USS John S. McCain to be repaired in Yokosuka, Japan

OCTOBER 4, 2017 — The Navy will repair the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) at the U.S. Naval Ship Repair Facility-Japan Regional Maintenance Center in Yokosuka, Japan. Repairs will

MAN delivers gensets for first Italian Navy multipurpose OPV

OCTOBER 4, 2017 — Following an order won in October 2016, MAN Diesel & Turbo SE has delivered the gensets for first new Italian Navy offshore patrol vessel and secured an order

Metal Shark to build Navy’s PB(X) next gen patrol boats

OCTOBER 3, 2017 — Louisiana-based shipbuilder Metal Shark reports that it has been awarded the contract to produce the U.S. Navy’s next-generation patrol boat, the PB(X). The award is the culmination of

VIDEO: Design of zero-emission autonomous box ship revealed

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017 — Norwegian fertilizer producer Yara has unveiled a six-meter long model of the final design of its planned autonomous and zero emission container vessel Yara Birkeland. The full scale

GD BIW gets funding for two more Arleigh Burke destroyers

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017 —The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Bath Iron Works funding for the planning and construction of two Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, DDG 126 and DDG 127. The contract modification

Conrad wins nine barge order from Great Lakes Dredge & Dock

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017 — Morgan City, LA, headquartered Conrad Shipyardhas been awarded a contract to build four anchor barges, two deck barges, and three crane barges for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock

Fincantieri to get control of STX France, but with strings attached

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017 — France’s Minister of the Economy, Bruno Le Maire, is headed to the STX France shipyard in Saint-Nazaire today to meet with unions to explain the details of an

Samsung Heavy books order for six MSC mega box ships

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 — In a regulatory filing today, South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries Co, said it had won a 1.1 billion-won (US$968 million) deal to build six containerships for delivery

VIDEO: Carnival to build fourth ship for Cunard

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017 — Fincantieri and Carnival Corporation & plc have signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) for construction of a next-generation cruise ship for Cunard. To be built at Fincantieri’s Monfalcone

Horizon takes steps to deal with revenue shortfall on ferry project

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017 – Horizon Shipbuilding, Bayou La Batre, AL, said today that project revenues from its major NYC Ferry newbuilding project were insufficient for it to continue normal day to day

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