Horizon delivers newbuild to Corps of Engineers

AUGUST 29, 2013 — Horizon Shipbuilding, Inc., Bayou La Batre, AL has delivered the Motor Vessel George C. Grugett to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in Memphis, TN. This is

LCS 4 completes acceptance trials

AUGUST 28, 2013 — Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) says that the future USS Coronado (LCS 4) successfully concluded acceptance trials August 23, after completing a series of graded in-port and underway

Layoffs ahead at Halifax Shipyard

AUGUST 26, 2013 — Canada’s Irving Shipbuilding last week announced that it had awarded several contract to Nova Scotia and Canadian suppliers as part of the $300 million Halifax Shipyard Modernization Program.

Mexican Navy yard to build fifth Damen Stan Patrol

AUGUST 23, 2013 — Damen Shipyards Group and the Mexican Navy have signed a contact that will see a fourth Damen Stan Patrol 4207 built at ASTIMAR 1, the Mexican Navy shipyard

Cruising boom ahead

AUGUST 23, 2013 — The cruise market is forecast to exhibit dynamic growth in the period up to 2025, taking annual passenger demand up from around 20.9 million passengers in 2012 to

Ardmore orders four more newbuilds

AUGUST 21, 2013 — Cork, Ireland, headquartered Ardmore Shipping Corporation (NYSE:ASC) says that it has entered contracts with Fukuoka Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Japan, for the construction of four 25,000 dwt IMO 2

Wärtsilä to power gas fueled Danish ferry

AUGUST 21, 2013 — Wärtsilä is to supply the main propulsion generating sets for a double ended 100 m ferry that will be the first gas fueled ferry for a domestic route

Last Avondale-built LPD completes builder’s trials

AUGUST 20, 2013 — The amphibious transport dock Somerset (LPD 25), the ninth San Antonio-class ship built at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division, returned Friday from successful builder’s sea trials

Electric Boat gets $11.99 million mod to Virginia contract

AUGUST 16, 2013 — Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Conn., is being awarded an $11,992,933 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-09-C-2104) for continued procurement and manufacturing of onboard repair parts to be

NNS installs final CVN 78 aircraft elevator

AUGUST 15, 2013 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division has installed the third and final aircraft elevator on the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford

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