The U.S. Coast Guard should complete key design work before authorizing construction of additional Offshore Patrol Cutters, according to a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released this week. The watchdog warned
Panama City, Fla.-based Eastern Shipbuilding Group says that it is suspending work on the U.S. Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) program, citing the “significant financial strain caused by the program’s structure
Austal Limited (ASX: ASB) reports that the United States Coast Guard has exercised options with its Austal USA subsidiary worth US$314 million (The contract options approve Austal to order long lead time
Austal Limited (ASX: ASB) reports that its Austal USA subsidiary has received a $273 million contract option award from the United States Coast Guard (USCG) for the construction of the second Stage
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Friday that she was canceling the contracts for two of the four U.S. Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs) on order at Eastern Shipbuilding
The deliveries of the Coast Guard’s Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) and Polar Security Cutter (PSC) lead ships are delayed by almost four and five years, respectively. Additionally, the OPC and PSC cost
Austal USA has selected Kongsberg Maritime to supply its Promas propulsion system to the latest ship in the United States Coast Guard’s new Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) Heritage Class program. This initial
Eastern Shipbuilding Group christened and launched USCGC Argus (WMSM-915), the U.S. Coast Guard’s first Heritage-class Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC), in an October 27 ceremony held at its Nelson St. Shipyard in Panama
Two key U.S. Coast Guard shipbuilding programs — the OPC and PSC projects — are “billions of dollars over their initial cost estimates and are more than two years behind schedule,” according
Austal USA welcomed Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) at the company’s Mobile, Ala. shipyard yesterday. She was joined by Admiral Steven D. Poulin, Vice Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard and Rear Admiral Chad L.
