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Newport News shipbuilder dies in possible fall, company says

Daily Press 19 Aug 2019

A construction supervisor at Newport News Shipbuilding died Monday while working on the aircraft carrier George Washington, according to the company president. In a message to employees, President Jennifer Boykin said the employee, who had 39 years of experience, died Monday afternoon. “We believe ... ....

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Scottish shipbuilding is a piece of our heritage that must not be consigned to history

Daily Record 17 Aug 2019

Unions are delighted and workers at Ferguson shipyard can breath a sigh of relief – for now - writes Record View ... ....

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Head of China’s Largest Private Shipbuilder Assists in Corruption Probe

Caixin Online 16 Aug 2019

Shares of China’s largest private shipbuilder rebounded modestly on Friday, but were still well below their earlier levels, in resumed trading after the company confirmed its chairman was assisting in an unspecified government investigation. In a clarification announcement prior to the trading resumption, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) Ltd....

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Irving Shipbuilding gets $500M warship maintenance contract

CBC 15 Aug 2019

The contract is expected to create or sustain 400 jobs at the Halifax-based shipyard, with work expected to begin in the early 2020s ... ....

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Nam Cheong grows vessel chartering business as shipbuilding totally dries up

Splash24/7 15 Aug 2019

Malaysia’s Nam Cheong has substantially grown its business in the offshore vessel chartering segment, helping to offset its lack of shipbuilding revenues. Once strictly a shipbuilder with a partly speculative order book, Nam Cheong turned to vessel chartering when ......

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Korea Tops Global Shipbuilding Orders for 3rd Straight Month in July

Chosun Ilbo 14 Aug 2019

Korea held the number one spot for global shipbuilding orders for the third month in a row in July.According to shipping industry analysts at Clarkson Research Services, Korea won orders for 10 ships totaling 270,000 compensated gross tons last month, which is almost half the total global output. Ch... ....

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Last Clyde shipbuilder could be nationalised

Splash24/7 13 Aug 2019

Management at the shipbuilder announced plans ... The Scottish yard is the last remnant of what used to be one of the major shipbuilding clusters of the world....

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Court to sell unfinished MPP at Jiangzhou Union Shipbuilding

Splash24/7 13 Aug 2019

A court in Jiangxi Ruichang will hold an auction for an unfinished multipurpose heavylift vessel at Jiangzhou Union Shipbuilding on September 13 ... ....

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New Supervisor of Shipbuilding Gulf Coast takes command

Mississippi Business Journal 13 Aug 2019

12. Capt. Nathan A. Schneider relieved Capt. Brian D. Lawrence as Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair (SUPSHIP) Gulf Coast (SSGC) in a ceremony at the Ocean Springs Civic Center. BEFORE YOU GO. … we’d like to ask for your support ... ....

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SNP set to nationalise last civilian shipbuilder to save ferry contracts

The Guardian 12 Aug 2019

Scottish government to step in at Ferguson Marine as dispute over costs threatens closure The Scottish government is expected to nationalise the last civilian shipbuilder on the Clyde this week in an effort to save two high-profile ferry contracts ... .......

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Iconic Belfast shipbuilder Harland and Wolff goes under

Deutsche Welle 06 Aug 2019

Belfast once led the world in shipbuilding, the Titanic its most iconic offspring. But with the bankruptcy of Harland and Wolff, another nail is being hammered into its coffin as a no-deal Brexit looms ever closer ... ....

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PHOTO RELEASE— Rep. Philip Gunn To Ingalls Shipbuilding Apprentice School Graduates: ‘The Prosperity of Mississippi ...

Nasdaq Globe Newswire 06 Aug 2019

PASCAGOULA, Miss., Aug. 06, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE.HII) hosted a graduation ceremony on Saturday for the company’s apprenticeship program at Ingalls Shipbuilding. Nine different crafts were represented among the 159 graduates of the 2019 class ... ....

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