2015 News

SAN DIEGO – On Friday, December 18, shipbuilders from General Dynamics NASSCO, and other members of the Port of San Diego Ship Repair Association, donated more than 1,000 toys to the Salvation Army in San Diego and another 500 to the Barrio Station, located in Barrio Logan. The toys will be used as part of Read More >

SAN DIEGO – On Saturday, December 12, General Dynamics NASSCO launched the first ship in a series of ECO Class tankers for the SEA-Vista fleet. The christening and launch ceremony took place at the company’s shipyard in San Diego. The ship, the Independence, is a 610-foot, 50,000 deadweight-ton, and LNG-conversion-ready product tanker with a 330,000 Read More >

SAN DIEGO – On December 11, General Dynamics NASSCO successfully completed bunkering of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for the Perla Del Caribe, the world’s second containership to be powered by LNG. Bunkering services were provided by the California-based company Clean Energy as well as Baker Hughes and Envent during a 48-hour period at the NASSCO Read More >

  SAN DIEGO – On December 4, 2015, General Dynamics NASSCO delivered the company’s first ECO Class tanker, the Lone Star State, to American Petroleum Tankers (APT). The new ECO Class tanker symbolizes the emerging direction of the shipping industry in the U.S. toward cleaner, more fuel-efficient modes of transporting product. The tanker is the Read More >

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SAN DIEGO – On October 23, 2015, General Dynamics NASSCO hosted a keel laying ceremony for the third ECO tanker, the future Garden State, for American Petroleum Tankers (APT) currently under construction at the company’s shipyard in San Diego. The Honorable Greg Cox from the San Diego County Board of Supervisors served as the ceremony’s Read More >

SAN DIEGO – October 17, 2015 –Today General Dynamics NASSCO hosted a christening ceremony for the first ECO tanker for American Petroleum Tankers (APT) under construction at the company’s shipyard in San Diego. San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer spoke at the ceremony, and the ship’s sponsor, Mrs. Helen Downs, christened the ship with the traditional Read More >

SAN DIEGO – October 16, 2015 – Today General Dynamics NASSCO delivered the world’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) powered containership, the Isla Bella, to TOTE Maritime. The ship was delivered nearly two months ahead of schedule. NASSCO is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD). As part of a two-ship contract signed Read More >

SAN DIEGO – October 16, 2015 – Today General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), signaled the start construction for the third product tanker to be built for SEA-Vista Newbuild II LLC, a subsidiary of SEACOR Holdings, Inc. The honoree, Gregory Doyle of SEACOR, signaled the beginning of construction by Read More >

SAN DIEGO – October 16, 2015 – General Dynamics NASSCO signaled the start of construction of a fifth “ECO” tanker to be built for American Petroleum Tankers at a steel cutting ceremony at NASSCO’s San Diego shipyard. Betsy Larson, wife of NASSCO’s director of commercial programs, Parker Larson, served as the ceremony’s honoree. As part Read More >