VT Halter Marine unveils new blast and paint facility

APRIL 7, 2018 — Shipbuilder VT Halter Marine Inc. yesterday held a dedication ceremony at its Pascagoula, MS, shipyard to unveil a new $10-million, state-of-the-art blast and paint facility that will allow

CRS: Shipbuilding only a fraction of cost of a 355 ship Navy

APRIL 6, 2018 – The Congressional Research Service (CRS) has issued a new report “Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress” that looks at the Navy’s latest plans

Horizon Shipbuilding reports busy year

APRIL 5, 2018 —Horizon Shipbuilding, Inc., reports that this year has seen a steady stream of new construction and vessel repair projects at its Bayou La Batre, AL, shipyard. New construction projects

Ingalls awarded a further $56.9 million for Fitzgerald repairs

APRIL 4, 2018 — Huntington Ingalls Inc. – Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, MS, was recently awarded a $56,990,298 contract modification for the execution of USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) emergent repair and restoration. The

HII-KBR JV picked to run Australia’s new Naval Shipbuilding College

APRIL 3, 2018 — Australia’s Minister for Defence Industry, Christopher Pyne, said today that the Naval Shipbuilding Institute, a joint venture between Kellogg Brown & Root and Huntington Ingalls Industries, has been

NASSCO cuts steel for second Matson LNG-ready ConRo

APRIL 3, 2018 — General Dynamics NASSCO has started construction of Matsonia, the second ship in a two-ship series of Kanaloa-class 870 ft, 3,500 TEU LNG ready ConRo vessels on order for

Swiftships wins LCU 1700 contract worth potential $429.4 million

MARCH 31, 2018 — Swiftships, LLC, Morgan City, LA, is being awarded an $18,053,376 fixed-price incentive contract for the detail design and construction of the Landing Craft, Utility (LCU) 1700. The LCU

Detyens awarded $20.6 million MSC contract

MARCH 31, 2018 — Detyens Shipyards Inc., Charleston, South Carolina, is being awarded a $20,672,008 contract for a 94-calendar day shipyard availability for the regular overhaul and drydocking of USNS Lewis and

Ingalls awarded $94 million for NSC 10 long-lead materials

MARCH 30, 2018 — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division yesterday received a $94 million fixed price contract from the U.S. Coast Guard to purchase long-lead materials for a tenth National

Bollinger Shipyards delivers fast response cutter

MARCH 29, 2018 — Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, LA, has delivered the USCGC Nathan Bruckenthal, the 28th Fast Response Cutter (FRC) to the U.S. Coast Guard. The Coast Guard took delivery on March

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