![A grand block for DDG 135 was transported by barge to Ingalls after being constructed, inspected and accepted at Eastern Shipbuilding Group’s Nelson Street shipyard in Panama City, Fla. [Photo: ESG]](https://www.marinelog.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/grandbloc-300x225.jpg)
Eastern Shipbuilding supports HII’s “distributed shipbuilding” program
As we reported earlier, HII (NYSE: HII) is partnering with shipyards and fabricators in multiple states to grow its throughput and meet the increased demand for ships by the U.S. Navy. One