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10 Major U.S Shipyards Where Ships Are Built Check out this article 👉 #Shipyards #Ships #Shipping #Maritime #MarineInsight #Merchantnavy #Merchantmarine #MerchantnavyShips

Here Are 10 Major U.S Shipyards Where Ships Are Built Check out this article 👉 #Shipyards #US #Shipping #Maritime #MarineInsight #Merchantnavy #Merchantmarine #MerchantnavyShips

10 Major U.S Shipyards Where Ships Are Built Check out this article 👉 https://lnkd.in/d7FmDwzT #USShipyards #Shipyards #US #shipping #shippingindustry #maritimeindustry #maritime #maritimesafety #MarineInsight #Merchantnavy #Merchantmarine #MerchantnavyShips

Ingalls Shipbuilding, a Division of HII won a $9.6bn deal to construct three San Antonio-class Flight II (LPD 17) amphibious ships and a contract modification for the next America-class (LHA 6) large-deck amphibious ship. This combined procurement — the first of its kind for amphibious ships — begins the construction of LPDs 33, 34, 35 and LHA 10 for the US Navy. https://lnkd.in/ejxgKVN3

Israel Shipyards unveiled a new landing craft, 24 meters in length, which it tailored for an undisclosed customer. The landing craft designed for a broad spectrum of missions is ideal for nations aiming to enhance their operational capabilities on rivers and lakes, addressing the operational needs of various nations. This vessel’s introduction is part of Israel Shipyards’ broader objective to contribute to the enhancement and security of waterways worldwide. Foreign sources have already reported in the past that the Israeli Navy has several such landing craft that are used by the 13th flotilla to transport commando vehicles. The Israeli Navy’s transition away from using landing craft, culminating in the decommissioning of the Ashdod class ships like the INS Ashdod in 2001, reflects a strategic shift in its operational focus and capabilities. The Ashdod class landing ships were part of Israel’s efforts to maintain a versatile and capable naval force, designed for various tasks including amphibious operations. Built in Israel in 1966-67, these ships served the Israeli Navy for several decades before being retired, with the last of the class, INS Ashdod, decommissioned in 2001. This gap in capability was due to a reassessment of the navy’s strategic needs and priorities. #military #defense #defence #militaryleak https://lnkd.in/duxJXxCt

EDGE and Fincantieri formalise MAESTRAL Shipbuilding EDGE, one of the world’s leading advanced technology and defence groups, and Fincantieri, one of the largest shipbuilding companies in the world, have signed an agreement yesterday formalising the launch of MAESTRAL an Abu Dhabi-based shipbuilding Joint Venture (JV) between both companies. The JV, which was first announced in February of this year, will capitalise on global opportunities for the design and manufacture of advanced naval vessels. EDGE holds a 51% stake in the venture, which will be awarded prime rights to non-NATO orders, and a number of strategic orders placed by selected NATO member countries, with a commercial pipeline of orders valued at approximately 30 billion euro. The signing of the agreement was immediately followed by the announcement of a large order by UAE Coast Guard Forces for 10 technologically advanced 51m Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs), valued at 400 million euro. The P51MR Class 51m OPVs, based on the mission-proven Saettia Class, are state-of-the-art vessels characterised by their high modularity, stability in rough sea conditions, low radar signal signature, and high operational flexibility. “In just three months since first announcing the creation of this unique venture with Fincantieri, we are now announcing a significant national order for these sophisticated OPVs, to be built both here at our shipyards in Abu Dhabi, and in Italy. Not only does this demonstrate the speed with which EDGE and its partners can operate, and the resources we can mobilise, but fully underscores our strategy of international export growth through mutually beneficial partnerships, the exchange of knowledge and expertise, and the continued pursuit of technological excellence through innovation. It also opens up opportunities for MAESTRAL to promote an extensive portfolio of diverse maritime solutions, including a complete series of technologically advanced vessels, to navies and coast guards around the world.” His Excellency Faisal Al Bannai, Chairman of EDGE Group The signing ceremony took place in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, and was attended by H.E. Faisal Al Bannai, Chairman of EDGE Group; the Hon. Matteo Perego di Cremnago, Italian Undersecretary of State for Defense; H.E Admiral OF-9 Enrico Credendino, Chief of the Italian Navy; Hamad Al Marar, Managing Director & CEO, EDGE Group; Dr. Pierroberto Folgiero, CEO & Managing Director, Fincantieri Group; and Dr. Dario Deste, General Manager of the Naval Vessels Division, Fincantieri “We are proud to announce the creation of MAESTRAL and a first major order since the start of our collaboration with EDGE Group. Today’s signing represents concrete evidence of how this Joint Venture is an industrial platform of great value, which will allow us not only to seize the opportunities arising in a strategic market such as the UAE, but also to further de...

