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Bollinger Shipyards Christens Lead US Navy Towing And Salvage Ship, USNS Navajo (T-ATS 6)
Representatives from Bollinger Shipyards LLC (Bollinger) joined senior U.S. Navy officials pier side on Aug 26th at Bollinger Houma to christen the USNS Navajo (T-ATS 6), the lead ship of the Navy’s new Navajo-class of towing, salvage and rescue …
Aug 30, 2023 / Naval
US Navy Awards Bollinger Shipyards Contract To Build Sixth Berthing Barge
Bollinger Shipyards has been awarded the contract for designing and constructing the sixth Auxiliary Personnel Lighter-Small (APL(S)) 67 Class berthing and messing barge by the US Navy. The construction work for this vessel will take place at …
Apr 13, 2023 / Naval
BAE Systems Awarded $145 Million Contract for USS Nitze Modernization
BAE Systems has received a $145 million contract from the U.S. Navy for the maintenance and modernization of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94). The value of the competitively awarded contract could reach $161 million …
Feb 28, 2023 / Naval
Fairbanks Morse Defense Awarded Sole-Source Service Contract for LCS Freedom-Class Vessels
Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD), a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management, has been awarded a five-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) requirements contract by the U.S. Navy. The agreement makes FMD the sole source for …
Jan 25, 2023 / Naval
General Dynamics NASSCO Christens the Third Ship in the T-AO Fleet Oiler Program for the US Navy
General Dynamics NASSCO christened the future USNS Earl Warren (T-AO 207), the third ship for the U.S. Navy’s John Lewis-class fleet oiler program, on Saturday (Jan21). Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro, served as the principal speaker …
Jan 23, 2023 / Naval
Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors (TMC) holds a keel-laying ceremony for NOAA's new research vessel Discoverer
NOAA, the U.S. Navy and Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors (TMC), LLC., held a keel-laying ceremony today in Houma, Louisiana, for Discoverer, a new oceanographic research vessel being built for NOAA. Caption: Illustration depicting the …
Nov 1, 2022 / Vessels
HII Awarded $2.4 Billion To Build Amphibious Assault Ship LHA9
HII’s (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding has been awarded a $2.4 billion U.S. Navy fixed-price-incentive contract for the detail design and construction of amphibious assault ship LHA 9. The award includes options, that if exercised, would bring the …
Oct 31, 2022 / Naval
Crowley Awarded Maritime Prepositioning Force Contract by Military Sealift Command
Crowley has been awarded a contract for the operation and maintenance of six government-owned Maritime Prepositioning Force (MPF) vessels, a unit of the U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command. Crowley Government Solutions will carry out the contract, …
Sep 28, 2022 / Vessels
Future USNS Apalachicola (EPF-13) Completes Acceptance Trials
Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) has announced that the future USNS Apalachicola (EPF-13) has successfully completed acceptance trials for the United States Navy. Caption: USNS Apalachicola (EPF-13) has successfully completed acceptance trials, …
Sep 16, 2022 / Naval
General Dynamics NASSCO Awarded $1.4 Billion to Build U.S. Navy Ships
General Dynamics NASSCO, a subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), announced on Friday (Aug05) that it received $1.4 billion in U.S. Navy contract modifications for construction of a sixth Expeditionary Sea Base ship (ESB 8) and two additional …
Aug 10, 2022 / Naval