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  • French-headquartered Antin Infrastructure to acquire Vigor Marine Group

    French-headquartered Antin Infrastructure to acquire Vigor Marine Group Paris-headquartered Antin Infrastructure Partners has reached an agreement to acquire Portland, Oregon-headquartered Vigor Marine Group from an affiliate of Lone Star Funds. Antin says that it will partner with Vigor Marine Group to expand capacity across its five locations, and will accelerate the company’s work to innovate…

  • Newport News completes successful builder’s sea trials of John F. Kennedy (CVN 79)

    Newport News completes successful builder’s sea trials of John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) HII (NYSE: HII) reports that its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division has successfully completed builder’s sea trials of the John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), the second Gerald R. Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. CVN 79 returned to NNS after testing important ship systems…

  • Newport News completes successful builder’s sea trials of John F. Kennedy (CVN 79)

    Newport News completes successful builder’s sea trials of John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) HII (NYSE: HII) reports that its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division has successfully completed builder’s sea trials of the John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), the second Gerald R. Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. CVN 79 returned to NNS after testing important ship systems…

  • Birdon America plans to open a sixth location at the Port of Pensacola

    Birdon America plans to open a sixth location at the Port of Pensacola Birdon America reports that it plans to develop and operate a 400,000-square-foot advanced ship manufacturing facility at the Port of Pensacola, Florida. This will be Birdon’s sixth U.S. location. In partnership with the City of Pensacola and other regional and national stakeholders,…

  • NNS Charleston Operations celebrates its first anniversary

    NNS Charleston Operations celebrates its first anniversary HII (NYSE: HII) last week marked the first anniversary of its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) Charleston Operations in Goose Creek, S.C. The company hosted community and Navy leaders at the facility and a town hall event for all NNS Charleston Operations shipbuilders. Operations underway at Newport News Shipbuilding…

  • Austal USA christens USNS Lansing, the final EPF

    Austal USA christens USNS Lansing, the final EPF The final U.S. Navy Expeditionary Fast Transport Ship — the future USNS Lansing (EPF 16) — was christened April 10 at Austal USA’s Mobile, Ala. shipyard. The christening marked a major milestone in the Spearhead-class EPF program, which has delivered vital high-speed, shallow-draft transport capability to the…

  • BAE Norfolk gets $10.4M mod to Laboon DSRA contract

    BAE Norfolk gets $10.4M mod to Laboon DSRA contract BAE Systems Maritime Solutions Norfolk, Norfolk, Va. (NMS), has been awarded a $10,398,203 firm-fixed-price modification for additional mission critical work to previously awarded contract (N00024-25-C-4412) for the USS Laboon (DDG 58) fiscal year 2025 dry-dock selected restricted availability.(DSRA) Work will be performed in Norfolk and is…

  • USCG awards Bollinger and Finland’s RMC contracts for up to six Arctic Security Cutter icebreakers

    USCG awards Bollinger and Finland’s RMC contracts for up to six Arctic Security Cutter icebreakers The U.S. Coast Guard on Friday awarded two contracts to build up to six Arctic Security Cutter (ASC) icebreakers. The contracts were awarded to Rauma Marine Constructions Oy (RMC) of Rauma, Finland, and Bollinger Shipyards Lockport, LLC. of Lockport, La.…

  • Eastern Shipbuilding launches the first of four CARB-compliant Saltchuk escort tugs

    Eastern Shipbuilding launches the first of four CARB-compliant Saltchuk escort tugs Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG), Panama City, Fla., has launched the first of the four new Robert Allan Ltd. RApport 2600 escort tugs it is building for Saltchuk Marine under a contract awarded in July 2024. The launch marks substantial progress on a significant fleet…

  • Veteran Boston Harbor ferry Outward Bound returns to Gladding-Hearn for mid-life refit

    Veteran Boston Harbor ferry Outward Bound returns to Gladding-Hearn for mid-life refit Originally delivered by Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding, Duclos Corporation in 1995, the Boston Harbor ferry MV Outward Bound has returned to the Somerset, Mass., shipyard for a mid-life refit. Redelivery is planned for spring 2026. Purpose-designed by JW Gilbert Associates, the 64-foot, 140-passenger steel vessel…

  • NOAA holds keel-laying ceremony for Navigator, its second new charting and mapping vessel

    NOAA holds keel-laying ceremony for Navigator, its second new charting and mapping vessel National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) leaders were joined by partners Dec.4 to celebrate the keel-laying for Navigator, the second of two new charting and mapping vessels being constructed for the agency by Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors, LLC., in Houma, La. Thoma-Sea wins…

  • GD NASSCO and Korea’s DSEC and Samsung Heavy in MOA

    GD NASSCO and Korea’s DSEC and Samsung Heavy in MOA As cooperation between U.S. and South Korean shipbuilders continues to grow, General Dynamics NASSCO and South Korean shipbuilders DSEC Co. and Samsung Heavy Industries Co. have signed a three party memorandum of agreement (MOA). They say that te partnership will advance all three companies’ endeavors…

