SEPTEMBER 10, 2015 — In an aggressive expansion of its capacity, Chinese container shipping giant COSCO yesterday announced it had entered shipbuilding contracts with domestic shipbuilders worth a total $1.51 billion for
SEPTEMBER 8, 2015 — The United States Coast Guard Icebreaker Mackinaw (WLBB-30) recently completed repairs at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding, Sturgeon Bay, WI, to prepare for winter operations on the Great Lakes. Winter
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015 — Kirby Corporation has selected ABS to provide classification and International Safety Management certification for 11 push boats. Under Subchaper M towing vessel safety requirements proposed, but not yet
SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 — Hundreds of employees yesterday gathered in the new Assembly Hall at Irving Shipbuilding’s Halifax Shipyard in Halifax, Nova Scotia, to celebrate the start of production of the first
SEPTEMBER 1, 2015 — The Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers has named Bollinger Shipyards VP Quality Management Dennis Fanguy as the winner of its 2015 William M. Kennedy Award. The
AUGUST 28, 2015 — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division continues to make progress with the mid-life refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) of the Nimitz class aircraft carrier USS Abraham
AUGUST 28, 2015 — Classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR), which is classing the world’s largest-ever containerships, has produced a series of proposals and guidelines on the safest, most cost-effective methods of stowing
AUGUST 25, 2015 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) held a graduation ceremony Saturday for graduates of Ingalls Shipbuilding’s Apprentice School. The ceremony celebrated the accomplishments of 45 students representing various crafts at
AUGUST 22, 2015 — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding division today celebrated the keel laying of the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), the second ship of the Gerald R.
AUGUST 19, 2015 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that its Newport News Shipbuilding division has been awarded a $57.8 million contract to perform planning in support of maintenance and modernization efforts