APL Buys Land for Intermodal Container Terminal in Ill.
APL, the world’s seventh largest container shipping carrier, confirmed a land purchase in the city of Joliet, Ill., to develop its latest intermodal container terminal in the United States.
NASSCO Gets $60M for 3rd MLP Long-Lead Materials
General Dynamics NASSCO announced it has received a $60m contract from the U.S. Navy to purchase long-lead materials for the construction of a third Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) ship.
J.F. Lehman & Co. Acquires US.. Joiner LLC, Turnbull LLC
J.F. Lehman & Company, a middle-market private equity firm focused on the defense, aerospace and maritime sectors, announced that it has acquired US Joiner LLC and Turnbull LLC (together…
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Newport News Shipbuilding's Apprentice School, 92nd Anniversary
Huntington Ingalls Industries will celebrate the 92nd anniversary of its Newport News Shipbuilding Apprentice School on July1. The school has grown from three instructors and 126 apprentices in 1919 to more than 100 faculty and 750 apprentices today. The Apprentice School is expected to award its 10,000th diploma later this year. "The Apprentice School is essentially our shipbuilding production leadership academy," said Matt Mulherin, president, Newport News Shipbuilding.
New President for Society of Maritime Industries
Mr Archie Bethel CBE has succeeded Mr Alan Johnston CBE as Honorary President of the Society of Maritime Industries at the Society’s Board meeting today. Archie…
Austal Awarded Construction of JHSV 6 & 7
The U.S. Navy has exercised contract options funding the construction sixth and seventh Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV), as part of a ten-ship program potentially…
Fronius Plans for New U.S. HQ, Portage, Ind.
Fronius, a developer and manufacturers of battery charging systems, welding technology and solar electronics has announced plans to launch its U.S. headquarters in Portage, Ind.
AWT Wins Safety at Sea Award
Applied Weather Technology, Inc. (AWT) announced that an expert judging panel has selected AWT, with its innovative fleet management system GlobalView, as the winner…
Cat 3500 Series Emissions Kits Get EPA Cert.
Caterpillar Marine Power Systems and Caterpillar Emissions Solutions announced that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has certified Cat 3500…
Donjon Marine Recovers Robert R. Woodington Dredge
On May 20, 2011, Donjon Marine Co., Inc. contracted with the owners of the 42-ft cutter head suction dredge Robert R. Woodington to recover the cutterhead/ladder which was buried to a depth of 100 feet as a result of an underwater cave-in that occurred while recovering sand from an in-land sand pit. The cutterhead/ladder was covered by more than 70 feet of sand and clay mix. Donjon’s work plan was…