  • Davie Defense closes Gulf Copper acquisitiom

    Davie Defense closes Gulf Copper acquisitiom Davie Defense reports that it has closed its acquisition of Gulf Copper & Manufacturing Corporation’s shipbuilding assets in Galveston and Port Arthur, Texas. The completion of the transaction includes all required U.S. Government approvals, including those of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). As part…

  • Fincantieri: Constellation class cancelations part of a “reshaping” of partnership with the Navy

    Fincantieri: Constellation class cancelations part of a “reshaping” of partnership with the Navy Fincantieri has released a statement providing more background on the Navy’s widely-reported decision to cancel four Constellation-class frigates. Released by Fincantieri Marine Group (FMG), the statement says that FMG and the U.S. Navy have reached a “significant agreement that provides for reshaping…

  • Derecktor to build new Chartwell-designed research vessel for SoundWaters

    Derecktor to build new Chartwell-designed research vessel for SoundWaters Mamaroneck, N.Y.-based Derecktor Shipyards reports that it has reached and agreement to build a new vessel for SoundWaters, a Stamford, Conn., nonprofit dedicated to environmental education and Long Island Sound stewardship. Designed in collaboration with Chartwell Marine, the new purpose-built research and education vessel will expand…

  • Patti Marine puts newly built 800-ton dry dock into operation

    Patti Marine puts newly built 800-ton dry dock into operation Pensacola, Fla.-based Patti Marine Enterprises reports that it has successfully successful launched and put into operation a new 800-ton floating dry dock. Already supporting a U.S. Navy vesse, the dry dock is a significant enhancement to the shipyard’s capabilities. Patti Marine says that the dry…

  • Colonna’s Shipyard opens new Trades Training Building

    Colonna’s Shipyard opens new Trades Training Building Strengthening regional shipyard workforce development and local industry partnerships, Norfolk, Va.-based Colonna’s Shipyard Inc. (CSI) last week opened its new Trades Training Building. Marking a major investment in workforce development and regional industry innovation, the project is part of Colonna’s ongoing commitment to reinvest in its facilities and…

  • VIDEO: Master Boat unveils its new state-of-the-art dry dock

    VIDEO: Master Boat unveils its new state-of-the-art dry dock Coden, Ala.-based Master Boat Builders, Inc. has taken delivery of a new, state‑of‑the‑art floating dry dock, giving the company direct control over launch schedules and accelerating vessel deliveries. Designed and built by Conrad Shipyard, the dry dock measures 155 x 66 feet wide with 41 foot…

  • HII in new MOA with HD Hyundai Heavy

    HII in new MOA with HD Hyundai Heavy In another sign of the growing cooperation by leading U.S, and Korean shipbuilders, HII (NYSE: HII) and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) Sunday at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2025 forum. The MOA aima to advance the objectives of the shipbuilding…

  • Ingalls authenticates keel of Thad Cochran (DDG 135)

    Ingalls authenticates keel of Thad Cochran (DDG 135) HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding yesterday authenticated the keel of the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer Thad Cochran (DDG 135). The ship honors Thad Cochran, a Navy veteran and former U.S. senator who represented Mississippi from 1978 to 2018. Ceremony attendees included Cochran’s wife and ship sponsor Kay Bowen…

  • St. Johns Ship Building puts new 100-ton Link-Belt rough terrain crane Into service

    St. Johns Ship Building puts new 100-ton Link-Belt rough terrain crane Into service Palatka, Fla.-based St. Johns Ship Building (SJSB) has now commissioned a new 100-ton Link-Belt rough terrain crane, acquired with the support of funding provided through MARAD’s Small Shipyard Grant Program. The Link-Belt 100RT is fabricated and assembled in Lexington, Ky., and represents…

  • USCG awards Rozema $70.9M heavy weather boat contract

    USCG awards Rozema $70.9M heavy weather boat contract The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to Rozema Boat Works Inc. of Mount Vernon, Wash., to acquire up to six second-generation special-purpose craft – heavy weather (SPC-HWX II) boats. The Coast Guard says the total potential value of the contract…

  • Bollinger-led team picked to build six Arctic Security Cutters

    Bollinger-led team picked to build six Arctic Security Cutters Under a Memorandum of Understanding signed at the White House yesterday by President Trump and Finnish President Alexander Stubb, a team led by Bollinger Shipyards, in partnership with Rauma Marine Constructions, Seaspan Shipyards, and Aker Arctic Technology Inc., has been selected for the design and construction…

  • Austal gets USD 100 million in Australian EFA funding for Mobile shipyard expansion

    Austal gets USD 100 million in Australian EFA funding for Mobile shipyard expansion In a filing yesterday, Austal Limited (ASX: ASB) reported the execution of a loan agreement forUSD 100 million in funding from Export Finance Australia (EFA), the Australian Government’s exportcredit agency, to enhance the construction of vessels for the U.S. Navy and U.S.…

