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BAE Systems gets its frigate together

3 May 2021

Last week, BAE Systems brought the two halves of HMS Glasgow together for first time.

The aft block of the ship, the first City Class Type 26 frigate being built for the Royal Navy, was rolled out of the build hall at BAE’s Govan shipyard on the River Clyde in Scotland. Teams at the shipyard prepared and completed a series of complex maneuvers to bring the aft block out of the shipyard’s ship block and outfit hall and into position to meet the forward block, which had been rolled out and...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/bae-systems-gets-its-frigate-together/

Kevin Mooney named President of Irving Shipbuilding

9 February 2021

Irving Shipbuilding, Halifax, Nova Scotia, has appointed Kevin Mooney as President. He succeeds former Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) commander Vice-Admiral Kevin M. McCoy, who will return to his family in Maine in April 2021.

“Kevin McCoy has been President of Irving Shipbuilding since August 2013 and has done a great job building the organization from the early days of the National Shipbuilding Strategy, through the construction and delivery of the first Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship,”...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipyards/shipyard-news/kevin-mooney-named-president-of-irving-shipbuilding/

Detyens wins $10.8 million MSC contract

30 October 2020

Detyens Shipyard Inc., Charleston, S.C., has been awarded a $10,884,056 firm-fixed-price contract for a 75-calendar day shipyard availability. The work to be performed provides for services for the post shakedown availability and drydocking of the Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport USNS Puerto Rico (T-EPF 11). The contract also contains nine unexercised options, which if exercised, would increase cumulative contract value to $13,039,037.

Work will be performed in Charleston and is...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipyards/detyens-wins-10-8-million-msc-contract/

Outrider reins in $65 million to automate distribution yards

28 October 2020

The freight industry is inching closer to electrification and autonomy, and much of the action is taking place in the distribution yard.

Among the beneficiaries is Outrider, a startup that automates yard operations for logistics hubs.

On Wednesday, the Golden, Colorado-based company announced it had closed $65 million in Series B funding. Koch Disruptive Technologies led the round, with participation from existing investors NEA, 8VC and Prologis Ventures. New investors included Henry Crown and...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/outrider-reins-in-65-million-to-automate-distribution-yards

Fincantieri Marinette Marine to have largest shiplift in U.S.

8 October 2020

Wisconsin shipbuilder Fincantieri Marinette Marine (FMM) has signed a contract with Pearlson Shiplift Corp., Miami, Fla., to design and build a state-of-the-art shiplift system. On completion, the shiplift system will be the largest in the U.S., with a length of approximately 500 feet and width of 82 feet wide.

FMM says the multi-million dollar project, as well as additional capital expenditures, delivers on the commitment it made to continue to modernize and expand their shipyard in support of...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipyards/fincantieri-marinette-marine-to-have-largest-shiplift-in-u-s/