offshore patrol cutter

GAO reports on problems plaguing top Coast Guard shipbuilding programs

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 estimates have increased by nearly $11 billion and more than $2 billion past their original estimates, respectively. What went wrong? in a report on Coast Guard shipbuilding presented in testimony before a House subcommittee on May 7, the Government Accountability Office says that the Coast Guard’s...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/gao-reports-on-problems-plaguing-top-coast-guard-shipbuilding-programs/

Austal USA selects Kongsberg Promas systems for its first OPC

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 contract is to supply Kongsberg Maritime equipment for the fifth ship, Coast Guard Cutter Pickering, which is the first to be built by Austal USA at its shipyard in Mobile, Alabama.

The Coast Guard’s new OPC program is expected to run up to 25 ships. The new vessels will replace the Coast...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/austal-usa-selects-kongsberg-promas-systems-for-its-first-opc/

Emergency Service Vessel News Roundup | October 31 – Chinese sea rescue ship, Australian flood response craft and more

Deliveries include a large rescue ship to a Chinese government agency and three flood response workboats to an Australian volunteer organisation. A future US Coast Guard cutter is launched into the water for the first time. Finally, a Maryland fire department places orders for new vessels. Large rescue ship delivered to Chinese transport ministry China […]

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VIDEO: Eastern Shipbuilding launches USCG’s first Heritage-class OPC

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 City, Fla.

The ceremony was attended by more than 3,000 dignitaries and guests. Admiral Linda Fagan, Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, delivered the keynote address, while ship sponsor, Captain (Ret.) Beverly Kelley, christened the first Heritage-class OPC, Argus. Captain Kelley...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipbuilding/shipyards/shipyard-news/video-eastern-shipbuilding-launches-uscgs-first-heritage-class-opc/

Adm. Linda Fagan Calls for Continued Coast Guard Investment to Meet Homeland, Global Demands

Admiral Linda L. Fagan, Commandant of the Coast Guard, speaks to guests during the 2023 State of the Coast Guard Address in Washington, D.C., Mar. 7, 2023. The State of the Coast Guard Address speaks to the vision for the service. (U. S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Brandon Giles)

With demands for its presence overseas and home and its missions on the rise, the Coast Guard continues to transform itself to meet missions at home and overseas and adapt to recruit and manage a...

https://news.usni.org/2023/03/09/adm-linda-fagan-calls-for-continued-coast-guard-investment-to-meet-homeland-global-demands

USNI News Interview: Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Linda Fagan

Adm. Linda Fagan in front of the Coast Guard Cutter Eagle in New London, CT, Aug 19, 2022. US Coast Guard Photo

WASHINGTON, D.C., – The new Coast Guard commandant has a message for the country – she’s hiring.

The Coast Guard is feeling an acute recruiting crunch across both officer and enlisted ranks, so reforming the service workforce is at the top of Adm. Linda Fagan’s agenda and the centerpiece of the Coast Guard’s latest strategy that rolled out in October.

“As we come out of COVID, there’s...

https://news.usni.org/2023/01/09/usni-news-interview-coast-guard-commandant-adm-linda-fagan

Top Stories 2022: Coast Guard

Lt. Cmdr. Donald Rudnickas, a member of the Coast Guard Icebreaking program temporarily assigned to Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10), and Ensign Jonathan Kattnig, the information technology officer on the Polar Star, look out across the ice in the Southern Ocean, on Dec. 25, 2022. US Coast Guard Photo

This post is part of a series looking back at the top naval stories from 2022.

A change in leadership, difficulty in recruiting and major developments in two major shipbuilding programs were...

https://news.usni.org/2022/12/30/top-stories-2022-coast-guard

Bollinger Closes $15M Acquisition of Halter Marine, New Name: ‘Bollinger Mississippi Shipbuilding’

Navy berthing barge APL 70 under construction at Halter Marine on Aug. 5, 2022. USNI News Photo

The Mississippi shipyard that is building the Coast Guard’s next heavy icebreaker has officially changed ownership, the company announced on Monday.

Louisiana-based Bollinger Shipyards finalized the acquisition of the Halter Marine and ST Engineering Halter Marine Offshore (STEHMO) shipyard following the close of a $15 million deal with former Singapore-based ST Engineering, Bollinger said.

“The...

https://news.usni.org/2022/11/14/bollinger-closes-15m-acquisition-of-halter-marine-new-name-bollinger-mississippi-shipbuilding

UPDATED: Bollinger to Buy Halter Marine Shipyard, Oversee Coast Guard Polar Security Cutter Program

Halter Marine Aug. 5, 2022. USNI News Photo

This post was updated with a statement from ST Engineering.

The Mississippi shipyard that won the contract to build a new class of Coast Guard icebreakers is set to be acquired by a Louisanna shipbuilding group, according to a late Sunday announcement.

Bollinger Shipyards has agreed to buy Halter Marine and the adjacent ST Engineering Halter Marine Offshore for $15 million from parent ST Engineering North America.

“Bollinger’s acquisition increases the...

https://news.usni.org/2022/11/06/bollinger-to-buy-halter-marine-shipyard-oversee-coast-guard-polar-security-cutter-program

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