NORFOLK SHIPBUILDING & DRYDOCK

Norshipco Signs $11m Contract

Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock Corp. (NORSHIPCO), Norfolk, Va., is being awarded an $11,050,533 firm-fixed-price contract for ship repair overhaul and drydock to support USNS Humphreys, a fleet replenishment oiler. This contract contains options, which if exercised, would bring the total cumulative value of the contract to $13,268,967. Work will be performed in Norfolk, Va., and is expected to be completed by June 2005. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured with seven proposals solicited and three offers received. The U.S. Navy's Sealift Logistics Command Atlantic, Virginia Beach, Va., is the contracting authority (N62381-05-C-2021).


NORSHIPCO Wins USS Nicholas Contract

Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock Corp., Norfolk, Va., is being awarded a $5,737,080 firm-fixed-price contract for a drydocking selected restricted availability on USS Nicholas (FFG-47). Work includes miscellaneous structural, electrical, and mechanical repairs including shipalts, alterations equivalent to repairs, and drydocking. Work will be performed in Norfolk, and is expected to completed by June 2002. Contract funds in the amount of $5,737


Norshipco Wins $22M USS Bataan Contract

Norfolk Shipbuilding and Drydock Corp., Norfolk, Va., is being awarded a $21,975,514 fixed-price contract for the drydocking phased maintenance availability of the USS Bataan (LHD-5). Work involves miscellaneous repairs, including drydocking. Work will be performed in Norfolk, Va., and is expected to be completed by October 2004. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured and advertised via the


NORSHIPCO to Get USS Ramage

Norfolk Shipbuilding and Drydock Corp., Norfolk, Va., is being awarded a $7,671,568 fixed-price contract for a docking selected restricted availability on USS Ramage (DDG 61). The work will also include miscellaneous repairs. Work will be performed in Norfolk, Va., and is to be completed by November 2002. Contract funds will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was competitively procured via the Internet, with three


Drydocks World – Dubai Wins Award

Drydocks World - Dubai, a ship repair, conversion and new building yard and flagship company of Drydocks World, won the Shipbuilding/Shiprepair Award at the Lloyd’s List Middle East and Indian Subcontinent Awards 2009 for the fifth consecutive year. In addition, Nawal Saigal, Managing Director, Drydocks World - Dubai, was named Personality of the Year for his strategic positioning of the shipyard, advocating investment and seizing opportunity in the downturn


Drydocks World Debt Deal Given Green Light

Drydocks World, the shipbuilding and repair arm of Dubai World, has creditor approval for its $2.2 billion debt-restructuring plan “The approval of the proposals at today’s [creditors] meetings is a fundamental step to concluding Drydocks ‘ debt restructuring,” said Ian Schneider, a partner at PwC. “The level of support received by the companies far exceeded the two-thirds majority required by the Decree 57 legislation to approve these proposals


NORSHIPCO Gets $5.7M for Conversion

Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydocking Corp. (NORSHIPCO), Norfolk, Va., is being awarded a $5,720,897 firm-fixed-price contract for the conversion of fast combat support ship USNS Arctic. USNS Arctic was transferred from U.S. Navy's combatant fleet to the Military Sealift Command fleet. A major portion of the work to be performed under this contract includes habitability modifications to support operation of the ship by civilian mariners as well as repairs and modifications to other ship


Drydocks World Delivers 5 Vessels

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Drydocks World – Southeast Asia Pte. Limited (DDW-SEA), the Southeast Asian subsidiary of Drydocks World, announced the deliveries of vessels Endeavor, Greatship Ahalya, Mermaid Vision and Ark Dartmoor from their Drydocks World – Nanindah yard and Armada Tuah 104 from their Drydocks World – Pertama yard. The Endeavor, a fully pneumatic self discharge cement carrier designed by Shiptech Pte. Ltd. was delivered to Endeavor S.N.C


Drydocks World Creditors Approve J/V Scheme

SE Asia creditors of Drydocks World vote for joint venture with Kuok Group to proceed Background: On 27 June 2012, DDW announced that it had entered into a joint venture agreement with Pacific Carriers Limited ("PCL"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kuok (Singapore) Limited.  The SEA Group would, following completion of the transaction, be managed as a joint venture between DDW and PCL and would be called DDW-PaxOcean Asia. Pte Ltd


Navy Awards Multi Ship/Multi Option Contract

The Navy awarded the East Coast Multi/Ship Multi Option (MS/MO) contract on Dec. 20 to Norfolk Shipbuilding and Drydock Corporation (NORSHIPCO) for DDG docking maintenance availabilities along with their associated non-docking availabilities. The contract is a Cost Plus Award Fee contract type with hull specific maintenance availabilities, as well as Inter-availability Maintenance. "This contract transforms the way the Navy does maintenance and provides the Navy greater flexibility to


