The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has granted extraordinary contract relief to Eastern Shipbuilding Group related to the first four hulls in the Coast Guard’s Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) program due to impacts from Hurricane Michael in 2018. ESG submitted its request extraordinary contract...
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Coast Guard Seeks To Bring New Bidders Onto Modified Offshore Patrol Cutter Contract
Rendering of Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Cutter. Eastern Shipbuilding Image
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A year after Hurricane Michael hit Florida’s panhandle, labor shortages in the region are causing the Coast Guard’s $10.5-billion high-priority Offshore Patrol Cutter program to fall 12 months behind schedule and be at risk of running over budget.
The Coast Guard’s solution is to modify the original contract. Eastern Shipbuilding Group, the prime contractor, will build the first four OPCs while the...
Report to Congress on Coast Guard Cutter Procurement
The following is the Aug. 7, 2019 Congressional Research Service report, Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress.
From the report
The Coast Guard’s program of record (POR) calls for procuring 8 National Security Cutters (NSCs), 25 Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs), and 58 Fast Response Cutters (FRCs) as replacements for 90 aging Coast Guard high-endurance cutters, medium-endurance cutters, and patrol craft. The Coast Guard’s proposed FY2020 budget requests a total of $657...
https://news.usni.org/2019/08/08/report-to-congress-on-coast-guard-cutter-procurement
Eastern Shipbuilding launches fourth McAllister Tier 4 tug
Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc., Panama City, Fla., launched the 100’x40’x16’4″ escort/rescue Z-drive tug Capt. Jim McAllister for McAllister Towing on March 19, 2019. The tug is currently under construction at Eastern’s Allanton facility and is scheduled to deliver later this year.
Main propulsion for the Capt. Jim McAllister will come from twin Caterpillar 3516E, Tier 4 diesel engines producing 3,386 hp at 1,800 rpm each. The Cats connect to Schottel SRP-4000 fixed pitch Z-drives in drop-in...
Coast Guard, Shipbuilder Assessing Hurricane Damage to Yard Building Offshore Patrol Cutter
Eastern Shipbuilding Florida shipyard. Google Image
U.S. Coast Guard officials and Eastern Shipbuilding Group are still assessing the damage caused by deadly category 4 Hurricane Michael to the Panama City, Fla.-based yard contracted to build the new class of Offshore Patrol Cutters.
On September 28, the Coast Guard awarded Eastern Shipbuilding a contract to build the future USCGC Argus (WMSM-915), the first offshore patrol cutter (OPC). The yard was also set to build a second OPC, the future...
U.S. Coast Guard Green Lights Construction of First Offshore Patrol Cutter at Eastern Shipbuilding
The Coast Guard on Friday exercised its contract options with Eastern Shipbuilding Group to start construction of the lead offshore patrol cutter (OPC) in Panama City, Florida. Eastern Shipbuilding has also received the go-ahead to acquire long lead-time materials for the second OPC. The Coast...