Navy awards Huntington Ingalls $2.38 billion contract for LHA 7

MAY 31, 2012 —The U.S. Navy has awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) a $2.38 billion fixed-price-incentive contract for the detail design and construction of the multipurpose amphibious assault ship Tripoli (LHA 7).

Signal International makes appointment at its Mobile ship repair facility

MAY 31, 2012 — Signal International, Inc. has appointed Tom Godfrey to the position of Domestic Sales and Marketing at the Signal Ship Repair (SSR) facility in Mobile, Ala. Mr. Godfrey complements

Austal brings suppliers to Washington to build support for LCS program

MAY 31, 2012 — Austal has brought representatives of over 50 suppliers from 25 states to Washington, D.C., to build support for the future of the U.S. Navy’s LCS program. The representatives

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Imabari to cooperate in containership market

MAY 30, 2012 — Japanese shipbuilders Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) and Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. have signed a technological collaboration agreement on containerships. They aim to combine MHI’s technological capabilities in

Bollinger wins two SCA safety awards

MAY 29, 2012 — Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. has been awarded the 2011 “Award for Excellence in Safety” by the Shipbuilders Council of America for the seventh consecutive year.  And focused efforts on

Mobile’s Harrison Bros Dry Dock and Repair Yard is to close

MAY 29, 2012 — Bill Harrison III, owner of Harrison Brothers Dry Dock and Repair Yard Inc., Mobile, Ala., has announced that the shipyard — founded in 1895 — is to close.

Transpetro suspends contracts for 16 tankers on order at EAS

MAY 28, 2012 –Petrobras subsidiary Transpetro reports that it has suspended  execution of its contracts 16 of the 22 tankers it has on order from shipbuilder Estaleiro Atlântico Sul  (EAS). The contracts

Transpetro suspends contracts for 16 tankers on order at EAS

MAY 28, 2012 –Petrobras subsidiary Transpetro reports that it has suspended  execution of its contracts 16 of the 22 tankers it has on order from shipbuilder Estaleiro Atlântico Sul  (EAS). The contracts

Transpetro suspends contracts for 16 tankers on order at EAS

MAY 28, 2012 –Petrobras subsidiary Transpetro reports that it has suspended  execution of its contracts 16 of the 22 tankers it has on order from shipbuilder Estaleiro Atlântico Sul  (EAS). The contracts

Damen expands presence in Swedish ship repair

MAY 25, 2012—The Netherland’s Damen Shipyards Group will now have two ship repair yards in Sweden, following its acquisition of the shares of Swedish ship repair and maintenance yard Oskarshamnsvarvet in Oskarshamn.

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