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  • Bollinger awarded $507M option for 10 more FRCs

    Bollinger awarded $507M option for 10 more FRCs On Sep. 9, the U.S. Coast Guard exercised a contract option with Bollinger Shipyards of Lockport, Louisiana, to fund construction of 10 additional fast response cutters (FRCs). The Coast Guard Acquistions Directorate says that the option, valued at $507 million, supports the Coast Guard’s ongoing fleet modernization…

  • Rocket Lab selects Bollinger for transformation of barge to Neutron landing platform

    Rocket Lab selects Bollinger for transformation of barge to Neutron landing platform Long Beach, Calif.-headquartered launch service and space systems specialist Rocket Lab has awarded Bollinger Shipyards a contract to support the build out of an ocean landing platform for its Neutron reusable rocket. As we reported earlier, back in March, Rocket Lab revealed that…

  • Bollinger Shipyards receives 9/11 steel

    Bollinger Shipyards receives 9/11 steel Bollinger Shipyards recently hosted a 9/11 steel transfer ceremony at its Lockport facility that saw the shipyard received two pieces of steel from the debris of the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. The steel will be incorporated into two U.S. Coast Guard Sentinel-class Fast Response…

  • Bollinger gets $951.6M modification to Polar Security Cutter contract

    Bollinger gets $951.6M modification to Polar Security Cutter contract Marking a major milestone in the Coast Guard’s heavy polar icebreaker program, Bollinger Shipyards has been awarded a $951.6 million contract modification that advances the Polar Security Cutter program to the detail design and construction phase. “Securing this contract modification has truly been a herculean effort…

  • Bollinger Mississippi hosts two key Navy officials

    Bollinger Mississippi hosts two key Navy officials Bollinger Mississippi Shipbuilding last week hosted Dr. Brett Seidle, acting Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research Development and Acquisition (ASN RDA), and Rear Adm. Tom Anderson, Program Executive Officer Ships, at its facility in Pascagoula, Mississippi. The visit underscored the critical role of American shipbuilding in enhancing…

  • Bollinger delivers FRC 58: USCGC John Witherspoon

    Bollinger delivers FRC 58: USCGC John Witherspoon Bollinger Shipyards yesterday announced the delivery of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC) John Witherspoon at Coast Guard Sector Key West. This is the 58th Fast Response Cutter (FRC) delivered under the U.S. Coast Guard’s current program and the 184th vessel built by Bollinger for the U.S. Coast…