  • St. Johns Ship Building books a three-barge construction contract

    St. Johns Ship Building books a three-barge construction contract Palatka, Fla.-based St. Johns Ship Building reports that it has been awarded a new contract by Johnson Bros. Corporation covering the construction of three 140 x 40 x 8 foot steel material deck barges with spud wells. Founded in 1929, Johnson Bros. Corporation is a leader…

  • Colonna’s Shipyard to invest $70M to acquire new fourth dry dock

    Colonna’s Shipyard to invest $70M to acquire new fourth dry dock Colonna’s Shipyard Inc. (CSI), the oldest continuously operating family-owned shipyard in the United States, is to acquire of a fourth dry dock, marking a significant milestone in its long-standing commitment to supporting commercial and government customers, its dedicated workforce, and the City of Norfolk.…

  • Birdon America launches its inaugural apprenticeship cohort

    Birdon America launches its inaugural apprenticeship cohort Birdon America has officially launched its inaugural apprenticeship cohort, marking a major milestone in its commitment to developing the next generation of skilled maritime tradespeople to support both U.S. defense and commercial shipbuilding. USCG awards Birdon America $110M in new WCC orders The first group of apprentices includes…

  • Burger Boat makes a leadership team transition

    Burger Boat makes a leadership team transition Manitowoc, Wis.-based shipbuilder Burger Boat Company has made a leadership team transition that sees Nick Siler become president and CEO, succeeding Jim Rufulo, who becomes chairman of the company after over three decades of hands-on leadership and will now focus on long-term strategic oversight and governance.  Siler comes…

  • Ingalls completes DDG 128 builder’s sea trials

    Ingalls completes DDG 128 builder’s sea trials HII (NYSE: HII) reports that its Ingalls Shipbuilding division has successfully completed builder’s sea trials for guided missile destroyer Ted Stevens (DDG 128), marking a major milestone in the construction of the second Flight III destroyer built at the Pascagoula, Miss., shipyard. The trials were conducted over several…

  • GD Electric Boat awarded $642M for Virginia-class submarine work

    GD Electric Boat awarded $642M for Virginia-class submarine work General Dynamics Electric Boat, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), reports that it has been awarded a $642 million contract modification to a previously awarded contract supporting submarine production. This modification is for a cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-20-C-2120) for lead…

  • Blue Water Autonomy enters production agreement with Conrad Shipyard

    Blue Water Autonomy enters production agreement with Conrad Shipyard Marking a major step forward in its plan to deploy autonomous surface vessels at fleet scale, Boston-based Blue Water Autonomy reports that it has entered into a production agreement with Conrad Shipyard. The news comes just weeks after Blue Water, a startup founded in 2024, announced…

  • Seatrium to sell AmFELS shipyard to Turkey’s Karpowership

    Seatrium to sell AmFELS shipyard to Turkey’s Karpowership Singapore-headquartered Seatrium Limited has announced that it has reached an agreement to divest its AmFELS shipyard in Brownsville, Texas, to Turkey’s Karpowership, for a consideration of SGD 65 million (about US$50.1 million) . The asset sale is being executed through Seatrium’s subsidiary, Seatrium AmFELS Inc., which has…

  • Davie Defense unveils plans for its $1BN American Icebreaker Factory

    Davie Defense unveils plans for its $1BN American Icebreaker Factory Davie Defense Inc., the newest member of Davie Shipbuilding’s parent Inocea Group, has given a first glimpse of the American Icebreaker Factory that could be developed at the historic Gulf Copper shipyard in Galveston, Texas. Davie moves to acquire Gulf Copper’s Galveston and Port Arthur…

  • Conrad’s Amelia shipyard achieves two years without a recordable incident

    Conrad’s Amelia shipyard achieves two years without a recordable incident Conrad Shipyard reports that its Amelia, La., facility has achieved a significant safety milestone—two consecutive years without a recordable incident. The Amelia facility is currently constructing YRBM vessels for the U.S. Navy, alongside projects for several valued commercial clients. The company says that the accomplishment…

  • Eureka Naval Craft in shipbuilding agreement with Bordelon Marine Shipbuilders

    Eureka Naval Craft in shipbuilding agreement with Bordelon Marine Shipbuilders Houston-headquartered Eureka Naval Craft has reached an agreement with Houma, La.-based Bordelon Marine Shipbuilders covering the production of its AIRCAT Bengal-MC modular attack surface craft (MASC) and Jaguar landing craft to meet the requirements of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps. In…

  • Bollinger awarded $507M option for 10 more FRCs

    Bollinger awarded $507M option for 10 more FRCs On Sep. 9, the U.S. Coast Guard exercised a contract option with Bollinger Shipyards of Lockport, Louisiana, to fund construction of 10 additional fast response cutters (FRCs). The Coast Guard Acquistions Directorate says that the option, valued at $507 million, supports the Coast Guard’s ongoing fleet modernization…

