Halifax Shipyard wins commercial ship repair contracts

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013 — Canada’s Irving Shipbuilding today confirmed two new commercial ship repair contracts for Halifax Shipyard that will require up to approximately 140 hourly employees. MV Oceanex Sanderling, a container/cargo

Vietnam shipyard increases ship lift capacity

AUGUST 28, 2013 — Rolls-Royce announced today that the largest capacity Syncrolift ship lift to be built in Vietnam is now officially open for service. The Syncrolift has been installed as a

Resolve Marine Group in Alaska acquisition

AUGUST 28, 2013 — With vessel traffic growing in the environmentally-sensitive Aleutian Chain, Resolve Marine Group reports that is to acquire Magone Marine Services of Western Alaska. Dan Magone, Founder of Magone

Resolve Marine Group in Alaska acquisition

AUGUST 28, 2013 — With vessel traffic growing in the environmentally-sensitive Aleutian Chain, Resolve Marine Group reports that is to acquire Magone Marine Services of Western Alaska. Dan Magone, Founder of Magone

Chinese-built PSVs to have ABB dry type transformers

AUGUST 7, 2013 — ABB is to supply China’s Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding Ltd. with 24 dry-type propulsion transformers, for installation in 12 diesel-electric powered offshore platform supply vessels. The 2,300 kVA 480-volt

Major ship repair award to BAE Systems Norfolk

JULY 28, 2013—BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair, Norfolk, VA, was recently awarded a $110,781,296 undefinitized contract action as a modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-11-C-4407) for the FY 2013 dry-docking planned

BAE San Diego gets $38.6 million more for DDG 65 job

JULY 23, 2013 — BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair Inc., San Diego, Calif., has been awarded a $38,601,943 modification to previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee contract (N00024-11-C-4408)  to definitize the USS Benfold (DDG

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

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

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