The U.S. Coast Guard announced September 9 it has exercised a contract option with Bollinger Shipyards of Lockport, La., to fund initial construction on 10 additional fast response cutters… Read More
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Heath B. Jones Bollinger Shipyards (Bollinger) has hired Heath B. Jones, retired 14th master chief petty officer of the U.S. Coast Guard, as vice president of government relations and strategic partnerships. Read More
Bollinger Shipyards announced July 28 that it has begun contract negotiations with the U.S. Coast Guard for the construction of at least 10 additional Fast Response Cutters (FRCs). The “One… Read More
Louisiana-based Bollinger Shipyards has announced it has been awarded a contract to build the U.S. Navy’s seventh Auxiliary Personnel Lighter-Small (APL 73) class berthing and messing barge. The contract… Read More
Washington, D.C.—Crediting efforts by the Biden-Harris Administration, the White House announced new private sector investments in American maritime industries. In a fact sheet, the administration said it is committed to… Read More
United Launch Alliance (ULA) announced May 8 that it has signed agreements with Bollinger Shipyards in Lockport, La., and Bristol Harbor Group Inc. in Bristol, R.I., to… Read More
A delegation from the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, along with Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Rep. Jerry Carl (R-Ala.), visited a trio of shipyards along the Gulf… Read More
Bollinger Shipyards LLC announced November 16 that it has delivered the USCGC Melvin Bell to the U.S. Coast Guard. This is the 181st vessel Bollinger has delivered to the… Read More
A year has passed since the U.S. Coast Guard awarded Denver, Colo.-based Birdon America Inc. an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity firm fixed price contract for the detail design and construction of… Read More
Birdon America Inc., the Denver, Colo.-based company that in October 2022 was awarded a $1.187 billion contract for the U.S. Coast Guard’s Waterways Commerce Cutter (WCC) program, has… Read More
