Davie and union agree on five-year labor deal
JULY 25, 2016 — Canadian shipbuilder Chantier Davie Canada, Inc., Levis, Quebec, and its labor union agreed a new 5-year collective agreement on July 22. The news comes after the failure, earlier
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DARPA drone ship completes initial performance trials
JULY 25, 2016 — Initial performance trials of DARPA’s sub-hunting super drone technology demonstration vessel were completed June 22, reports Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), which led the team that designed and built the
HHI to build MSC tanker for Royal New Zealand Navy
JULY 25, 2016 – South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world’s largest shipbuilder, has won an order to build a 23,000 ton class logistics support vessel for New Zealand Defence Force’s
Austal-built LCS 6 completes shock trials
JULY 20, 2016 —Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) reports that the Independence variant Littoral Combat Ship USS Jackson (LCS 6) has successfully completed Full Ship Shock Trials (FSST) off the coast of
HII makes large surface combatant program appointment
JULY 20, 2016 — Capt. Joseph J. Leonard (U.S. Navy, Ret.) has joined shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) as corporate director of customer affairs, large surface combatant program. Prior to joining HII,
Rolls Royce wins polar cruise ship contract
JULY 18, 2016 — Norway’s Hurtigruten and Kleven have now converted a letter of intent that they signed back in April (see earlier story) into a firm contract. As a result, Rolls-Royce
Hyundai Heavy delivers world’s largest semi
JULY 17, 2016 — The world’s largest shipbuilder has delivered the world’s largest largest semi-submersible drilling rig. South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) delivered the 123 m x 78 m Ocean Greatwhite
First LNG-fueled 50,000 dwt bulker will have ME-GI engine
JULY 13, 2016 — The 50,000 dwt LNG fueled bunker recently ordered at shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (see earlier story) by Korean shipowner Ishin will be powered by an MAN B&W 6G50ME-C9.5-GI
CVN 78 delivery delayed again
JULY 13, 2016 — Although the Navy says that Huntington Ingalls is performing well as the shipbuilder, the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) won’t now be delivered until at least November, more
Davie workers reject “insulting” labor deal
JULY 11, 2016 —Workers at Canada’s largest shipyard, Chantier Davie Canada Inc., Levis, Quebec, voted Sunday to “massively reject” the shipbuilder’s proposal for a new labor agreement, reports trade union CSN (Confédérationdes