The Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) of Panama City, Florida, has been awarded a contract to begin construction of the US Coast Guard’s fourth Heritage-class offsho ..
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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...
Adm. Karl Schultz, the commandant of the Coast Guard, speaks to attendees at the 2022 West conference in San Diego, Feb. 18, 2022. US Coast Guard Photo
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The top Coast Guard officer remains optimistic at the pace of expanding the fleet of cutters despite delays in design and construction that have pushed back the expected delivery date of the first new polar icebreaker.
“We pushed the delivery date into the spring of 2025. We were hoping for a ’24 date,” Coast Guard Commandant...
A crew member from the Coast Guard Cutter Munro stands watch over seized contraband during a drug offload from the cutter in Alameda, California, March 23, 2021. US Coast Guard Photo
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Grappling with a rise in maritime smuggling in recent years off Southern California, Coast Guard Sector San Diego officials have reached out to the tech industry for ideas and products that will close gaps in and expand maritime domain awareness.
“We’ve faced a major increase in smuggling,” Capt....
The Eastern Shipbuilding Group has completed construction of a new superstructure fabrication and assembly hall at its Nelson Street Shipyard in Panama City, Florida. The ..
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U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Karl Schultz speaks to the attendees at the commissioning of the USCGC Emlen Tunnell (WPC-1145) in Philadelphia on Oct. 15, 2021. Coast Guard Photo
The Coast Guard is in the midst of its largest shipbuilding period since World War II, the head of the service said during a Wednesday address.
Adm. Karl Schultz, the commandant of the Coast Guard, spoke about the new ships planned for the service, as well as changes to aviation, during a keynote address at the annual...
https://news.usni.org/2022/01/16/schultz-u-s-coast-guard-in-prolific-shipbuilding-period
U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Karl Schultz speaks to the attendees at the commissioning of the USCGC Emlen Tunnell (WPC-1145) in Philadelphia on Oct. 15, 2021. Coast Guard Photo
This post is part of a series looking back at the top naval stories from 2021.
The past year saw a shift in the Coast Guard, as the maritime service focused on retention, its global presence and new partnerships with the Marines and the Navy.
In his third “State of the Coast Guard,” Adm. Karl Schultz spoke about the...
https://news.usni.org/2021/12/29/top-stories-2021-coast-guard
Eastern Shipbuilding Group of Panama City, Florida, has cut the first steel for the future USCGC Ingham, the third Heritage-class offshore patrol cutter (OPC) slated for ..
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chair Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) and Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-Mo.) have asked the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review what they call “significant delivery delays” in two key Coast Guard programs—the Offshore Patrol Cutter and the Polar Security Cutter—as well as related budgetary issues. The Offshore Patrol Cutter fleet is the largest vessel procurement the Coast Guard has undertaken, and the Polar Security Cutter...
https://www.marinelog.com/news/house-ti-committee-leaders-seek-gao-probe-of-uscg-program-delays/
Louisiana-based Bollinger Shipyards has submitted a proposal to the US Coast Guard to build stage two of the Heritage-class offshore patrol cutter (OPC) program. If chose ..