapolis, in a ceremony at
JUNE 21, 2016 — Chris Deegan has been appointed President and Chief Executive of Gibbs & Cox, Inc., (G&C) replacing Rick Biben, who is retiring but remains on the G&C Board of
JUNE 17, 2016 — USS Jackson (LCS 6), an Austal-built Independence variant LCS, has completed the first of a three-part series of full ship shock trials (FSST). Jackson is the first ship
APRIL 20, 2016 – The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) has announced the recipients of its annual safety awards. The safety awards enhance shipyard operations and promote safety through recognition and promotion
SEPTEMBER 8, 2015 — The United States Coast Guard Icebreaker Mackinaw (WLBB-30) recently completed repairs at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding, Sturgeon Bay, WI, to prepare for winter operations on the Great Lakes. Winter
By Jonathan Barnes, Marine Log Contributor Around the Great Lakes region, shipyards are busy. The need for vessels, maintenance and retrofits, and necessary infrastructure improvements, have led to a hike in activity
APRIL 29, 2018 —Democratic U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin is in for the fight of her life during midterm elections this fall as she seeks re-election in Wisconsin. In a state carried by
