Vigor set to add Alaska Ship and Drydock

Already a regional shipyard powerhouse in the Pacific Northwest, Vigor Industrial, Seattle, WA, is set to add yet another piece. Alaska Ship and Drydock Inc. (ASD), Ketchikan, AK, intends to transition its

Dakota Creek wins contract for second Ocean-class AGOR

Shipbuilder Dakota Creek Industries, Inc., Anacortes, Wash., is being awarded a $70,966,513 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-10-C-2201) to exercise option for the detail design and construction of the second Ocean-class Auxiliary

STX Canada Marine to design Canada’s polar icebreaker

The Canadian Government today named the firm that will design the Canadian Coast Guard’s future flagship, the Polar Icebreaker, CCGS John G. Diefenbaker. “I am pleased to announce that the team at

Gibdock carries out back-to-back cruise ship projects

Gibraltar ship repairer Gibdock reports that back-to-back cruise ship projects at at its No. 1 dock saw the return of the 37,584 gt, 1,575-passenge Thomson Destiny for its fourth visit since a

Signal Ship Repair wins $16 million contract for dredge repair

Signal Ship Repair (SSR), a division of Signal International, Inc., Mobile, AL, competitively bid and won a contract worth about $16 million by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to repair and

ThyssenKrupp closes sale of Blohm + Voss non-military operations

ThyssenKrupp AG has closed the sale of its civil shipbuilding operations to Britain’s Star Capital Partners. The companies now owned by the British investment group are Blohm + Voss Shipyards, Blohm +

Alion awarded $72.3 million Navy contract

Under a $73.2 million contract award, Alion Science and Technology is to provide professional support services that, it says, “will help the U.S. Navy use capital resources wisely and extend the service

Damen launches fisheries vessel for Angola at Romanian shipyard

Damen Shipyards Galati, Romania, recently launched the Ngola Kiluange, the first of three Fishery Inspection Surveillance Vessels (FISV) 6210, for the Angolan Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries. The launch provided

W&O announces exclusive representation of Pres-Vac valve and marine inert gas systems

Allerød, Denmark, headquartered Pres-Vac has named W&O as the exclusive distributor of its pressure/vacuum valve and inert gas systems in the United States, as well as the only factory-authorized service center in

Huntington Ingalls offers patrol frigate variants of National Security Cutter

Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) is presenting a patrol frigate derivative of the USCG National Security Cutter at this week’s Pacific 2012 International Maritime and Naval Exposition in Sydney, Australia. The patrol frigate

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