Silver Ships hires Shawn Lobree as Federal Contracts Manager

FEBRUARY 20, 2018 — Theodore, AL, headquartered shipbuilder Silver Ships, Inc. reports that it has hired Shawn Lobree, a recently retired U.S. Navy captain, as Federal Contracts Manager. Lobree has more than

Ingalls awarded $1.43 billion LPD 29 contract

FEBRUARY 19, 2018 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division has been awarded a $1.43 billion, fixed-price incentive contract for the detail design and construction of LPD 29,

Navy asks for ten battle force ships in FY 2019 budget request

FEBRUARY 13, 2017 — Released yesterday, the Navy’s $194.1 billion budget request for FY2019 includes $20.1 billion for ten new battle force ships . The Navy’s recently completed Force Structure Assessment detailed

MacGregor to acquire most of TTS, but not Syncrolift

FEBRUARY 8, 2018 — MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has entered into an agreement to acquire the major businesses of TTS Group, a global provider of cargo handling equipment and services for merchant

VIDEO: NNS installs giant caisson that will speed submarine production

FEBRUARY 1, 2018 — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division has lifted and mounted a 400-metric ton caisson unit into its new Joint Manufacturing Assembly Facility (JMAF). A time lapse

Plans for LPG fueled COGES ferry make progress

JANUARY 29, 2018 — South Korea’s plans to pioneer LPG as a marine fuel with a GE COmbined Gas turbine Electric and Steam System (COGES) powered car/passenger ferry are picking up pace.

EU approves state aid to Croatian shipbuilder

JANUARY 23, 2018 — The European Commission has found that Croatian plans to grant Uljanik shipyard a state guarantee for a €96 million (about $118 million) loan are in line with EU

USS Fitzgerald arrives in Pascagoula to start repairs

The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) arrived in Pascagoula, Miss., today, aboard heavy lift vessel MV Transshelf inward bound from Yokosuka, Japan. Fitzgerald was involved in a collision

ABS grants AIP for newbuilding conversion FPSO hull design

JANUARY 9, 2018 — Classification society ABS has granted Approval in Principle (AIP) to Hyundai Heavy Industries’ (HHI) floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) hull design. “The Newbuilding Conversion FPSO hull design

Podcast: Schoenrock Hydraulik eyes U.S. shipbuilding market

DECEMBER 27, 2017—Despite the overall slump in global shipbuilding, German shipbuilders were able to maintain a strong orderbook in 2017, driven by a buoyant cruise ship sector and Navy vessel construction. The

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