Lockheed Martin lays keel for LCS 7

NOVEMBER 8, 2012 — The Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)-led industry team has laid the keel for the U.S. Navy’s seventh Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), the future USS Detroit, in a ceremony at

World’s largest containership starts maiden voyage

NOVEMBER 8, 2012 —  CMA CGM Group reports that the 16,000 TEU CMA CGM Marco Polo, the world’s largest containership, began its first voyage yesterday in Ningbo, China Built by DSME (Daewoo

Huntington Ingalls declares first dividend

NOVEMBER 8, 2012 — Naval shipbuilding giant Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) has declared the its first quarterly cash dividend. The $0.10 per share dividend will be payable on December 14, 2012, to

NYPD adds more Gladding Hearn patrol boats

NOVEMBER 7, 2012 — The New York Police Department Harbor Unit is to have five more patrol boats built by Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, adding to more than a dozen patrol boats and one

Indonesia’s ITS opts for SmartMarine 3D

NOVEMBER 7, 2012 — Indonesia’s Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS) has chosen Intergraph SmartMarine 3D for use in its Department of Naval Architecture and Shipbuilding Engineering. SmartMarine 3D is an advanced shipbuilding

Martek Marine racks up orders from Korean shipbuilders

NOVEMBER 6, 2012 — Rotherham, U.K., headquartered Martek Marine has won a series of orders from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering and Hyundai Heavy Industries for its MariNOx Evolution on-board emissions monitoring

Horizon Shipbuilding delivers towboats

NOVEMBER 5, 2012 — Horizon Shipbuilding, Inc., Bayou La Batre, Ala., recently delivered the towboat M/V Eugenie J. Huger to Canal Barge Company of New Orleans, La. The Huger (pictured at left) 

TUI Cruises exercises newbuild option at STX Finland

NOVEMBER 5, 2012 — Germany’s TUI Cruises has exercised an option for a second cruise ship from STX Finland. The announcement was made as first steel was cut at the Turku Shipyard

Huntington Ingalls promotes Tom Stiehle

NOVEMBER 2, 2012 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) has promoted Tom Stiehle to chief financial officer and vice president of business management for the company’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division. In this role, Mr.

Tenth Virginia-class submarine christened at NNS

OCTOBER 28, 2012 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) today christened the 10th Virginia-class submarine, Minnesota (SSN 783), in a ceremony at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division. The ship’s sponsor, Ellen

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