Bouchard B. No. 295 completes major overhaul
JANUARY 4, 2018 — Bouchard Transportation Co., Inc., Melville, NY, reports that Bouchard Barge No. 295 (B. No. 295) has completed a major shipyard overhaul at Gulf Marine Repair, Tampa, FL. Approximately
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Detyens wins $11.7 million Navy contract
DECEMBER 21, 2018 — Detyens Shipyards Inc., North Charleston, SC, has been awarded an $11,753,763 contract for a 60 calendar day shipyard availability for the regular overhaul/drydocking of USNS Laramie (T-AO 203).
Turkey’s Tersan Shipyard boosts its dry dock capacity
DECEMBER 20, 2018 — Tersan Shipyard, Yalova, Turkey, will have a new floating dry dock in operation by the end of February 2019. The dry dock has a length of 284 m
BAE Systems San Diego shipyard wins $78.8 million Navy contract
DECEMBER 6, 2018 — BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair (BAE), San Diego, CA, has been awarded a $78,847,897 contract for the execution of the USS Shoup (DDG 86) fiscal 2019 Depot
Goltens completes cruise ship scrubber installation in 18 days
DECEMBER 4, 2018 — Goltens reports that it was recently engaged to undertake the installation of two exhaust gas scrubbers on a cruise ship equipped with four GMT/Sulzer 16ZAV40S and two GMT/Sulzer
ABB Turbocharging opens new branch in Zhoushan, China
NOVEMBER 23, 2018 — ABB Turbocharging reports that ABB Jiangjin Turbo Systems Co., Ltd has reached a strategic cooperation with Zhoushan Xinya Shipyard Co., Ltd and opened a branch office in Zhoushan.
GAO: Costly maintenance delays plague Navy attack submarine fleet
NOVEMBER 20, 2018 — Navy shipyards have been unable to keep up with maintenance demands for attack submarines. As a result, the Navy has spent $1.5 billion since 2008 to support submarines
VIDEO: Damen Curaçao commissions new Panamax floating dock
NOVEMBER 14, 2018 — Damen Shiprepair Curaçao (DSCu), has now commissioned the largest of two new floating dry docks. After final tests on the morning of November 2, the 230 m x
Epic Alabama Shipyard buys BAE Mobile shipyard
OCTOBER 17, 2018 — Epic Alabama Shipyard, LLC says that it has purchased BAE Systems Southeast Shipyards Alabama LLC and all of its related shipyard facilities in Mobile, AL. Epic will provide
Consolidated Ship Repair names Brent Sappington Marine Manager
OCTOBER 2, 2018 — Port Arthur, TX, shipyard Consolidated Ship Repair (CSR) has hired Brent Sappington as Marine Manager. With 28 years of marine industry experience, Sappington will oversee the execution of