Freire delivers research ship to Qatar

May 22, 2012 —A new, state-of-the-art ship given to Qatar University will transform marine research in the Arabian Gulf region. Built by Freire Shipbuilding, Vigo, Spain, the research vessel Janan – named

LoBiondo voices concern about Coast Guard budget

MAY 18, 2012—U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ) recently voiced his concern about the sustainability of the U.S. Coast Guard’s acquisition program and its ability to maintain its fleet of ships and aircraft

St. Johns delivers OSV to A.R. Singh Contractors

MAY 18, 2012: St. Johns Ship Building of Palatka, Fla.has  delivered the offshore service vessel (OSV) Sea Strength to A. R. Singh Contractors of Point Fortin, Trinidad. The 157-ft vessel is currently

HII gets $133.7 million advanced procurement award for LPD 27

MAY 16, 2012: Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division has received a $133.7 million, cost-plus-fixed-fee advance procurement contract modification from the U.S. Navy to provide long lead time

Steel-aluminum foam sandwich weld holds promise for shipbuilding weight savings

In a promising development for lightweight shipbuilding constructions, Germany’s Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. (LZH) and its partners in a joint project have laser welded a demonstrator for marine gear unit foundations made

Jaccar sells stake in SOE

Jacques de Chateauvieux’s Jaccar Holdings is selling its 25 percent stake in Sinopacific Offshore and Engineering to Pearlfine Ocean Worldwide, which joins Evergreen Holding Group and Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group (in which Jaccar

SEAJON christens first ATB built in Erie since 1972

SEAJON, LLC, a partnership between SEACOR Holdings Inc. and Donjon Marine Co., Inc., held an open house April 10 at the Donjon Shipbuilding and Repair facility in Port Erie, Pa., for news

NASSCO gets $68.9 million mod to Comstock contract

General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Co., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $68,915,249 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-08-C-4410) for USS Comstock (LSD 45) fiscal 2012 Extended Docking Phased Maintenance

Former Vinashin chief gets 20 year prison sentence

Vietnamese state controlled media report that Pham Thanh Binh, 59, former chairman of the Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (Vinashin), has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for “intentionally violating economic management

Austal teams with GD unit to pursue international defense opportunities

Austal is leveraging its relationship with mission system integrator General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems to has enhanced its positioning for Australian and international defense programs. The two companies have entered into an

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