By René Fredriks, Managing Director, Trelleborg Marine & Infrastructure As global shipbuilding powerhouses ramp up capacity and innovation, U.S. shipbuilding finds itself at a critical moment. With over 100,000 American jobs and
Detyens Shipyards Inc., North Charleston, S.C., has been awarded a $21,145,267 firm-fixed-price contract (N3220525C4144) for a 180-calendar day shipyard availability for the regular overhaul and dry dock availability of Military Sealift Command’s
Vigor Marine LLC, Portland, Oregon, has been awarded a $55,881,631 firm-fixed-price contract for the FY 2005 Docking Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA) maintenance, modernization, and repair of USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10). The
Bardex Corporation, which recently won a contract to supply Canada’s Irving Shipbuilding with a 165-meter shiplift with a capacity of over 27,000 tonnes, has teamed up with Baltimore, Md.-based naval architect firm
Alabama Shipyard LLC, Mobile, Ala., has been awarded a $30,085,225 firm-fixed-price contract (N3220524C4073) for a 156-calendar day shipyard availability for the regular overhaul and dry dock availability of the Military Sealift Command’s
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
Boston Ship Repair, Boston, Mass., has been awarded a $13,824,169 firm-fixed-price contract for a 98-calendar day shipyard availability for a regular overhaul and drydocking of the Military Sealift Command expeditionary fast transport
The Military Sealift Command’s Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) completed its first Regular Overhaul (ROH) in the European area of operations at the Palumbo Shipyard
When a 9,280 horsepower towboat returned to service following extensive repairs at the James Marine Paducah River Service yard in Kentucky, it marked the first application of Thordon’s new seal-embedded bearing to
Everett Ship Repair in Everett, Wash., has recently completed hull repairs and upgrades on the MV Excellence, a fisheries mothership processing vessel built in the 1970s in Japan. The 367.5 x 56