Maersk Floats First Tripple-E

Photo: Maersk

A milestone was reached with the semi-launch of the first Triple-E at the shipyard in Okpo, Korea. To make room for completing the next ships, the drydock was filled with water and the partially completed hull towed into the bay. A bulkhead wall sealed off the end to keep this half ship dry


Mobdock Facilitates Onsite Underwater Ship Repair

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In February, Hydrex diver/technician teams carried out underwater stern tube seal repairs on a 139-meter container vessel in Port Everglades, Fla., close to the company’s office in Clearwater. The vessel was suffering from an oil leak, making a fast repair necessary


Drydocks World Awarded Best Repair Yard at ShipTek 2013

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Drydocks World received the Best Repair Yard Award at the sixth Marine BizTV International Maritime Awards organized in conjunction with ShipTek 2013. The award was received on behalf of the company by Mr. Ali bin Towaih, Vice President, Commercial and Business Development.


Solar Solve Secures Contract for Marine Capture Vessel

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South Shields based Solar Solve Marine received an order for Solasolv anti-glare, heat rejecting roller screens for the navigation bridge windows of a Marine Capture Vessel (MCV) which is being converted at Drydocks World in Dubai. Solasolv screens are installed at the windows of ships


Dubai Maritime Drivers Push for 2020 World Expo

Drydocks World and Maritime World threw their combined weight behind the Emirate’s bid to host the World Expo in 2020 while also discussing matters of mutual cooperation with Italian industry leaders . His Excellency Khamis Juma Buamim, Chairman


Drydocks World Discusses Wide Ranging Bilateral Issues

Singapore Consul General

Drydocks World received H.E. Cheong Ming Foong, the Consul General of Singapore along with Khalil A. Bakar, Center Director Middle East of Singapore Economic Development Board. Khamis Juma Buamim, Chairman and Dr. Markus Voege, VP – Operation and Production of Drydocks World and Maritime


RINA and Drydocks World Team Up

Ugo Salerno (seated, left) signing the agreement with Drydocks World

The RINA Group has entered a framework agreement to supply certification and engineering services to UAE-based Drydocks World - Dubai (LLC). Under an MOU signed in Rome (Italy) today Drydocks World will draw on RINA Group's field of expertise to deliver assistance on project management and


Permanent Underwater Rudder Repair in Antwerp

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At the beginning of March, a Hydrex team of diver/technicians sailed out with one of the company’s dive support workboats to a 200-meter vehicle carrier berthed in the port of Antwerp. They performed an underwater inspection and repair of the vessel’s malfunctioning rudder.


Drydocks World Chairman to Participate at Mare Forum

Chairman, Khamis Juma Buamim

Drydocks World and Maritime World, one of the largest and most diversified shipyards in the world, announced that Chairman Khamis Juma Buamim, will participate in the Mare Forum, Rome, Italy where he will deliver a keynote address. The theme of the forum “Quo Vadis” (Where are you


Navy Contracts for BAE, Norfolk & IMIA, Bremerton

Shipyard Work: Photo courtesy of IMIA LLC

The following two contracts have been awarded by the U.S. Department of Defense. BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair, Norfolk, Va., is being awarded a $48,628,316 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-10-C-4308) for the USS Laboon (DDG 58) fiscal 2013 extended drydocking selected


DNV Supports Drydock Free Operation of Mobile Offshore Units

Moving MOUs to sheltered waters or drydock facilities for surveys is disruptive and expensive. Using the experience gained from several years of dealing with floating production units and surveying drilling units on location, DNV is now preparing a Recommended Practice (RP) to allow mobile


USS Porter Repair/Modernization Contract Awarded

USS Porter. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nick Scott/Released)

Naval Sea Systems Command awarded a $49,435,634 firm-fixed price contract contract for the maintenance, modernization and repair of USS Porter to BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair. The fiscal year 2013 chief of naval operations (CNO) extended dry-docking selected restricted availability (EDSRA)


Goltens Facility Opens at Dubai Maritime City

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Dubai Maritime City (DMC), the mixed-use development for maritime business, announced the Grand Opening of the new Goltens facility at the City. The ultra-modern facility seeks to support Goltens’ operations worldwide. Dubai Maritime City project is built over 2


'Navigator of the Seas' to Homeport Port of Galveston

Navigator of the Seas: Photo credit  CCL Bahnfrend

Port of Galveston say that Royal Caribbean International is to base their Voyager-class ship year-round from Galveston, from November 2013. The Navigator of the Seas, due for an extensive drydock refit in January 2014, will replace Mariner of the Seas to offer Texas vacationers roundtrip


BAE Systems Awarded Significant US Navy Contract

BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair contracted for 'USS Porter' (DDG 78) extended dry-docking work by the Department of Defense. The value of the firm-fixed-price contract for fiscal 2013 US $49,435,634. The contract includes options which, if exercised


 
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