Third Austal LCS is a first in two ways
JANUARY 2, 2014 — Last month, Austal USA successfully completed the launch of the future USS Jackson (LCS 6). Though LCS 6 is the third Independence variant Littoral Combat Ship to be
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Under-construction semi sinks at shipyard
DECEMBER 30, 2013 — Bergen, Norway, headquartered Odfjell Drilling reports that on December 28 the semisubmersible offshore drilling rig Deepsea Aberdeen, currently under construction at Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) in
Siem orders two more dual fuel PSVs
DECEMBER 30, 2013 — Norway’s Siem Offshore has entered into contracts with Poland’s Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A.for four dual fueled platform supply vessels of Wärtsilä’x VS 4411 DF design. The vessels have scheduled
Vietnamese shipyard delivers new inland LPG carrier
DECEMBER 29, 2013—Vietnamese shipyard Saigon Shipbuilding & Marine Industries One Member Co, Ltd. (Saigon Shipmarin) recently completed the construction of a Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) carrier for near shore and river operations. Designed
Electric Boat gets $121.8 million Virginia Class award
DECEMBER 23, 2013 — General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Conn., is being awarded a $121,847,000 undefinitized contract action under existing Navy contract (N00024-12-C-2115) for additional long lead time material associated with
NNS director wins Women in Business award
DECEMBER 20, 2013 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that Dru Branche, health and safety director for the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division, has been recognized as a recipient of an
Shipbuilders Council praises passage of budget measure
DECEMBER 18, 2013 — The Senate today approved, by a 64-to-36 vote, a two year tax and spending bill that rolls back automatic spending cuts. The New York Times reports that “work
Shipping confidence hits three year high
DECEMBER 18, 2013 — Overall confidence levels in the shipping industry rose to their highest level for more than three years over the three-month period to November 2013, according to the latest
American Cruise Lines to build four more
DECEMBER 16, 2013 — American Cruise Lines – the largest U.S. domestic cruise company – today announced that it is building four new riverboats for American river cruising. All four will be
Keppel adds to orders at Singapore and China yards
DECEMBER 16, 2013 — Keppel Offshore & Marine subsidiaries Keppel Shipyard, in Singapore, and Keppel Nantong Shipyard, in China, have secured five contracts worth about Singapore $150 million in total. Mr. Michael