Having a longitudinal view is important - in the early days of NSPS (before it became NSS) two programs collided within the newly formed Non-combat Work Package. They both had the same overly optimistic schedule objective but one had to give way to the other. There was a long and drawn out analysis process, as governments are apt to do, about whether the JSS or Polar Icebreaker should go first in the build sequence. At the time the number of changes to the baseline design of JSS were down-played as a factor and the proven design was pitched as presenting the low risk option that would not add complexity to the JSS program. Now these changes are recognized and celebrated (and correctly so I submit) but both programs were targeting a 2017 delivery (was never realistic I know) and will now not deliver to 2025 and 2030 at the earliest. Today, the pendulum has swung further with the focus of discourse being on buying proven ships from a hot production run with zero changes and navies the world over being criticized for introducing too much change, resulting in rampant scope creep leading to blown budgets and schedules. If we accept that no two operators have identical requirements (based upon the mission mix and areas of operation), and that navies the world over will never accept zero change, then there has to be an alternative method! Perhaps that is to start from a blank sheet with a proven designer like Vard Marine Inc, undertake a concept development cycle with the Navy and shipbuilder engaged early and then lock in requirements without any (or very limited) opportunity for change thereafter - the client gets an optimal outcome tuned to their requirements, level of ambition and budget. We do this all the time with both military/government and commercial fleet owners around the globe ... why can it not be achieved on federal shipbuilding programs in Canada? Without a domestic ship design and engineering capability in Canada we cannot argue #NSS has created a truly sovereign shipbuilding capability. We also cannot, seemingly, get the results we desire!

Struggling to keep up with China's naval shipbuilding spree, the U.S. is looking to reopen closed or inactive American shipyards with the help of Asian capital, engineers and shipbuilding expertise. Last week, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro visited two shipyards in South Korea and one in Japan, pitching at each stop the idea of joining projects to revive dormant shipyards in the U.S. U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel, who accompanied Del Toro to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' shipyard in Yokohama on Thursday, told Nikkei Asia that the visit had a dual purpose: to inspect the repair work conducted on the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn and to gauge the interest of the Japanese company in investing in a closed U.S. shipyard. Emanuel is advocating for the use of Japanese private shipyards to conduct maintenance, repairs and overhauls of U.S. warships. Initially it would involve ships deployed to Japan, but eventually could be expanded to ships ported in the U.S. The U.S. previously had 13 public naval shipyards, but nine of them are currently inactive. Some of the closed shipyards have been turned into national parks, container terminals or naval air stations. But some are seen to have the potential to be revived for shipbuilding or maintenance. The need to revamp shipbuilding capacity stems from an alarm at China's rapid fleet expansion. Supported by the world's largest shipbuilding industry, China is expected to expand its battle force of over 370 ships and submarines today to 400 by 2025 and 440 by 2030. The current size of the U.S. Navy at just under 300 ships and submarines is already smaller than China's. The Navy leadership has called for a future fleet size of around 380, but the pace of construction pales in comparison. American shipyards, both private and public, have been struggling to hire enough workers, as the industry struggles to compete with other industries in pay. #marineindustry #shipbuilding #revamp #collaboration #maintenance #china #usa https://lnkd.in/gKz7tETn

UAE-based EDGE and Italy-based FINCANTIERI formalized their #MAESTRAL Shipbuilding Joint Venture (JV) by announcing a US$ 434M contract for the building of 10 Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs). Specifically, this contract will provide the UAE Coast Guard with 51m long OPVs based on the Saettia Class (highly modular and flexible). These vessels will be both built in Abu Dhabi and in Italy. Announced in February, MAESTRAL creates a mutually beneficial partnership between both companies. On one hand, EDGE (which holds 51% of the JV) will benefit from knowledge transfer to help developing UAE’s domestic shipbuilding industry. On the other hand, MAESTRAL will help FINCANTIERI to outsource its production capabilities and to broaden its targets, especially on non-NATO orders thanks to the JV's localization in the UAE. MAESTRAL’s commercial pipeline of orders had been approximately estimated around US$ 32 Bn. MAESTRAL highlights the emerging role played by the UAE in the global Defense industry, with EDGE as a showcasing conglomerate. This partnership also testifies for Western Defense companies’ choice of technology transferring and outsourcing in order to increase market shares while shortcutting orderbook’s congestion. https://lnkd.in/eRnHaD3d

If Australia needs warships in a hurry we need to revive Australia's dormant shipyards...We need to face facts that the political pork barrelling decision to centralise naval shipbuilding in South Australia was and still is a complete disaster! Every project a complete fiasco.. Even the Hunter Frigate project has gone through a whopping $4 Billion dollars and not one ship built or apparently even in progress?. We won't mention dudding Naval Group and the billions that cost us! Lots of self-promoting local puff but little carry through into real action, even the naval shipbuilding college has been defunded by the SA state government. In the state where four separate enquiries prior to its establishment revealed shonky skills training process and welders that when tested couldn't even weld to Australia standards let alone international shipbuilding codes. And with electricity tariffs 40% higher in SA than every other state...who is subsidising that?, obviously, the state's poorest and most disadvantaged demographic who don't own homes or afford rooftop solar! Time to face reality, despite billion spent and years and years wasted, Adelaide has neither the support industry, high skilled workforce or the leadership to support the decision...and maybe just because of that and a state government that proudly boasts that its employers pay the lowest wages in the country...nobody wants to move there either? We need to cut our losses and upgrade the dormant shipyards in Newcastle, Williamstown and Cairncross who all have comprehensive and capable industry support in states that offer a strong skills base, pay proper wages, provide secure employment and leadership in spades! Just sayin...