BAE Norfolk wins $48.8 million DDG 74 contract

APRIL 6, 2016 — BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair, Norfolk, VA, is being awarded a $48,862,912.56 firm-fixed-price, award fee contract for the execution of USS McFaul (DDG 74) fiscal 2016 extended dry-docking

Shipbuilders Council and OSHA announce Alliance

APRIL 4, 2016 —The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA), the National Shipbuilding Research Program and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), a part of the Department of Labor (DOL), are collaborating

Navy funds FY 2016 LCS construction

APRIL 1, 2016 — The Navy has issued modifications to its block buy contracts with Lockheed Martin Corp., Baltimore, MD, and Austal USA, Mobile, AL, to fund construction of one FY 2016 

Ingalls awarded funding for DDG 123 construction

MARCH 31, 2016 — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) reports that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division has received a $618 million contract modification to fund construction of the Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) guided missile

World Marine of Alabama to drydock Military Sealift tanker

MARCH 30, 2016 — World Marine of Alabama (WMA), a division of World Marine, LLC, competitively bid and won a contract to drydock and repair the USNS Lawrence H. Gianella (T-AOT-1125), a

Austal USA lays keel for EPF 8

MARCH 30, 2016 — Austal USA’s Mobile, AL, shipyard yesterday held a keel laying ceremony the Expeditionary Fast Transport vessel Yuma (EPF 8). The ship is the eighth EPF built at Austal

VIDEO: Crowley sets engine on LNG fueled ConRO

MARCH 29, 2016 — Crowley Maritime Corporation has marked another critical milestone in construction of its two LNG fueled ConRO ships with the setting of the MAN Diesel & Turbo 8S70ME-C8.2-GI main

Conrad reports increased backlog, lower earnings

MARCH 28, 2016 — Shipbuilder Conrad Industries, Inc. (OTC Pink: CNRD) today announced its fourth quarter and twelve months 2015 results and backlog. For the quarter ended December 31, 2015, Conrad had

Electric Boat gets Navy awards worth $38.2 million

MARCH 28, 2016 — General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., Groton, CT, has been awarded three Navy contracts worth a total $38,235,934. Supervisor of Shipbuilding Conversion and Repair, Groton, Connecticut, is the contracting

More sparks fly in Canada shipbuilding controversy

MARCH 18, 2016 — Media coverage of Canada’s National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy (NSPS) continues to stir controversy as it becomes apparent that Canada’s largest shipyard, Quebec’s Chantier Davie Canada, won’t just quietly

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