APRIL 9, 2018 — Classification society ABS is engaged in a two-year project with the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command (MSC) to deliver the industry’s first bow-to-stern Condition-based Class asset management program.
MARCH 31, 2018 — Detyens Shipyards Inc., Charleston, South Carolina, is being awarded a $20,672,008 contract for a 94-calendar day shipyard availability for the regular overhaul and drydocking of USNS Lewis and
MARCH 24, 2018 — Vigor Marine LLC, Portland, OR, was awarded a $7,198,004 firm-fixed-price contract by the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command (MSC) for a 42-calendar day shipyard availability for the midterm
FEBRUARY 25, 2018 —The U.S. Navy’s newest Expeditionary Fast Transport, the USNS Burlington (EPF 10), was christened yesterday at a ceremony at Austal USA’s shipyard in Mobile, AL. Austal USA was awarded the contract
FEBRUARY 6, 2018 — Aiming to improve performance and mission readiness, the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command (MSC) is to run a pilot program for GE’s Predix Asset Performance Management (APM) on
NOVEMBER 15, 2017 — Vigor Marine LLC, Portland, OR, is being awarded an $8,523,020 firm-fixed-price contract for a 42-calendar day shipyard availability for the mid-term availability of USNS Henry J.Kaiser (T-AO 187).
OCTOBER 6, 2017—The 894-ft hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) arrived in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on October 3 to help assist in the island’s emergency medical needs and went right to
AUGUST 25, 2017 — Vigor Marine LLC, Portland, OR, is being awarded an $18,067,920 firm-fixed-price contract for a 76-calendar day shipyard availability for the regular overhaul and dry docking of USNS Richard
JULY 31, 2017 — The U.S. Department of Justice reports that the former owner of a government contracting company that serviced the Military Sealift Command (MSC) has been sentenced to 60 months
MARCH 30, 2017 — U.S. Marine Management Inc., Norfolk, VA, (a subsidiary of Maersk Line Limited) is being issued a $31,968,664 modification under a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00033-09-C-2504) to exercise an