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Burger Boat to Build Research Vessel for USGS
The U.S. Geological Survey awarded a contract last Friday for the construction of a large research vessel for Lakes Huron, Michigan, and Superior to Burger Boat Company of Manitowoc, Wis. The vessel...
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LEEVAC Inks Two PSVs for Tidewater Marine
LEEVAC Shipyards Jennings LLC, Jennings, LA, has signed contracts with Tidewater Marine, LLC of New Orleans, LA to build two (2) LEEVAC Design Services “LDS ” Platform Supply Vessel (PSV), a 300’ x...
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USS Carl Vinson Readies for MCMA
Aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) returned from an underway April 19, after a series of engineering drills and time spent preparing for a Mid-Cycle Material Assessment (MCMA). Carl Vinson will...
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Austal Names Third of Ten US Navy’s JHSVs
On 20 April, Austal christened USNS Millinocket (JHSV 3) at its state-of-the-art shipyard in Mobile, Alabama. USNS Millinocket is the third of ten Joint High Speed Vessels (JHSV) Austal has under...
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GE’s Power Conversion to Showcase Its Products at OTC 2013, USA
Improved performance, efficiency, and sustainability all figure strongly in the new solutions that GE’s Power Conversion business is unveiling at OTC 2013, the Offshore Technology Conference taking...
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USA: Donjon Shipbuilding & Repair Hired to Build Two Hopper Barges
Donjon Shipbuilding & Repair, located in Erie, Pennsylvania, was recently awarded a contract by Sterling Equipment of Quincy, Massachusetts to construct two hopper barges, with an option for a...
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US Navy Targets 306 Ships in Its 30-Year Shipbuilding Plan
The United States Navy has drafted a 30-year shipbuilding plan and provided the Congress with relevant information tables from the plan. Despite numerous struggles with the budget cuts and the...
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Vigor Delivers Maintenance and Moorage Barge to King County
Last month US Fab, a Vigor Industrial company, delivered its latest purpose built vessel to Washington’s King County: a unique maintenance and moorage barge designed to serve the day-to-day needs of...
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ABS Announces Change in Leadership
ABS, the leading provider of classification services to the global offshore and marine industries, announces a change in leadership with the election of Christopher J. Wiernicki, currently President...
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Amarcon Gears Up for OTC, USA
Amarcon, a member of the ABB group, is getting ready for the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, USA. The annual held event is seen as the foremost event for the development of offshore...
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GE to Supply Gas Turbines for Austal’s LCS Program
GE Marine will provide Austal USA, Mobile, Alabama, with four LM2500 marine aeroderivative gas turbines to power the United States Navy’s 14th and 16th Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ships...
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USNS Montford Point Passes Acceptance Trials
The Navy’s first Mobile Landing Platform, USNS Montford Point (MLP) 1, successfully completed Acceptance Trials on April 19, in San Diego, Calif. Built by General Dynamics-NASSCO, MLP is a highly...
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High-Tech PSV ‘BRAVANTE V’ in the Water for Boldini
Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. has launched the M/V BRAVANTE V, the first of five Platform Supply Vessels ordered by Boldini S.A. of Brazil. STX Canada Marine provided the design which is the basis...
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New Vice President and General Manager for Avondale Industries
Huntington Ingalls Industries announced that René Mathieu has been named vice president and general manager of Avondale Industries Inc., effective May 20. He is responsible for all non-Navy aspects of...
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Newport News’ Employees Win CIO Award
Two employees at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division were recognized this month at the CIO Leadership Event. Deborah Morewitz and Karen Ryan both received the...
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VIMS Acquires New Research Vessel
The Virginia Institute of Marine Science has taken ownership of a new research vessel, the 43-foot R/V Tidewater, which will replace the 29-foot R/V Fish Hawk as the primary platform for VIMS’...
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HII Announces New Appointments
Huntington Ingalls Industries announced yesterday that Don Perkins has been named vice president of contracts and pricing for the company’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division. Operationally, Perkins’...
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Industrial Training Center to Kick Off Operation at Vigor
Vigor Industrial and South Seattle Community College have partnered to launch an industrial training center at the shipyard on Harbor Island. The Harbor Island Training Center, which opens with a...
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Austal Hands Over Second JHSV to US Navy
The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the second Joint High Speed Vessel, USNS Choctaw County (JHSV 2), from Austal USA, June 6 in Mobile, Ala. JHSV 2 successfully completed acceptance trials in May,...
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Harvey Gulf Plans the First LNG Marine Fueling Facility, USA
Harvey Gulf International Marine CEO, Shane Guidry, announced today that Harvey Gulf has secured plans to construct and operate the first LNG marine fueling facility in the United States, to be...
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