  • Austal USA and Master Boat partner up

    Austal USA and Master Boat partner up Two Alabama-based shipbuilders, Austal USA and Master Boat Builders Inc. have entered into a memorandum of understanding establishing a strategic outsourcing partnership designed to expand U.S. shipbuilding capacity by increasing the ability of proven, regional shipyards to take on large, complex programs for the U.S. government. The agreement…

  • Dominican Navy commissions its second 85-foot Metal Shark NCPV

    Dominican Navy commissions its second 85-foot Metal Shark NCPV The Dominican Navy has received its second 85 x 19.5 foot welded aluminum Near Coastal Patrol Vessel (NCPV), built by Jeanerette, La.-based boat builder Metal Shark. Christened Arcturus CG-114 in keeping with the Dominican tradition of naming military vessels after constellations and celestial bodies, the new…

  • USCG awards Austal USA $314M for OPC long lead time materials

    USCG awards Austal USA $314M for OPC long lead time materials Austal Limited (ASX: ASB) reports that the United States Coast Guard has exercised options with its Austal USA subsidiary worth US$314 million (The contract options approve Austal to order long lead time materials LLTM) for another three Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs), Austal USA’s fourth…

  • Hanwha Shipping places huge new order at Hanwha Philly

    Hanwha Shipping places huge new order at Hanwha Philly Hard on the heels of placing a landmark order for an LNG carrier at Hanwha Philly Shipyard last month, Hanwha Shipping, has ordered another new LNG carrier — and 10 medium range (MR) oil and chemical tankers from the shipyard, with expected to be delivered by…

  • VIDEO: Hanwha Group makes $5BN announcement at Philly Shipyard

    VIDEO: Hanwha Group makes $5BN announcement at Philly Shipyard As Hanwha Philly Shipyard welcomed South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and other VIP guests to the high profile christening of the State of Maine, the third of five MARAD National Security Multi-Mission Vessels, Hanwha Group announced a $5 billion infrastructure plan for its U.S. shipyard.…

  • Vigor and Samsung Heavy team up for Navy forward-deployed MRO

    Vigor and Samsung Heavy team up for Navy forward-deployed MRO Portland, Ore.-headquartered Vigor Marine Group (VMG) and South Korean shipbuilding giant Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) have formed a strategic partnership. The collaboration will bring expanded forward-deployedMRO (maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) capacity to the Indo-Pacific region, offering the U.S. Navy and Military Sealift Command (MSC)…

  • Construction of Canada’s Polar Max heavy icebreaker starts in Finland

    Construction of Canada’s Polar Max heavy icebreaker starts in Finland In what it hails as “a historic milestone for the Canadian shipbuilding industry,” Lévis, Quebec-headquartered Davie today officially began construction of the Polar Max icebreaker at its Helsinki Shipyard subsidiary in Finland. While construction on the Polar Max hull will begin at Davie’s Helsinki Shipyard,…

  • Eastern gets green light to start WSF hybrid-electric ferry build

    Eastern gets green light to start WSF hybrid-electric ferry build Eastern Shipbuilding Group reports that it has now received the Notice to Proceed from Washington State Ferries (WSF) to build two (with an option for an additional unit) 160-vehicle hybrid-electric ferries for the State of Washington. This milestone follows the first nationwide competitive bid for…

  • Austal USA gets $273M for next OPC as build of first starts

    Austal USA gets $273M for next OPC as build of first starts Austal Limited (ASX: ASB) reports that its Austal USA subsidiary has received a $273 million contract option award from the United States Coast Guard (USCG) for the construction of the second Stage 2 Heritage-class Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) and the acquisition of long…

  • Matson and Hanwha Philly mark an Aloha class construction milestone

    Matson and Hanwha Philly mark an Aloha class construction milestone Hanwha Philly Shipyard and Matson Inc. (NYSE: MATX) yesterdaymarked an important milestone in the construction of the first of the three new Aloha class containerships the yard is to deliver to Matson in 2027 and 2028. Matson plans to deploy the new vessels, which were…

  • Bollinger teams with Seaspan and two Finnish partners for USCG Arctic Security Cutter

    Bollinger teams with Seaspan and two Finnish partners for USCG Arctic Security Cutter Bollinger Shipyards, Canada’s Seaspan Shipyards and Finland’s Rauma Marine Constructions (Rauma Shipyard) and Aker Arctic (Aker) have formed a strategic partnership to deliver the lowest-risk, fastest delivery solution of best-in-class Arctic Security Cutters (ASC) to the U.S. Coast Guard. The companies say…

  • Hanwha Philly books landmark LNG carrier contract

    Hanwha Philly books landmark LNG carrier contract Korea’s Hanwha Ocean said yesterday (see originaal release) that it had signed a contract with its affiliate Hanwha Philly Shipyard to build one LNG carrier worth 348 billion won [about $251 million], and had also secured an option contract for one additional ship. The contract is structured so…

