Aker Philadelphia Shipyard graduated its eighth apprentice class on June 9. A luncheon was held in honor of the graduates and, following APSI tradition, all received their white hard hats. Congratulations to the June 2010 class.

An update of construction progress for the vessels currently being built at Aker Philadelphia Shipyard was recently made available.
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In the spirit of continuous improvement and in support of the yard’s Project Intrepid continuous improvement program, Aker Philadelphia Shipyard’s President & CEO Jim Miller has instituted a President’s Award to reinforce outstanding Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) achievements in the shipyard’s teams.

The National Shipbuilding Research Program (NSRP) recently held meetings in Philadelphia, and Aker Philadelphia Shipyard welcomed the opportunity to share its achievements and its yard with the meeting participants.

Recently, the sixth class of apprentices completed Aker Philadelphia Shipyard’s apprentice program, bringing the total number of graduates to date to 26. The latest graduates are: Troy Joyner, Shipbuilder; Jeyaraj Ramasamy, Shipbuilder; William Smeigh, Shipbuilder; and Joseph Ungar, Shipbuilder.

Aker Philadelphia Shipyard (APSI) has established a scholarship program to help finance higher education for the children of its employees. Through the program, APSI will award two $2,000 scholarships to children of full time employees. The scholarship is administered and maintained by Scholarship Management Services, a division of Scholarship America and will utilize standard recipient selection procedures.

Section of product tanker set in the Building Dock

PHILADELPHIA, PA (March 31, 2008) – Aker Philadelphia Shipyard today held a keel laying ceremony for the sixth Veteran Class MT46 product tanker in the yard’s current build program. When completed in 2009, the vessel will be 600 feet in length and be capable of transporting the equivalent of 14 million gallons of liquid product. The ship is the tenth constructed by the yard since 2000.

Enclosed please find recommendations from Aker Philadelphia Shipyard ASA’s Nomination committee in connection with the company’s Annual General Meeting on 3 April 2008.

Nomination Committee Recommendation (English)
Nomination Committee Recommendation (Norwegian)
CV Board members (English)

The annual general meeting of Aker Philadelphia Shipyard ASA will be held on Thursday, 3 April 2008 at 13:00 hrs at Felix Konferansesenter, Bryggetorget 3 (Aker Brygge), NO-0250 Oslo, Norway. Ballots will be distributed at the meeting venue from 12:00 hrs to 13:00 hrs on the day of the general meeting.