Category: Birdon America

  • Birdon America plans to open a sixth location at the Port of Pensacola

    Birdon America plans to open a sixth location at the Port of Pensacola Birdon America reports that it plans to develop and operate a 400,000-square-foot advanced ship manufacturing facility at the Port of Pensacola, Florida. This will be Birdon’s sixth U.S. location. In partnership with the City of Pensacola and other regional and national stakeholders,…

  • USCG awards four contracts for response boat-small demonstrator boats

    USCG awards four contracts for response boat-small demonstrator boats The Coast Guard on Jan. 8 awarded four contracts to acquire response boat-small demonstration boats that will be used to develop and validate performance requirements, assess industry capabilities and gather information about the marketplace. The service will use the information captured from operation of the boats…

  • Birdon America launches its inaugural apprenticeship cohort

    Birdon America launches its inaugural apprenticeship cohort Birdon America has officially launched its inaugural apprenticeship cohort, marking a major milestone in its commitment to developing the next generation of skilled maritime tradespeople to support both U.S. defense and commercial shipbuilding. USCG awards Birdon America $110M in new WCC orders The first group of apprentices includes…

  • USCG awards Birdon America $110M in new WCC orders

    USCG awards Birdon America $110M in new WCC orders The U.S. Coast Guard is continuing to move forward with the acquisition of the new waterways commerce cutter (WCC) class that will replace the legacy fleet of inland tenders and has ordered production of the first river buoy tender (WLR) and long lead time material and…