September 2022
What’s going on in European shipyards and what can the U.S. learn from them? Also, we examine Japanese innovations, the tanker market and more.
What’s going on in European shipyards and what can the U.S. learn from them? Also, we examine Japanese innovations, the tanker market and more.
Shipbuilder Austal USA has entered a strategic partnership with Saildrone, Inc. to build autonomous uncrewed surface vehicles. The new partnership combines Alameda, Calif., headquartered Saildrone’s uncrewed surface vehicle technology with Austal USA’s
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) celebrated the ceremonial keel-laying of the aircraft carrier Enterprise (CVN 80) at its Newport News Shipbuilding division on July 27 U.S. Olympic gold medalists Simone Biles and
Austal USA has appointed Michelle Kruger as vice president of global services and support. Operating from the company’s San Diego waterfront services facility, Kruger is responsible for Austal USA’s global post-delivery repair
Fincantieri Marinette Marine Corp., Marinette, Wis., has been awarded a $39,414,122 contract modification that exercises an option for fiscal 2022 engineering and class support requirements in support of detail design and construction
Burger Boat Company held a christening ceremony for the new 92-foot vehicle and passenger ferry, the Neebish Islander III, at its Manitowoc, Wis., shipyard on August 13. Ordered by the Eastern Upper
The General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego has received $1.4 billion in U.S. Navy contract modifications for construction of a sixth Expeditionary Sea Base ship (ESB 8) and two additional John
Bollinger Shipyards LLC has delivered the USCGC William Chadwick to the U.S. Coast Guard in Key West, Florida. This is the 176th vessel Bollinger has delivered to the U.S. Coast Guard over
As we reported earlier, the Chief of Naval Operations’ just-released released Navigation Plan 2022 sees the U.S Navy’s fleet of 2040s as including “a host of manned, unmanned and optionally-manned platforms operating
St. Johns Ship Building, Palatka, Fla., has hosted a keel laying ceremony for the first of two Jones Act Incat Crowther 30 Crew Transport Vessels (CTV) that it is building for Windea,