VIDEO: LCS 11 completes acceptance trials
MAY 31, 2018 — Littoral Combat Ship 11, the future USS Sioux City, has completed acceptance trials in the waters of Lake Michigan. LCS 11 is the sixth Freedom-variant LCS designed and
MAY 31, 2018 — Littoral Combat Ship 11, the future USS Sioux City, has completed acceptance trials in the waters of Lake Michigan. LCS 11 is the sixth Freedom-variant LCS designed and
NOVEMBER 8, 2017 — Arlington, VA, headquartered naval architecture and marine engineering firm Gibbs & Cox, Inc. has entered into a strategic agreement with international ship designer OSD-IMT to offer producible, capable,
SEPTEMBER 6, 2017 — Arlington, VA, headquartered naval architecture and marine engineering firm Gibbs & Cox, Inc. has been awarded a contract by Gulf Island Shipyards, LLC, to perform the functional engineering
AUGUST 21, 2017 — The Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)-led industry team reports that it successfully completed the future USS Little Rock’s (LCS 9) builder’s trials on Aug. 17. The ship’s sea trials
AUGUST 24, 2016 — Independent naval architecture and marine engineering firm Gibbs & Cox, Inc. has promoted Kevin Prince to Vice President of the Gibbs & Cox (G&C) Engineering Group. In this
JULY 19, 2016 —The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT]-led industry team yesterday officially laid the keel for the U.S. Navy’s 17th Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), the future USS Indianapolis, in a ceremony at
JUNE 21, 2016 — Chris Deegan has been appointed President and Chief Executive of Gibbs & Cox, Inc., (G&C) replacing Rick Biben, who is retiring but remains on the G&C Board of
MAY 9, 2016 — Naval architecture and marine engineering firm Gibbs & Cox, Inc. has been awarded a contract by the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWC Philadelphia), for Shock Engineering
APRIL 11, 2016 — Arlington, VA, headquartered naval architecture and marine engineering firm Gibbs & Cox, Inc. has named Jonathan Applequist as Vice President and Group Manager of its Maritime Services Group
“DLBA’s new association with Gibbs & Cox will significantly enhance DLBA’s depth and breadth in providing timely and quality high performance marine solutions to our world-wide market, while continuing to foster and maintain our important and close relationships with our clients,” said Don Blount, President of DLBA. “This new relationship with Gibbs & Cox will provide our clients with the assurance of new technology application and expert staff reach-back from one of the largest, premier naval architecture and marine engineering firms in the world. We are proud of the many accomplishments of DLBA over the last twenty-seven years and look forward to being an integral part of Gibbs & Cox.”
“With this key strategic acquisition, Gibbs & Cox continues our strategy aligned to provide high performance marine craft solutions to our military and paramilitary clients,” said Gibbs & Cox Chief Executive and President Rick Biben, “as well as continued expansion of our commercial market areas in engineering, design and construction management of vessels including mega yachts, commercial craft, and production boats.”
Mr. Biben emphasized Gibbs & Cox’s focus on expansion and innovation. “We will continue to identify and pursue other candidate companies to further expand our vision,” he said, adding, “Our agreement with DLBA further solidifies Gibbs & Cox’s industry leadership role in the in the design and development of some of the most prestigious and capable maritime craft afloat today.”
Founded by Mr. Blount in 1988, DLBA specializing in the technical development of high-performance marine craft consulting services related to the design, evaluation, testing, and construction management of motor yachts, custom sport fishing boats, production boats, commercial, military and paramilitary vessels.
Independent and privately held, Gibbs & Cox is a global leader in maritime engineering and design, with nearly 7,000 vessels designed to its standards since 1929. Gibbs & Cox supports military and commercial clients in the U.S. and internationally with all phases of marine design, construction, and lifecycle management.