Austal seeks to identify new opportunities for Alabama shipyard

The Navy’s decision to award the FFG (X) guided missile frigate contract to Fincantieri Marinette Marine leaves three other shipyards feeling disappointed, including Austal USA, in Mobile, Ala. In a filing with

Euronav swoops on fourth DSME VLCC newbuild resale

Euronav NV (NYSE: EURN & Euronext: EURN) has entered into an agreement to acquire a fourth resale VLCC newbuilding contract. Last month the tanker giant reached an agreement to acquire three VLCCs,

VIDEO: Med Marine delivers compact ASD tug to Abu Dhabi

Istanbul, Turkey, headquartered shipbuilder and tugboat operator Med Marine has completed the delivery of Tareef 1, a MED-A2360 series tugboat, to Abu Dhabi Ports’ flagship Khalifa Port. Med Marine’s MED-A2360 design is

All American Marine books tour boat order

Seward, Alaska, based Major Marine Tours has awarded Bellingham, Wash., shipbuilder All American Marine, Inc. (AAM) a contract to build two sister vessels. The 87 foot by 32 foot Teknicraft-design aluminum catamarans,

HII to acquire Kongsberg’s Hydroid UUV subsidiary

Kongsberg Maritime AS has signed an agreement to sell its underwater technology company Hydroid, Inc. for $350 million to shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII). The agreement provides that, as of closing,

Metal Shark delivers patrol boat to San Juan PD

Jeanerette, La., based shipbuilder Metal Shark has delivered a new 36-foot welded-aluminum patrol boat to the San Juan, Puerto Rico, Police Department. The new patrol boat is a 36 Fearless stepped-bottom center

ABS and Hyundai Heavy complete Smart-ship JDP

Marking completion of a landmark joint development project (JDP), classification society ABS has verified the smart functions of shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries’ Integrated Smart-ship Solution, issuing the first Product Design Assessment (PDA)

New management team in place at Harland & Wolff

InfraStrata plc (AIM: INFA), the U.K. infrastructure project specialist that bought the assets of Northern Ireland shipbuilder Harland & Wolff, has appointed a new management team for what is now its wholly-owned

Meyer Turku delays delivery of Carnival’s Mardi Gras

Delivery of the first LNG-fueled cruise ship to serve the North American market, Carnival Cruise Line’s Mardi Gras, will be delayed. Shipbuilder Meyer Turku said today that it “is adjusting its production

VIDEO: Metal Shark set for full-rate production of Navy’s next-gen patrol boats

Jeanerette, La., headquartered shipbuilder Metal Shark and the U.S. Navy are nearing the end of the operational test and evaluation (OT&E) trial period for the Navy’s incoming standardized 40 PB patrol boat

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