Freeland, Wash., based Nichols Brothers Boat Builders (NBBB) has appointed Lacey Greene as vice president, new construction sales.
Greene returns to Nichols Brothers after a period serving as business development coordinator at naval architect firm Elliott Bay Design Group.
“We are excited to welcome Lacey Greene back to our team as vice president, new construction sales,” said Gavin Higgins, CEO of NBBB and sister company Everett Ship Repair (ESR). “Her career journey at NBBB and ESR is a...
The Government of Bermuda’s Marine and Port Services has taken delivery of the 700-passenger ferry Bermudian after a major refit at Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding. Engineering and project management were jointly handled by the Somerset, Mass. shipyard and Propulsion Data Services, with class oversight by Lloyd’s Register.
As we reported at the time, the 1988-built, 118 foot-steel vessel arrived at Gladding-Hearn for the refit in January...
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USNS Kanawha (T-AO 196), one of the Military Sealift Command fleet oilers that has been deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in the Red Sea, is headed for Alabama Shipyard LLC, Mobile, Ala., for some TLC. The shipyard has been awarded an $11,339,193 firm-fixed-price contract (N3220524C4220) for a 106-calendar day shipyard availability for the mid-term availability of the Kanawha.
USNS Kanawha is the tenth ship in the Henry J. Kaiser-class of fleet oilers. Laid down by Avondale...
Marine Log held its second annual Ship Repair USA conference in the French Quarter of New Orleans on June 11-12, once again drawing numerous attendees from across the spectrum of shipyards, vessel operators, maintenance providers, suppliers, and other specialists. Ship Repair USA will return to the Gulf region again next summer.
“This year’s Ship Repair USA conference was a true collaborative effort,” said Gary Lynch, publisher for Marine Log. “Thank you to our speakers, sponsors, SNAME, our...
Vigor Marine LLC, Portland, Oregon, reports that it has completed a Post-Shakedown Availability (PSA) on USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205) at its Swan Island shipyard. The first-in-class Military Sealift Command vessel will head into active service following the eight-month availability, as the lead ship in the John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oilers. The successful availability adds to Vigor’s long track record of serving MSC at Swan Island.
“Our skilled workers are proud to serve MSC and our...
Lockport, La., headquartered Bollinger Shipyards has promoted Andrew “Andy” Naquin to vice president of sales, where he will lead the company’s sales team.
“Since joining Bollinger, Andy has been an invaluable addition to our team,” said Ben Bordelon, president and CEO of Bollinger Shipyards. “His deep experience and breadth of relationships in the maritime industry are second to none, and I know he’ll continue to deliver our customers the highest level of quality service and solutions that...
BAE Systems – Norfolk Ship Repair, Norfolk, Va., has been awarded a $87,284,916 firm-fixed-price contract for maintenance, modernization, and repair of USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) fiscal 2024 docking selected restricted availability. Awarded by Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), the contract includes options that, if exercised, would bring its cumulative value to $92 million.
The competitively-awarded contract, for which NAVSEA received three offers will see the Norfolk-homeported dock landing...
The board of directors of Austal USA has named Michelle Kruger president of Austal USA, where she has been serving as interim president since August 2023.
Kruger joined Austal USA in 2022 as the vice president of global services and support. In that role she led Austal USA’s ship repair and warranty efforts including the development of business strategy and strategic alliances. She also oversaw the stand up of Austal USA’s San Diego repair yard including the delivery of a purpose-built...
Conrad Industries, Inc. (OTC Pink: CNRD) has announced its 2023 results and backlog. The company reported a net loss of $27.0 million and a loss per diluted share of $5.39 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2023 compared to net loss of $17.4 million and loss per diluted share of $3.47 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022.
Conrad Industries’ backlog as of December 31, 2023 was $253.8 million, compared to $244.1 million at December 31, 2022, and $148.5 million at December 31, 2021.
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Vigor Marine LLC, Portland, Oregon, and Detyens Shipyards Inc., North Charleston, S.C., have each been awarded contracts by Military Sealift Command, Norfolk, Va., for work on fleet replenishment oiler (T-AO) vessels.
Vigor Marine has been awarded awarded a $24,215,951 firm-fixed-price contract for a 75-calendar day shipyard availability for the mid-term availability of fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187). The contract includes a base period and five options that, if...