Great Lakes Shipyard to drydock four for Corps
JANUARY 31, 2015 — Great Lakes Shipyard, Cleveland, OH, has been awarded a repair contract by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Buffalo District for two tugs and two barges
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MHI to build “apple tank” LNG duo for Cameron shale exports
JANUARY 29, 2015 — Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has received an order for two next-generation 177,000 cu.m. LNG (liquefied natural gas) carriers from Mitsui & Co., Ltd. The order was booked
Rob Hogan to be Newport News VP manufacturing
JANUARY 28, 20015 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports that Rob Hogan has been appointed vice president of manufacturing at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding division. Mr. Hogan began his career in
Vroon takes delivery of ERRV-FSV
JANUARY 28, 20015 — Vroon today took delivery of VOS Glory at Fujian Shipbuilding Trading in Fuzhou, China. The vessel will now be heading for the North Sea, where she will be
Remontowa cuts steel for first in BC Ferries’ LNG trio
JANUARY 26, 2015 — Poland’s Remontowa Shipbuilding S.A. last week held a steel cutting ceremony at its Gdansk shipyard to mark the start of construction of three new LNG fueled intermediate class
Irving to be Canadian Surface Combatant prime contractor
JANUARY 23, 2015 — Canada’s Minister of Public Works and Government Services, Diane Finley, and Regional Minister for Nova Scotia, Peter MacKay, are set to announce continued progress on the National Shipbuilding
CoCo Yachts books order for high speed cat
JANUARY 23, 2015 — CoCo Yachts B.V., Gorinchen, Netherlands, has won another order for one of its Coastal Cruiser high speed ferries. In December, China’s Xunlong Shenzhen Ferry Company signed a contract
ABB books record orders for Azipods
JANUARY 23, 2015 — ABB’s marine business has seen record levels of new orders, driven by solid growth in demand for electrical propulsion systems especially in the cruise and ice-going segments. In
McCain doesn’t back down on Jones Act amendment
JANUARY 23, 2015—Despite being called “misguided” by a group of 32 Congressmen, U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) did not withdraw his amendment to the Keystone XL pipeline bill that would repeal the
NASSCO Bremerton gets $33.7 million for Nimitz work
JANUARY 22, 2015 — General Dynamics NASSCO-Bremerton, Bremerton, WA, is being awarded a $33,725,621 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-14-C-4321) to accomplish the repair and alterations for the nuclear aircraft carrier USS