Mississippi Governor signs Shipyard of the Future bond bill

MAY 28, 2015 — Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant visited Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division’s Pascagoula, MS, shipyard today for the ceremonial signing of a $20 million bond bill supporting Ingalls’

New Brunswick shipbuilding project gets funding

MAY 26, 2015 — The New Brunswick, Canada, provincial government is to invest $3.8 million in the shipbuilding industry, helping to create more than 75 jobs and positioning the industry for future

NNS again gets OSHA recognition for work site safety

MAY 22, 2015 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has recertified the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division as a Voluntary Protection Program (VPP)

Vigor transfers dry dock to Seattle

MAY 18, 2015 — Vigor Industrial has towed its 14,000-long ton capacity floating dry dock Vigilant from Portland, OR, to Seattle, WA. The 528-foot long dry dock will enable Vigor to continue

NYK orders apple tank LNG duo for Cameron project

MAY 14, 2015 — Japan’s NYK has ordered two 165,000 cu.m LNG ships with apple shaped tanks to serve the Cameron LNG project in Louisiana. NYK says that, on April 30, it

Huntington Ingalls gets $14.5 million for DDG 51 work

MAY 14, 2015 — Huntington Ingalls Inc., Pascagoula, MS, is being awarded a $14,524,779 cost-plus-award-fee modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-12-C-2312) to exercise options for DDG 51 class destroyer follow yard services

Huntington Ingalls makes two VP appointments

MAY 13, 2015 —  Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports the appointment of two vice presidents at its Ingalls Shipbuilding division. George Jones has been appointed vice president of operations, and Tim Farrell

Signet wins long term Trailer Bridge towing contract

MAY 13, 2015 — Signet Maritime Corporation, Houston, TX, has completed Phase II of a $250 million capital expansion program with the integration of the Harvey Gulf offshore towing vessel fleet that

Turkey orders Navantia design LPD

MAY 10, 2015 — Turkey’s Undersecretariat for Defense Industries (SSM) has signed a contract reportedly worth close to $1 billion with Sedef Shipbuilding, Inc., Turkey’s largest private shipyard. It covers design and

Bay Shipbuilding books ATB order

MAY 5, 2015 — Fincantieri Marine Group’s Bay Shipbuilding Company, Sturgeon Bay, WI, has been awarded a contract for the new construction of an Articulated Tug-Barge unit (ATB). The ATB will consist

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