FEBRUARY 1, 2013—Florida Marine Transporters, Inc., Mandeville, LA, recently exercised options to build at least one and up to five additional 90 ft x 32 ft x10 ft “Canal Class” inland towboats
JANUARY 31, 2013 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) marked a construction milestone January 26 when the 555-metric ton island was lowered onto the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) at
JANUARY 30, 2013 — It looks like it’s time for Tokyo-headquartered classification society ClassNK to roll out the celebratory sake barrel again (see earlier story). The society has just reported its official
JANUARY 28, 2013 — UM Bulk AS, Grimstad, Norway, has signed an agreement with Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd, Japan to buy two bulk carriers of the shipbuilder’s 58,000 dwt TESS-58 type. UM
JANUARY 27, 2013 — Rick Hepburn, PE, CAPT, USN (Ret) has been appointed the second President of The American Shipbuilding Suppliers Association “Rick will work to achieve the ASSA vision to strengthen
JANUARY 23, 2013 — Seaspan Corporation (NYSE:SSW) is continuing its fleet expansion. On January 16 it announced it had placed an order for five 14,000 TEU containerships with Hyundai Heavy Industries. Today
JANUARY 17, 2013 — Deep Sea Supply Plc (DESS), in which John Fredriksen’s Hemen Holding Ltd. is the largest shareholder, is entering a joint venture with BTG Pactual Oil & Gás Participações
JANUARY 15, 2013 — General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Conn., is being awarded a $51,687,173 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to previously awarded fixed-price-incentive contract (N00024-03-C-2101) for the planning and execution of the USS
JANUARY 14, 2013 — Houston headquartered Zentech, Inc. is participating in a strategic cooperation agreement for fully integrated jack-up drilling rig construction. Zentech, China’s CSSC Guangzhou Huangpu Shipbuilding Company Ltd. and TSC
JANUARY 14, 2013 — Great Lakes Shipyard, Cleveland, Ohio, has recently made three management appointments because of continued shipyard expansion. Paul W. Deterding has been appointed as Vice President & General Manager.