  • Duffy announces $8.75M in Small Shipyard Grants

    Duffy announces $8.75M in Small Shipyard Grants U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced that the Maritime Administration (MARAD) has awarded $8.75 million in grants to revitalize U.S. shipyards and advance America’s maritime dominance. The funding is part of the Small Shipyard Grant program, which supports advanced training, workforce development, and new technologies that…

  • Noem cancels contracts with ESG for two Offshore Patrol Cutters

    Noem cancels contracts with ESG for two Offshore Patrol Cutters Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Friday that she was canceling the contracts for two of the four U.S. Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs) on order at Eastern Shipbuilding Group. Noem cancels HII order for eleventh National Security Cutter Cancelation of the…

  • Austal USA delivers future USS Pierre (LCS 38)

    Austal USA delivers future USS Pierre (LCS 38) Austal USA delivered the future USS Pierre (LCS 38) to the U.S. Navy this past Friday, the second ship delivered by the Mobile, Ala., shipbuilder to the Navy in less than a month. LCS 38 is the 19th Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) delivered by the company…

  • Rocket Lab selects Bollinger for transformation of barge to Neutron landing platform

    Rocket Lab selects Bollinger for transformation of barge to Neutron landing platform Long Beach, Calif.-headquartered launch service and space systems specialist Rocket Lab has awarded Bollinger Shipyards a contract to support the build out of an ocean landing platform for its Neutron reusable rocket. As we reported earlier, back in March, Rocket Lab revealed that…

  • HII partners with enterprise AI specialist to use artificial intelligence at Newport News and Ingalls

    HII partners with enterprise AI specialist to use artificial intelligence at Newport News and Ingalls HII (NYSE: HII), America’s largest military shipbuilder, and enterprise AI application software specialist C3 AI (NYSE: AI), have formed a strategic partnership to expand digital technologies and apply artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate shipbuilding throughput at HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding…

  • Vigor Marine Group launches under unified name

    Vigor Marine Group launches under unified name Five leading American marine and industrial service companies — Vigor, Continental Maritime of San Diego, MHI Ship Repair & Services, Seaward Marine Services, and Accurate Marine Environmental — have announced their unification under a single name: Vigor Marine Group. As a full-service prime contractor, the group delivers comprehensive…

  • JAG Alaska wins $95.4M NOAA Oscar Dyson contract

    JAG Alaska wins $95.4M NOAA Oscar Dyson contract NOAA has awarded the JAG Alaska Inc. shipyard in Seward, Alaska, a $95,408,666 contract to complete expanded upgrades and maintenance on the NOAA Ship Oscar Dyson. NOAA is working to maximize the service life of each of its vessels through long-term maintenance planning and tracking and, following…

  • Conrad Shipyard awarded further $28.2M YRBM contract mod

    Conrad Shipyard awarded further $28.2M YRBM contract mod NAVSEA has awarded Conrad Shipyard LLC, Morgan City, La., a $28,285,715 firm-fixed-price modification to previously awarded contract N00024-22-C-2253 to exercise an option for the detail design and construction of one additional Yard Repair, Berthing, and Messing (YRBM) craft. Work will be performed in Amelia, Louisiana, and is…

  • BAE San Diego awarded $155.8M USS Somerset DSRA

    BAE San Diego awarded $155.8M USS Somerset DSRA BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair, San Diego, Calif., has been awarded a $155,886,629 firm-fixed-price contract action for maintenance, modernization and repair of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Somerset (LPD 25) fiscal 2025 Docking Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA) The scope of the USS Somerset contract…

  • FARA acquires Todd Shipyards LLC from Vigor

    FARA acquires Todd Shipyards LLC from Vigor Here’s a story that can may mark one of the last we run featuring a once storied name in U.S. shipbuilding: Todd Shipyards. FARA Pacific Holdings, LLC (“FARA”), a long-term liability management company specializing in the acquisition and management of corporate asbestos and other legacy liabilities yesterday announced…

  • Hanwha Group gets U.S. clearance to up its stake in Austal

    Hanwha Group gets U.S. clearance to up its stake in Austal South Korea’s Hanwha Group has been eyeing an acquisition of Austal USA parent Austal (ASX ASB) for quite some time. Today, it appeared to be making some progress. Yonhap News Agency reports Hanwha Group as saying today that it has received approval from the…

  • Noem cancels HII order for eleventh National Security Cutter

    Noem cancels HII order for eleventh National Security Cutter Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said yesterday that she had successfully saved the American taxpayer over $260 million by canceling the order for the Coast Guard’s eleventh National Security Cutter. DHS said that Huntington Ingalls (HII) began production of the Legend-class National Security Cutter (NSC)…

