Explora Journeys ship

MSC Cruises orders hydrogen fuel cell newbuild duo from Fincantieri

Explora Journeys, the luxury travel brand of the MSC Group’s cruise division, has signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with shipbuilder Fincantieri covering the construction of an additional two luxury cruise ships.

Military Sealift Command ship

Detyens wins $22.6 million MSC order

The Navy’s Military Sealift Command has awarded Detyens Shipyards Inc., North Charleston, S.C., a $22,670,778 firm-fixed-price contract (N3220522C4254) for a 120-calendar day shipyard availability for the regular overhaul and drydocking on the

Crowley LNG bunker barge keel laying ceremony

Fincantieri Bay lays keel for U.S.’s largest LNG bunker barge

Construction of the U.S.’s largest LNG bunker barge continues on schedule as Crowley, Shell and Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding leaders reviewed progress at the shipyard as part of a ceremonial keel laying on

Aerial view of GD NASSCO

GD NASSCO awarded Navy LLT contracts for 3 ships

General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Co. (NASSCO), San Diego, Calif., has been awarded two Navy long-lead-time (LLT) contracts that together are worth $600 million. The larger of the two is a

expeditionary Sea Base bottle break

GD NASSCO christens ESB-6 Military Sealift Command ship

Expeditionary sea base USNS John L. Canley (ESB-6), the U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command’s newest ship, was christened during a ceremony at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego, Calif., June

ADvanced Rotortug

Seabulk takes delivery of second Advanced Rotortug from Master Boat Builders

Master Boat Builders, Inc. (MBB) reports that Hermes, an Advanced Rotortug (ART 90-98US), was delivered to Seabulk earlier this month. The vessel was designed by Robert Allan Ltd. and built at MBB’s

Austal USA gets GD Electric Boat award

Austal USA wins contract to build Navy floating dry dock

The Department of Defense said Friday that Austal USA LLC, Mobile, Ala., has been awarded a $128,050,747 firm-fixed-price contract for the detail design and construction of an auxiliary floating dry dock medium,

Trailing suction dredge (TSHD) launch

Eastern launches Weeks Marine trailing suction hopper dredge

Panama City, Fla., based Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. yesterday launched the trailing suction hopper dredge (TSHD) R.B. Weeks (ESG Hull 258) in a ceremony at its Allanton, Fla., shipyard. With a hopper

CRS report on frigate

Navy awards Fincantieri Marinette Marine 3rd frigate

The Department of Defense announced today that the Navy awarded Fincantieri Marinette Marine Corp., Marinette, Wis., a $536,875,440 fixed-price incentive (firm target) and firm-fixed-price modification to previously awarded contract N00024-20-C-2300 to exercise

Welder welds plate for oceanographic research ship

Thoma-Sea lays keel for new NOAA oceanographic ship

The Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors, LLC shipyard in Houma, La., yesterday hosted a keel laying ceremony for NOAA’s newest oceanographic research ship, Oceanographer. During the ceremony, the initials of the ship’s sponsor, Linda

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