Peter Fetten named new Americraft Marine chairman
Peter Fetten has been named chairman of Americraft Marine, the Libra Group maritime subsidiary that owns and operates the St. Johns Ship Building shipyard in Palatka, Fla. Fetten comes to the role
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Q&A: Meet the women behind Royal Barge Fleeting
Marine Log (ML): First off, tell us about Royal Barge Fleeting and how it got started? Jessica Branham (JB): I was approached by a member of Cummings Marine Board of Directors in
Fairbanks Morse Defense acquires metalworking specialist Samtan
Malden, Mass., based single-source metalworking supplier Samtan Engineering Corporation has been acquired by Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD). The acquisition brings Samtan’s shearing, punching, forming, machining, fabrication, and assembly capabilities into the FMD
Ingalls lays keel of future USS George M. Neal
The keel for the future USS George M. Neal (DDG 131), a Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, was ceremonially laid at HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division, December 15. The ship is named for
SECNAV leads inaugural meeting of Government Shipbuilders Council
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro kicked off the inaugural meeting of the Government Shipbuilders Council (GSC) at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore, Nov. 16. Despite its name, the new
Austal USA lays the keel for T-ATS 11
Austal USA yesterday celebrated the official start of construction on the future USNS Billy Frank, Jr., the Navy’s eleventh Towing, Salvage and Rescue Ship (T-ATS 11), with a keel laying ceremony at
NTSB says failure to maintain crane barge led to $6.3 million loss
In its latest report involving a crane barge accident, the NTSB says that an owner’s lack of inspection and maintenance led to the capsizing and sinking of a crane barge last year
CBS Evening News features Chouest’s LaShip shipyard
Edison Chouest Offshore’s LaShip shipyard in Houma, La., has become a showcase for how the offshore wind industry is helping to create Jones Act shipbuilding jobs. As we reported earlier, back in
Austal USA lays keel for second EPF Flight II
Austal USA has celebrated the official start of construction of the future USNS Point Loma (EPF 15) with a keel laying ceremony at its Mobile, Ala. shipyard. Ship sponsor Mrs. Elizabeth Asher,
VIDEO: Austal USA lays keel for final Independence-variant LCS
Austal USA hosted a keel laying ceremony June 16 for the final Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship to be built at its Mobile, Alabama, shipyard, the future USS Pierre (LCS 38). Ship sponsor