  • Conrad Shipyard wins $8.4M USACE deck barge contract

    Conrad Shipyard wins $8.4M USACE deck barge contract Conrad Shipyard LLC, Morgan City, Louisiana, has been awarded an $8,418,100 firm-fixed-price contract for procurement of a steel-hulled deck barge. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. According to the Pentagon announcement of the deck barge contract, work will be performed in Memphis, Tennessee. Estimated…

  • Vigor completes USS Tripoli CMAV ahead of schedule

    Vigor completes USS Tripoli CMAV ahead of schedule Vigor Marine CM San Diego, a division of Vigor Marine Group, has successfully completed a Continuous Maintenance Availability (CMAV) on USS Tripoli (LHA 7), returning the vessel five days ahead of schedule. More than 250 skilled workers supported the effort to get the Tripoli back to the…

  • St. Johns Ship Building wins its first U.S. Navy shipbuilding contract

    St. Johns Ship Building wins its first U.S. Navy shipbuilding contract St. Johns Ship Building in Palatka, Fla., a subsidiary of Americraft Marine, has been awarded its first U.S. Navy shipbuilding contract. It covers construction of a dive support vessel (DSV) that will serve roles including support for specialized diving and underwater support, operations, and…

  • SCA announces winners of its annual shipyard safety awards

    SCA announces winners of its annual shipyard safety awards The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA), the national trade association representing the U.S. shipbuilding, maintenance, and repair industry, has announced its annual member safety awards for the 2024 calendar year. This year, 14 shipyards are receiving awards for their achievements in safety. “Year after year, the…

  • Vancouver Drydock opens new state-of-the-art operations center

    Vancouver Drydock opens new state-of-the-art operations center Seaspan’s Vancouver Drydock in North Vancouver, B.C,, this week celebrated the grand opening of its new 21,000 square foot operations center – a state-of-the-art, two-story facility that will support the increased capability at Vancouver Drydock to support the marine industry on the West Coast. The new operations center…

  • Hanwha Group’s big plans for Philly include LNG carriers

    Hanwha Group’s big plans for Philly include LNG carriers Korea’s Hanwha Group has big plans to increase production at the Hanwha Philly Shipyard that include building LNG carriers. Korea Economic Daily reports that Hanwha Group recently invited a group of Korean financial analysts to the Philadelphia shipyard and told them it plans increase the shipyard’s…

  • St. Johns Ship Building completes WINDEA CTV trio

    St. Johns Ship Building completes WINDEA CTV trio St. Johns Ship Building, Palatka, Fla., reports that it has delivered the WINDEA Reliance, the third and final vessel in a series of 30-meter aluminum crew transfer vessels (CTVs) built for WINDEA CTV LLC, a partnership between MidOcean Wind and Hornblower Wind, with support from WINDEA Offshore…

  • Conrad names Cecil A. Hernandez its new president and CEO

    Conrad names Cecil A. Hernandez its new president and CEO Morgan City, La.-headquartered shipbuilder Conrad Industries, Inc. (OTC Pink: CNRD) today named Cecil A. Hernandez its president and chief executive office with Johnny Conrad assuming the position of executive chairman and remaining as chairman of the board and an executive officer of the company. He…

  • Silver Ships wins Trade Excellence Award for its export achievements

    Silver Ships wins Trade Excellence Award for its export achievements Theodore, Ala.-headquartered Silver Ships has received a Governor’s Trade Excellence Award. The awards recognizes and promotes Alabama’s successful and innovative exporters whose global achievements elevate Alabama’s economy and embody the “Made in Alabama” brand. The recognition aligns with World Trade Month, celebrated each May in…

  • BAE Systems Jacksonville wins $108.5M The Sullivans contract

    BAE Systems Jacksonville wins $108.5M The Sullivans contract BAE Systems – Jacksonville Ship Repair LLC, Jacksonville, Fla., has been awarded a $108,569,670 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance, modernization and repair of the USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) fiscal 2025 Docking Selected Restricted Availability. Commissioned in 1997, USS The Sullivans (DDG-68) is the second U.S, Navy ship…

  • New United Shipbuilding Alliance formed to build next gen U.S. Arctic icebreakers

    New United Shipbuilding Alliance formed to build next gen U.S. Arctic icebreakers Bollinger Shipyards and Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) have formed a strategic partnership called United Shipbuilding Alliance (USA). Together, Bollinger and ECO have 33 operational shipyard and fabrication facilities and the partnership is designed to offer a fully integrated solution to expedited design, construction,…

  • HD Hyundai Heavy Industries leaders visit Ingalls Shipbuilding

    HD Hyundai Heavy Industries leaders visit Ingalls Shipbuilding HII (NYSE: HII) hosted HD Hyundai Heavy Industries leaders at the company’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division in Pascagoula, Miss, this week, advancing joint goals of the memorandum of understanding signed by the two companies earlier this month. The visit focused on identifying near-term opportunities and exploring the implementation…

