ULA (United Launch Alliance) has a next generation Vulcan rocket. With lot of work already lined up for the rocket, ULA is building a new RO/RO ship, called SpaceShip to carry the rockets from the ULA factory in Decatur, Ala., to the launch sites at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida and Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
ULA has signed contracts with Lockport, La., based Bollinger Shipyards and Bristol, R.I., based Bristol Harbor Group, Inc. in Bristol, Rhode Island, to...
Lockport, La., headquartered Bollinger Shipyards has promoted Andrew “Andy” Naquin to vice president of sales, where he will lead the company’s sales team.
“Since joining Bollinger, Andy has been an invaluable addition to our team,” said Ben Bordelon, president and CEO of Bollinger Shipyards. “His deep experience and breadth of relationships in the maritime industry are second to none, and I know he’ll continue to deliver our customers the highest level of quality service and solutions that...
Bollinger Shipyards recently delivered the USCGC David Duren to the U.S. Coast Guard in Key West, Fla. This is the 182nd vessel Bollinger has delivered to the U.S. Coast Guard over a 35-year period and the 56th Fast Response Cutter (FRC) delivered under the current program.
Meantime, as the U.S. Congress continues to debate FY 2024 government funding, the future of the FRC program remains uncertain. While the House Homeland Security Appropriations Bill included funding for four new FRCs, the...
Earlier this week, Bollinger Mississippi Shipbuilding hosted U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R.-Miss.) and a delegation of U.S. Navy and Marine Corps leaders at its facility in Pascagoula, Miss. In addition to Senator Wicker, the delegation included Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti; Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Christopher Mahoney and PEO Ships Rear Admiral Tom Anderson. The visit underscored the critical role Bollinger plays in American shipbuilding in enhancing...
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The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA), the national association representing the U.S. shipbuilding, maintenance and repair industry, has announced its new Board of Directors leadership and the incoming chairs of the SCA Partners Committee.
Brad Moyer, Vice President of BAE Systems Ship Repair, is ascending from his Vice Chairman post to Chairman of the Board, assuming the position from Ben Bordelon, CEO of Bollinger Shipyards.
“The Shipbuilders Council of America is an essential voice and...
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The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) has presented U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) with its Maritime Leadership Award.
The award is given each year to national leaders or elected officials who demonstrate exemplary dedication and support for the nearly 400,000 men and women who serve in America’s shipyards and throughout the domestic industrial base.
“Throughout her time in public office, Sen. Murkowski has been a staunch advocate for the entire American maritime industry and...
Bollinger Shipyards says that today it submitted its final proposal to the U.S. Coast Guard to build Stage 2 of the Heritage-class Offshore Patrol Cutter program.
If chosen, Bollinger would construct and deliver a total of 11 vessels to the U.S. Coast Guard over the next decade, helping to sustain the Bollinger workforce through 2031.
Bollinger, is strategically placed within a 100-year hurricane risk reduction system with direct access to the Gulf of Mexico without any hindrances such as drafts...
Bollinger Shipyards LLC president and CEO Ben Bordelon joined senior U.S. Coast Guard officials yesterday at the Port of Tampa for the commissioning of one of the newest Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutters, USCGC John Scheuerman.
The cutter is the fifth of six FRCs to be home-ported in Manama, Bahrain, which will replace the aging 110-foot Island Class Patrol Boats, built by Bollinger Shipyards 30 years ago. In Bahrain, the cutters supporting the Patrol Forces Southwest Asia (PATFORSWA), the...
Bollinger Shipyards LLC today reported that all 11 of its facilities are now open and operational following Hurricane Ida’s landfall last month near Port Fourchon, La., as a powerful Category 4 storm.
Bollinger’s facilities in Port Fourchon, Larose, Lockport and Houma all suffered significant damage as a result of the storm, which tied with last year’s Hurricane Laura and the Last Island Hurricane of 1856 as the strongest on record in Louisiana.
“Despite the devastation and loss suffered...
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