Panamax floating dock arrives in Walvis Bay
JULY 5, 2013 — Ship repair company Elgin Brown and Hamer (EBH) Namibia says that its Panamax sized third floating dry dock arrived in Walvis Bay today. EBH Namibia announced its plans
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Leevac acquires Tidewater’s Quality Shipyards
JULY 1, 2013 — Leevac Shipyards, LLC through its newly created subsidiary Leevac Shipyards Houma, LLC, has completed the acquisition of substantially all assets of Quality Shipyards, Inc., located at 3201 Earhart
NNS wins award for cardboard and duct tape boat
JUNE 25, 2013 — Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) has added to its trophies by building a vessel made of cardboard instead of steel. NNS, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII), competed
Grandweld wins contract for four 42 m crewboats
JUNE 24, 2013 — Dubai, United Arab Emirates, based Grandweld Shipyards, has won a contract worth over $21 million from Mexico’s COTEMAR, S.A. de C.V. to design and build four 42 m
BAE San Diego gets $15.3 million Navy contract mod
JUNE 23, 2013 — BAE San Diego Ship Repair, San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $15,361,658 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-10-C-4407) to exercise an option for the USS Green Bay
U.S. shipyards support $36 billion in GDP
JUNE 20, 2013 — The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) has released a report on the U.S. shipbuilding and repair industry that shows that nation’s shipyards support $36 billion in gross domestic product.
BAE San Diego gets $8.9 million contract mod
JUNE 3, 2013 — BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair, Inc., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded an $8,970,338 modification to previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee contract (N00024-11-C-4408) to definitize the USS Gridley (DDG-101)
BAE San Diego gets $49.7 million contract mod
MAY 29, 2013 — BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair Inc., San Diego, Calif., has been awarded, a $49,796,139 modification to previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee contract (N00024-11-C-4408) to definitize the USS Russell (DDG
Gibdock completes seismic vessel refit
MAY 20, 2013 — Gibraltar ship repairer Gibdock has completed a refit of the seismic vessel WG Cook for WesternGeco, reflecting the shipyard’s growing ability to attract return customers in the specialized
BAE Norfolk gets $48.6 million mod to DDG 58 contract
MAY 6, 2013— BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair, Norfolk, Va., is being awarded a $48,628,316 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-10-C-4308) for the USS Laboon (DDG 58) fiscal 2013 extended drydocking selected