By Ben Enman - September 15, 2020 San Diego, CA – The USS Preble (DDG 88) will soon be docking in San Diego to undergo maintenance and modernization. BAE Systems has received the Navy’s $103.5 million contract to perform the work for the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer. If all upgrade…...
Wisconsin Shipyards Prepare for Navy Frigate Work
By Judy Bell - August 5, 2020 In April of this year Fincantieri Marinette Marine was awarded the Navy’s $795 million contract to construct a new line of first-in-class frigates. The company plans to partner with sister shipyard Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding (FBS) just across Lake Michigan on Door Peninsula in…...
Booming Demand for Women in the Skilled Workforce
By Leslie McAloose - July 20, 2020 The Hampton Roads Workforce Council’s Women in Skilled Careers (WISC) initiative is an industry-driven program that attempts to bring women into the Ship Repair industry. WISC provides employability skills, entry-level technical trade skills, and industry-specific training through an intensive 9-week session. One of…...
HII Lands USS Helena Contract
By Shaunta Saxton, July 15, 2020 The USS Helena (SSN 725) is due for repair, maintenance, modernization, and various upgrades this year. The $35.3 million contract has recently been awarded to Newport News’ own Huntington Ingalls Industries. Although a new award, the contract is set to be complete by October…...
Bollinger Shipyards Delivers Fast Response Cutter to USCG
By Charles Chapman, June 26, 2020 Late last month Louisiana’s own Bollinger Shipyards delivered the first of three fast response cutters (“FRC”) to the United States Coast Guard. This ship, the USCGC Myrtle Hazard, will be joined by two others making their home in Apra Harbor, Guam. On Thursday, May…...
USS Fitzgerald Returning to San Diego
By Sean Kirkpatrick - June 18, 2020 Destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) has completed its repairs in Mississippi and begun the journey back to its home port of San Diego. This departure occurs almost three years to the day of the ship’s June 17, 2017 collision with a merchant ship. The…...
Keel of USCGC Argus Laid in Panama City, FL
By Andrew Durrett - May 21, 2020 In a virtual keel laying ceremony held in Panama City, FL, Eastern Shipbuilding Group joined the first pieces of steel which will be the foundation of the future USCGC Argus. The ship marks the first of twenty-five new Offshore Patrol Vessels commissioned by…...
HII Delivers Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) to U.S. Navy
By Judy Bell - March 18, 2020 Late last week, on April 24th, Huntington Ingalls Industries delivered a newly finished guided missile destroyer to the United States Navy. The Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) is the first ship named in honor of Navy veteran Delbert D. Black who served as…...
Shipyards Nationwide Receive Grant Funding
Across the country, smaller-scale shipyards received news that they would be receiving funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) to the tune of $19.6 million. These discretionary grants have been awarded to 24 shipyards through the Small Shipyard Grant Program. The goal of the influx of cash…...
US Navy Takes Proactive Measures To Address Productivity, Cash Flow, and Worker Safety
By John Glover - March 31, 2020 THE PENTAGON, WASHINGTON D.C. – In an announcement this week, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment Ellen Lord made clear that employees working to construct and repair ships for the US Navy are considered part of the nation’s critical infrastructure employees.…...