MV Werften signs design agreements
AUGUST 27, 2016 — Genting Hong Kong shipbuilding subsidiary MV Werften has signed a letter of intent with Finnish engineering company Foreship Oy. The agreement covers parts of the basic design of
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NASSCO to build LNG-Ready ConRo ships for Matson
AUGUST 25, 2016 — Matson, Inc. (NYSE: MATX) today announced that its subsidiary, Matson Navigation Company, Inc.,has signed a contract with General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE:
Sembcorp Marine takes full control of PPL Shipyard
AUGUST 23, 2016 — Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine Limited is to take 100% ownership of its PPL Shipyard. It has reached an agreement with PPL Holdings Pte Ltd and E-Interface Holdings Limited to
BIW gets another $8.7 million for DDG 1000 work
AUGUST 22, 2016 — Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, is being awarded an $8,750,380 cost-plus-fixed fee modification to previously awarded USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) construction contract (N00024-06-C-2303) for post hull, mechanical, and electrical
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
Austal’s Chinese JV books first ferry order
AUGUST 18, 2016 — Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) reports that Aulong Shipbuilding, a joint venture company between Austal and China’s Guandong Jianglong Shipbuilding has won its first ferry contract. The A$10 million (about
Kleven nets order for fish harvesting vessel
AUGUST 18, 2016 — Norway’s Kleven Maritime has signed a contract with DESS Aquaculture Shipping, a joint venture company established by Marine Harvest Norway and Deep Sea Supply, covering construction of a
Navy modifies NASSCO LX(R) design work contract
AUGUST 16, 2016 — General Dynamics, National Steel and Shipbuilding Co. (NASSCO), San Diego, CA, is being awarded a $24,385,582 modification to previously awarded contract N00024-14-C-2409 for LX(R) Amphibious Ship Replacement program
Crowley takes delivery of fourth LNG ready tanker
AUGUST 14, 2016 — Crowley Maritime Corporation will hold a ceremony at Philly Shipyard, Inc. this Tuesday to christen its latest Jones Act product tanker, MT West Virginia. Crowley took delivery of
VIDEO: NSC 6 Munro completes builders’ trials
AUGUST 9, 2016 —Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports the successful completion of builder’s sea trials for the company’s sixth U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutter (NSC), Munro (WMSL 755). The ship, built