Navy awards Austal USA $230.5 million EPF contract
Shipbuilder Austal USA has been awarded a $230.5 million contract for the detail design and construction of EPF 16, the U.S. Navy’s newest Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) ship. EPF 16 will be
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ClassNK issues AiP for 160,000 cu.m liquefied hydrogen carrier
Classification Society ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for a 160,000 cubic meter liquefied hydrogen carrier developed by shipbuilder Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd (KHI). This follows on from its earlier
Ingalls Shipbuilding names new VP of contracts and pricing
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that Stephen Fitts has been promoted to vice president of contracts and pricing at its Ingalls Shipbuilding division. He succeeds Eric Crooker who assumed a new role
ME-GI engines at heart of hybrid-propulsion RO/RO newbuild duo
MAN Energy Solutions is two supply four dual-fuel MAN B&W 6S60ME-GI engines for two hybrid propulsion, 8,000 lane-meter RO/RO vessels. The 243 meter long ships are on order at South Korean shipbuilder
Bollinger books $33.7 million Navy contract
Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, La., is on a roll. Hard on the heels of winning a contract for production of the Navy’s Mine Countermeasures Unmanned Surface Vessel (MCM USV) the shipbuilder has landed
Crescent Marine welcomes M/V Captain Walter towboat
The 1,200 hp. M/V Captain Walter towboat was christened February 19 at Eymard Marine Construction & Repair, where it was built, in Harvey, La. The Entech-designed vessel was built for Harvey-based Crescent
Metal Shark gets $36 million mod to NAVSEA patrol vessel contract
The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., has awarded Jeanerette, La., headquartered shipbuilder Metal Shark a $36,195,438 modification to a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The modification establishes fiscal 2022 and fiscal 2023
New dredge underway at Eastern Shipbuilding for Weeks Marine
Eastern Shipbuilding Group is busy with the construction of the trailing suction hopper dredge R.B. Weeks (ESG Hull 258). The dredge is a sister ship to the Magdalen (ESG 256), delivered to
Savannah Pilots take delivery of new pilot boat
Earlier this month, Snow & Company of Seattle, Wash., handed off Savannah, the first of two new 64-foot aluminum pilot boats to the Savannah Pilots Association. Designed by Camarc Design of the
Q&A: Austal USA’s Larry Ryder talks shipbuilding hurdles, milestones and more
As Marine Log gets its annual TTB 2022 (Tugs, Towboats & Barges) event underway next week, guests will have a unique opportunity to tour Austal USA in Mobile, Ala., one of the