Bay Maritime acquires Svendsen’s Boat Works

DECEMBER 7, 2016 — Svendsen’s Boat Works and its divisions of Svendsen’s Marine Distributing, Svendsen’s Metal Works, Svendsen’s Chandlery and Svendsen’s Marine International, an Alameda, CA, based, family owned and operated company

BAE Norfolk gets $55.7 million for Wasp work

DECEMBER 6, 2016 — BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair Inc., Norfolk, VA, is being awarded a $55,766,162 modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-11-C-4407) for USS Wasp (LHD-1) fiscal 2017 planned maintenance

GAO reports on Navy ship repair contracting strategy

NOVEMBER 22, 2016 — In 2015 the U.S. Navy introduced a new contracting strategy for ship repair, called Multiple Award Contract, Multi Order (MAC-MO). A report to Congress by the GAO finds

Detyens wins two Military Sealift Command contracts

OCTOBER 16, 2016 — Detyens Shipyards Inc., North Charleston, SC, has won two Military Sealift Command contracts worth a total of more than $12.8 million. Detyens is being awarded a $9,252,917 firm-fixed-price

Panels to research 17 ways to reduce shipyard costs

OCTOBER 5, 2016 — The Executive Control Board of the National Shipbuilding Research Program (NSRP) has selected 17 panel projects for funding awards, as part of the program’s continuing mission to reduce

Aaron Hendry passes away

OCTOBER 3, 2016 — Aaron W. Hendry, husband, father and grandfather, as well as a noted Florida business leader, died today at the age of 80. Aaron passed away peacefully in his

NASSCO-Norfolk wins Navy job worth potential $48.2 million

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016 — General Dynamics NASSCO-Norfolk, Norfolk, VA, is being awarded a $21,024,781 firm-fixed-price, delivery incentive contract for the execution of USS Gonzalez (DDG 66) fiscal 2017 extended dry-docking selected restricted

OSHA issues RFI on shipyard safety

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016 — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today issued a Request for Information (RFI) as the agency considers updating its safety standards under Subpart E of the Occupational

OSHA issues RFI on shipyard safety

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016 — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today issued a Request for Information (RFI) as the agency considers updating its safety standards under Subpart E of the Occupational

Vigor wins $36.5 million Navy contract

AUGUST 30, 2016 — Vigor Marine, LLC, Portland, OR, is being awarded a $36,592,389 firm-fixed price contract to perform repair and modernization work to support a Chief of Naval Operations Availability as

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