BAE Norfolk wins new Navy contracts worth $202M

BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair, Norfolk, Va., has received $202 million in U.S. Navy contracts to provide modernization and maintenance services aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) and the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). BAE Systems shipyard personnel and their subcontractor teammates will begin working aboard both ships next February and March, respectively.

“The award of these two contracts will provide extensive work for our Norfolk shipyard team,” said David M....

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JAG Alaska awarded $18.7M USNS Grasp contract

JAG Alaska Inc., Seward, Alaska, has been awarded an $18,715,881 firm-fixed-price contract for an 81-calendar day shipyard availability for the regular overhaul and dry dock availability of Military Sealift Command’s fleet rescue and salvage ship USNS Grasp (T-ARS 51). The contract includes a base work package and three unexercised options for additional work and time that, if exercised, would take its value to $19,015,593.

Work will be performed in Seward beginning Dec. 29, 2024, and is...

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BAE San Diego gets $35M mod to Halsey contract

BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair, San Diego, Calif., has been awarded a $34,927,342 firm-fixed-price modification to its previously awarded $177.8 million contract for the the maintenance and modernization of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97). The new modification exercises options for the repair, maintenance, and modernization of the Halsey.

The scope of the procurement includes all labor, supervision, facilities, equipment, production, testing, and quality...

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Alabama Shipyard wins $11.5 million dredge Wheeler drydocking contract

Alabama Shipyard, Mobile, Ala., has been awarded an $11,466,912 firm-fixed-price contract to dry dock and repair the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers trailing suction hopper dredge Wheeler.

Bids were solicited via the internet with three received. Work will be performed in Mobile, Alabama, with an estimated completion date of December 6, 2024. The New Orleans Engineer District is the contracting activity.

Features of Alabama Shipyard’s 355-acre facility include 8,000 linear feet of available pier...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/dredging/alabama-shipyard-wins-11-5-million-dredge-wheeler-drydocking-contract/

Valente to succeed Marcotulli as Titan CEO

Former Fincantieri Marine Group CEO Francesco Valente is to succeed Jim “Marco” Marcotuli as CEO of Titan Acquisition Holdings (Titan), the ship repair and marine and complex fabrication specialist that is the parent of Vigor (Portland, Seattle, Ketchikan), MHI (Norfolk), and Continental Maritime (San Diego).

“Titan is a well-known leader in ship repair and fabrication, with a particularly strong reputation supporting our national defense,” Valente said. “Titan’s values and priorities have...

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VIDEO: Vancouver Drydock completes CCGS Sir Wilfrid Laurier VLE project

Seaspan’s Vancouver Drydock in North Vancouver, B.C., has successfully completed the Vessel Life Extension (VLE) of the Canadian Coast Guard’s CCGS Sir Wilfrid Laurier. After undocking at the end of April 2024, the vessel completed an in-water work period in preparation for ship commissioning and sea trials.

The vessel departed Seaspan on August 17, 2024 following sea trials, concluding one of the largest and most complex ship repair and overhaul projects ever undertaken at Vancouver Drydock....

https://www.marinelog.com/news/video-vancouver-drydock-completes-ccgs-sir-wilfrid-laurier-vle-project/

BAE San Diego and Vigor get NAVSEA contracts worth $254M

Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), Washington, D.C., yesterday awarded two shipyards contracts worth a total of $253,923,531 for work on Arleigh Burke class destroyers. Both contracts include options that, if exercised, could substantially increase their value.

BAE Systems – San Diego Ship Repair, San Diego, Calif., has been awarded a $177,821,136 firm-fixed-price, undefinitized contract modification to a previously awarded undefinitized contract action N00024-24-C-4423 for the repair,...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipbuilding/shipyards/shipyard-news/bae-san-diego-and-vigor-get-navsea-contracts-worth-254m/

BAE Jacksonville gets $26.2M mod to LCS 29 contract

BAE Systems Jacksonville Ship Repair LLC, Jacksonville, Fla., has been awarded a $26,225,607 cost-plus-award-fee modification to exercise an option to a previously awarded contract (N00024-20-C-2320) for the accomplishment of a post shakedown availability (PSA). The PSA is for one Freedom variant littoral combat ship (LCS 29).

Work will be performed in Mayport, Florida, and is expected to complete February 2026. Fiscal 2024 Shipbuilding and Conversion (Navy) funding in the amount of $4,911,885...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipbuilding/shipyards/shipyard-news/bae-jacksonville-gets-26-2m-mod-to-lcs-29-contract/

Senator Tim Kaine wins SCA Maritime Leadership Award

The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA), the national association representing the U.S. shipbuilding, maintenance, and repair industry, has presented U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-Virginia) with the SCA Maritime Leadership Award

The award is given annually to national leaders who demonstrate outstanding dedication and support for the U.S. shipbuilding and repair industry.

“Senator Kaine’s commitment to advancing the maritime industry and advocating for the needs of our nation’s shipyards has been...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/senator-tim-kaine-wins-sca-maritime-leadership-award/

Seatrium wins major ship repair and upgrade orders

Singapore headquartered Seatrium Limited reports that it has booked ship repair and upgrade contracts with an aggregate value of SGD $180 million (almost US$140 million). In addition to damage repairs, the work includes include major repairs and upgrades on offshore vessels, naval vessels, ferries, LNG carriers, and tankers. All but one of the projects will be completed by end 2024.

The range of complex contracts includes major repairs on offshore vessels, naval vessels, ferries, LNG carriers,...

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