Great Lakes Shipyard launches first of two tugboats
APRIL 1, 2013 — Great Lakes Shipyard, Cleveland, Ohio, continues to make progress with the construction of two new 50-ton bollard pull Aura Class tugboats for SEACOR Holdings, Inc. The shipyard is
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CVN 72 arrives at NNS for refueling after six week delay
MARCH 31, 2013 — The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) at Huntington Ingalls Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division March 28, following a six-week delay in its arrival. Lincoln was originally
ClassNK approves duplex stainless steel applications
MARCH 27, 2013 — Classification society Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) has approved the first application of duplex stainless steel (NSSC 2120) on vessels in Japan. The steel, manufactured by Nippon Steel and
NPT Propeller delivers impressive results
MARCH 25, 2013 — The latest Grontmij/Schmidt Maritime Seahorse 35000 design bulk carrier, built by China’s Yangzhou Guoyu Shipbuilding Co. for Nordic Hamburg, recently completed sea trials in which it exceeded all
MHI and Imabari form LNG ship JV to compete with Korea
MARCH 25, 2013 — Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) and Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. are setting up a joint venture company — MI LNG Company, Limited — to handle the design
Navy adds another $407.4 million to Kennedy contract
MARCH 22, 2013 — The Navy is modifying the total amount of a previously awarded contract to Huntington Ingalls Inc, Newport News, Va., (N00024-09-C-2116) by $407,408,093 in order to extend construction preparation
GAO reports on impacts of Jones Act on Puerto Rico trade
MARCH 21, 2013 — The GAO has issued a report that should rekindle the debate over the benefits, or otherwise, of the Jones Act. Entitled “Puerto Rico: Characteristics of the Island’s Maritime
BIW gets another $18 million for DDG 1000
MARCH 19, 2013 — General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, is being awarded an $18,006,165 modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-06-C-2303) to exercise an option for DDG 1000 class services.
Vancouver Shipyards starts OFSV design work
MARCH 18, 2013 — Canada’s Seaspan Shipyards reports that Vancouver Shipyards (VSY) has started design work under the Construction Engineering Contract for the Canadian Coast Guard’s Offshore Fisheries Science Vessel (OFSV). This
Otto Marine shipyard books first newbuilds in two years
MARCH 11, 2013 — “We are now in a much better position to revitalize and grow our shipbuilding segment,” says Michael See, CFO of Singapore headquartered Otto Marine, which today reported that