Ingalls gets advanced procurement funding for NSC 9

AUGUST 31, 2016 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division has received an $88.2 million fixed-price contract from the U.S. Coast Guard to purchase long-lead materials for a

Maersk Tankers newbuilds to have Wartsila BWMS

AUGUST 31, 2016 — Copenhagen, Denmark, headquartered Maersk Tankers A/S of Denmark has selected Wärtsilä’s Electro Chlorination (EC) Ballast Water Management System (BWMS) for three new 50,000 DWT medium range (MR) tankers

New monohull passenger vessel leads a double life

AUGUST 29, 2016 —  Incat Crowther has designed a new 36 m monohull tour vessel to play a double role. Set for delivery to Mary D. Cruises of New Caledonia later this

Two former Singapore shipyard execs admit to paying bribes

AUGUST 29, 2016 — Two former senior executives of Singapore shipbuilder ST Marine have admitted to giving bribes in what the Straits Times newspaper says is one of the largest corruption scandals

Hapag-Lloyd Cruises orders two expedition ships

AUGUST 26, 2016 — Germany’s TUI Group is investing in two new vessels for its Hamburg based subsidiary Hapag-Lloyd Cruises. The two 240 passenger expedition ships will be designed and constructed by

Newport News gets $52.3 million award for CVN 75 work

AUGUST 21, 2016 — Huntington Ingalls Industries-Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, is being awarded a $52,366,419 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for nuclear propulsion and complex modernization work on the Nimitz class nuclear aircraft

Navy accepts delivery of LCS 7

AUGUST 16, 2016 —The Navy accepted delivery of the future USS Detroit (LCS 7) in a ceremony at the Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard, Aug. 12. Detroit is the eighth littoral combat ship

Floating LNG power plant gets DNV GL AIP

AUGUST 11, 2016 — Japan’s IHI Corporation has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from classificatiom society DNV GL for its FLPS (Floating LNG Power Station) concept. The FLPS concept is a combination

VIDEO: Pierside testing of CVN 78 nears completion

AUGUST 10, 2016 — Although delays to the delivery of the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) have been well publicized (see earlier story), Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) said today that

Vittoria Shipyard delivers dive training vessel to Tunisia

AUGUST 4, 2016 — Italy’s Vittoria Shipyard  has delivered the new  Zarzis A710 dive training ship to Tunisia. It will support diving and security operations in the Mediterranean. Delivered by the shipbuilder

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