Rusty Murdaugh named president of Austal USA
Austal Limited (ASX:ASB) reports that the Austal USA Board of Directors has appointed Rusty Murdaugh as president of Austal USA, effective September 9, 2021. Murdaugh, who joined Austal USA in 2017 as
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House T&I Committee leaders seek GAO probe of USCG program delays
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chair Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) and Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-Mo.) have asked the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review what they call “significant delivery delays”
USCG awards four more FRCs to Bollinger
The U.S. Coast Guard has exercised a contract option, worth about $212.9 million, with Bollinger Shipyards of Lockport, La. It covers production of four more Sentinel-class fast response cutters (FRCs) and associated
Eastern Shipbuilding celebrates opening of new repair facility
Panama City, Fla., headquartered Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. (ESG) yesterday hosted the grand opening of its Port St. Joe, Fla., (PSJ) facility. The new facility adds an additional 40-acre site to the
Eastern Shipbuilding gears up to compete for OPC Stage II
Panama City, Fla., based Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. (ESG) reports that it has signed an exclusive partnership agreement with Slidell, La., headquartered Bayou Metal Supply to provide material and labor in support
Fairbanks Morse to provide main propulsion engines for fourth OPC
Beloit, Wis., headquartered Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD), a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management,reports that its Fairbanks Morse Engine (FME) division has been awarded a contract by Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) to
Bollinger bids to build Stage 2 of USCG OPC program
Lockport, La., headquartered Bollinger Shipyards has submitted a proposal to the United States Coast Guard to build Stage 2 of the Heritage-class Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) program. If chosen, Bollinger would construct
Coast Guard budget request funds key shipbuilding programs
Highlights of the Department of Homeland Security’s 2022 budget request for the U.S. Coast Guard include $170 million to fund Polar Security Cutter program management and provide for long lead time materials
Eastern lays keel for second OPC
Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc. (ESG), Panama City, Fla., yesterday hosted the keel authentication ceremony for the second vessel in the U.S. Coast Guard’s new offshore patrol cutter (OPC) program, the future USCGC
Eastern Shipbuilding gets OPC program contract mods
In an action valued at $356.5 million, the Coast Guard last month modified its contract with Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG), giving the Panama City, Fla., shipyard the go ahead to begin construction