  • Gulf Craft acquired by autonomous vessel innovator Saronic

    Gulf Craft acquired by autonomous vessel innovator Saronic Austin, Texas, based autonomous vessel start up Saronic has acquired Franklin, La.-based shipbuilder Gulf Craft. It says that, with the acquisition, it gains a strategically located shipyard on the Gulf Coast that will serve as the prototyping and production hub for its medium unmanned surface vessel (MUSV)…

  • Ship Repair USA: Charting a course through compliance

    Ship Repair USA: Charting a course through compliance When it comes to running a shipyard, navigating regulations and compliance can sometimes feel more complicated than navigating open water. One area that continues to challenge even the most seasoned operators is the United States Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (USL&H). Misunderstandings abound, and the stakes…

  • Canada’s Seaspan Shipyards cuts steel for heavy polar icebreaker

    Canada’s Seaspan Shipyards cuts steel for heavy polar icebreaker Canada’s Seaspan Shipyards in North Vancouver, B.C., yesterday cut steel on the new heavy polar icebreaker it is building for the Canadian Coast Guard, marking the start of construction on one of the most advanced conventional polar icebreakers ever to be built. Measuring 158 meters long…

  • Bollinger Shipyards receives 9/11 steel

    Bollinger Shipyards receives 9/11 steel Bollinger Shipyards recently hosted a 9/11 steel transfer ceremony at its Lockport facility that saw the shipyard received two pieces of steel from the debris of the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. The steel will be incorporated into two U.S. Coast Guard Sentinel-class Fast Response…

  • Conrad reports improved 2024 operating results

    Conrad reports improved 2024 operating results Morgan City, La.-headquartered shipbuilder Conrad Industries, Inc. (OTC Pink: CNRD) has reported 2024 results that included net income of $11.2 million and income per diluted share of $2.24 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 compared to net loss of $27.0 million and loss per diluted share of…

  • BAE Systems names its best ship repair suppliers for 2024

    BAE Systems names its best ship repair suppliers for 2024 BAE Systems recently recognized last year’s top suppliers to its U.S. maritime business during a Partner2Win supplier symposium in Jacksonville, Fla, at which the company recognized 87 suppliers that supported maintenance, modernization, and refit projects aboard U.S. Navy ships and commercial vessels. BAE Systems’ Partner2Win…

  • Ingalls launches the future USS Jeremiah Denton

    Ingalls launches the future USS Jeremiah Denton HII’s (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division in Pascagoula, Miss.., has successfully launched future USS Jeremiah Denton (DDG 129), the third Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer to be built at the shipyard. DDG 129 is named for former U.S. Sen. Jeremiah Denton Jr., a Vietnam War veteran who was…

  • Bollinger gets $951.6M modification to Polar Security Cutter contract

    Bollinger gets $951.6M modification to Polar Security Cutter contract Marking a major milestone in the Coast Guard’s heavy polar icebreaker program, Bollinger Shipyards has been awarded a $951.6 million contract modification that advances the Polar Security Cutter program to the detail design and construction phase. “Securing this contract modification has truly been a herculean effort…

  • Conrad awarded $28.2M contract for next YRBM

    Conrad awarded $28.2M contract for next YRBM Conrad Shipyard LLC, Morgan City, La., has been awarded a $28,285,715 firm fixed-price modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-22-C-2253) for detail design and construction of one additional Yard Repair, Berthing, and Messing (YRBM) craft. The contract action includes options that, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of…

  • Jan Allman named Fincantieri Marinette Marine CEO

    Jan Allman named Fincantieri Marinette Marine CEO Fincantieri Marine Group’s Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) has named Jan Allman CEO. She succeeds current CEO Mark Vandroff, who is returning to Fincantieri Marine Group in a new role as its senior vice president of government relations in Washington D.C. Allman, who was CEO of Marinette Marine for…

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  • NNS installs 1,000 pound 3D-printed unit in carrier pump room

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  • Bollinger Mississippi hosts two key Navy officials

    Bollinger Mississippi hosts two key Navy officials Bollinger Mississippi Shipbuilding last week hosted Dr. Brett Seidle, acting Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research Development and Acquisition (ASN RDA), and Rear Adm. Tom Anderson, Program Executive Officer Ships, at its facility in Pascagoula, Mississippi. The visit underscored the critical role of American shipbuilding in enhancing…

  • Admiral Kevin M. Sweeney joins Colonna’s Shipyard board

    Admiral Kevin M. Sweeney joins Colonna’s Shipyard board Norfolk, Va.-based Colonna’s Shipyard, Inc. (CSI) reports that Rear Admiral Kevin M. Sweeney, USN (Ret.), has joined its board of directors, effective January 31, 2025. “Rear Admiral Sweeney is a highly respected national security expert with decades of leadership experience both in and out of government,” said…

