Philly Shipyard held a ceremony February 11 to mark the cutting of steel for the fifth National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV) destined for California State University Maritime Academy (Cal Maritime) in Vallejo, Calif. The ceremonial start of construction occurred at Philly Shipyard’s plasma cutting machine as the button was pressed to start the plasma steel cutting process.
This marked the last steel cutting ceremony for the five contracted vessels slated to be constructed for the...
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has received a significant order from SM Solutions/Philly Shipyard for cargo handling solutions for three 1,822 FEU-sized container carriers.
The order is booked into Cargotec’s fourth quarter 2023 order intake, with deliveries planned to commence during the fourth quarter of 2024 and be completed within 2026.
MacGregor’s scope of supply encompasses design, hardware and supply for hatch covers, lashing bridges, deck stanchions, fixed and removable cell guides in hold...
https://container-news.com/macgregor-receives-cargo-handling-solution-order-from-philly-shipyard/
No doubt about it, the contract to build the National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV) training ships was a life-saver for Philly Shipyard when it was awarded in April 2020. At that time, the shipyard’s newbuild order book was empty. Today, things are very different.
According to its just released results for the third quarter and first nine months of 2023, at September 30, 2023, Philly Shipyard had an order backlog of $1,793.7 million, with eight ships on its order book: four NSMV training...
Philly Shipyard in Pennsylvania has delivered a new training vessel to the State University of New York Maritime College (SUNY Maritime College). Empire State is owned by the US Maritime Administration and operated by SUNY Maritime College. The seventh SUNY vessel to be named Empire State is the...
Back in July, Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean was reportedly among the suitors in a rumored bid to acquire Austal. As we reported at that time, Austal said:
“Austal is regularly involved in discussions with potential parties concerning strategic initiatives to create value for its shareholders. While discussions may take place from time to time, there can be no certainty that any opportunity will proceed … Austal will keep shareholders informed in accordance with its continuous disclosure...
U.S. shipyard Philly Shipyard is reportedly in talks with South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean about a potential acquisition. Philly Shipyard issued a statement acknowledging the reports, but did not confirm…
https://gcaptain.com/philly-shipyard-tight-lipped-on-reports-of-acquisition-talks-with-hanwha-ocean/
Philly Shipyard has delivered the first of five new federal training ships for America’s state maritime academies as part of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration’s new National Security…
https://gcaptain.com/philly-shipyard-delivers-first-national-training-ship-to-marad/
Coming on the heels of President Biden’s visit to Philly Shipyard to witness the steel cutting of the nation’s first rock installation vessel for the domestic offshore wind market, Great…
By Akayla Gardner and Jordan Fabian (Bloomberg) — President Joe Biden defended his administration’s clean energy agenda, saying it would help create jobs in the US in the face of skepticism…
https://gcaptain.com/president-biden-touts-clean-energy-jobs-during-philly-shipyard-visit/
A training ship enters service with a Dutch operator while another for an American maritime school is nearing completion. Construction meanwhile starts on a new oceanogra ..