NNS’s Alma Fallon wins business achievement honor

DECEMBER 11, 2012 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that Alma Martinez Fallon, director of supply chain procurement at Newport News Shipbuilding, is a recipient of an Inside Business 2012 Women in

Scorpio Tankers orders MR product tanker newbuilds

DECEMBER 11, 2012 — Scorpio Tankers Inc. (NYSE: STNG) has executed options with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd. of South Korea for the construction of two MR product tanker newbuildings. It has

Fincantieri places first Costa Diadema module in dock

DECEMBER 11, 2012 — Fincantieri’s Marghera, Italy, shipyard yesterday started the building dock phase of construction of Costa Diadema, the future Costa Cruises flagship. With a gross tonnage 132,500 and accommodations for

Ingalls delivers LPD 24, awarded LPD 17 class maintenance

DECEMBER 10, 2012 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) announced today its Ingalls Shipbuilding division has delivered the amphibious transport dock Arlington (LPD 24) to the U.S. Navy. Arlington is the eighth ship

Austal wins Oman maintenance services contract

DECEMBER 10, 2012 — Austal has been awarded a Fleet Maintenance Services contract by the Sultanate of Oman’s National Ferries Company (NFC). The contract is worth approximately Australian $1.6 million (about US$1.67

China yard stops work on Prospector rig jacking systems

DECEMBER 10, 2012 — China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Offshore Co. Ltd. has stopped work on the jacking systems of four jack-up rigs, pending testing. The rigs, which are under construction for have

VT Halter Marine breaks ground for new ship repair facility

DECEMBER 7, 2012 — The ceremonial shovels were out in Pascagoula, Miss., this week as VT Halter Marine held a ground breaking ceremony for a new ship repair facility that will create

NASSCO lays keel of second MLP ship

DECEMBER 5, 2012 — Lyn Glenn, daughter of astronaut John Glenn, and Mrs. Helen L. Toolan, wife of Lieutenant General John A. Toolan, Jr., Commanding General, I Marine Expeditionary Force, were the

BAE Systems Mobile lays dump scow keel

DECEMBER 4, 2012 — BAE Systems Mobile, Alabama, shipyard has marked a milestone in the construction of the first of two dump scows for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company. Employees and

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding books first jack-up rig order

DECEMBER 3, 2012 — China’s Yangzijiang Shipbuilding is making good on its plans to get into the offshore market. Today it reports that its booked its first order for a jack-up rig

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