  • Detyens wins $21.1M USNS John Lenthall contract

    Detyens wins $21.1M USNS John Lenthall contract Detyens Shipyards Inc., North Charleston, S.C., has been awarded a $21,145,267 firm-fixed-price contract (N3220525C4144) for a 180-calendar day shipyard availability for the regular overhaul and dry dock availability of Military Sealift Command’s fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Lenthall (T-AO 189). Built at Avondale Shipyard, New Orleans, John Lenthall,…

  • New leadership in place at Hanwha Philly Shipyard

    New leadership in place at Hanwha Philly Shipyard Korea’s Hanwha Group formally completed its $100 million acquisition of what is now Hanwha Philly Shipyard on December 19, 2024. New leadership is now in place, with David Kim taking the role of CEO to guide the shipyard through the transition. Kim previously served as executive vice…

  • Detyens awarded $10.1M contract for USNS Cody PSA

    Detyens awarded $10.1M contract for USNS Cody PSA Detyens Shipyards Inc., Charleston, S.C., has been awarded a $10,135,702 firm-fixed-price contract (N3220525C4061) for a 100-calendar day shipyard availability for a post-shakedown availability (PSA) of the Military Sealift Command’s expeditionary fast transport USNS Cody (T-EPF 14). The PSA contract includes a base period and five unexercised options…

  • NASSCO-Bremerton wins $74.7M CVN 76 contract

    NASSCO-Bremerton wins $74.7M CVN 76 contract General Dynamics NASSCO-Bremerton, Bremerton, Wash., has been awarded a $74,868,772 undefinitized contract action resulting in a cost-plus-incentive-fee/award-fee delivery order for the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) Drydocking Planned Incremental Availability (DPIA) in support of repair and alteration requirements. The DPIA is used to complete all necessary updates, repairs, maintenance…

  • Ingalls starts fabrication of LPD 32

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  • St. Johns Ship Building wins spud barge order

    St. Johns Ship Building wins spud barge order Palatka, Fla.–based St. Johns Ship Building has secured a contract to build a 150 x 60 x 8 foot spud barge for Jacksonville, Fla.-headquartered Hal Jones Contractor, a division of Vecellio & Grogan,Inc. St. Johns says that the contract expands the efficiencies realized from the continuity of…

  • Tony Ardito named president of Birdon America

    Tony Ardito named president of Birdon America Birdon Group reports that Tony Ardito has become the new president of Birdon America, effective January 27, 2025. Ardito, who has held key leadership positions at BAE Systems and Austal USA, brings over two decades of maritime industry experience to Birdon and has an extensive background in naval…

  • Vancouver Shipyards COE lab gains ISO accreditation

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  • Operations underway at Newport News Shipbuilding Charleston Operations

    Operations underway at Newport News Shipbuilding Charleston Operations HII (NYSE: HII) reports that it has closed on its acquisition of an advanced manufacturing facility and assets and begun work at what is now its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) — Charleston Operations site in South Carolina. HII to acquire W International assets “HII is committed to…

  • DOJ: Bollinger agrees to pay $1,025,000 to settle False Claims Act allegations

    DOJ: Bollinger agrees to pay $1,025,000 to settle False Claims Act allegations The U.S. Department of Justice reports that Bollinger Shipyards LLC has agreed to pay $1,025,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly billing the U.S. Coast Guard for labor provided by workers who were not eligible to work…

  • Ingalls christens amphibious transport dock Harrisburg (LPD 30)

    Ingalls christens amphibious transport dock Harrisburg (LPD 30) HII (NYSE: HII) christened the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock Harrisburg (LPD 30) January 11 in a ceremony at its Ingalls Shipbuilding division in Pascagoula, Miss. LPD 30 is named after Harrisburg, Pennsylvania’s capital city, and commemorates that city’s rich history and longstanding support of the United…

  • USNS Harvey Milk arrives at Alabama Shipyard for PSA

    USNS Harvey Milk arrives at Alabama Shipyard for PSA Alabama Shipyard reports that the USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO 206) arrived at its Mobile, Ala,, shipyard on Thursday, Jan 9. The vessel is at the yard for its post-shakedown availability (PSA) and will undergo essential maintenance and repairs to ensure its continued operational excellence. The PSA…

  • Vigor wins $7.8M USNS Washington Chambers contract

    Vigor wins $7.8M USNS Washington Chambers contract Vigor Marine LLC, Portland, Oregon, has been awarded a $7,792,948 firm-fixed-price contract (N3220525C4114) for the 50-calendar day shipyard availability for the mid-term availability of Military Sealift Command’s fast combat support vessel USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE 11). Built by NASSCO and commissioned in 2011, USNS Washington Chambers is a…

  • Vigor awarded $55M LCS 10 contract

    Vigor awarded $55M LCS 10 contract Vigor Marine LLC, Portland, Oregon, has been awarded a $55,881,631 firm-fixed-price contract for the FY 2005 Docking Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA) maintenance, modernization, and repair of USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10). The scope of the LCS 10 award includes all labor, supervision, equipment, production, testing, facilities, and quality assurance…