Detyens awarded $10.1M contract for USNS Cody PSA

Detyens Shipyards Inc., Charleston, S.C., has been awarded a $10,135,702 firm-fixed-price contract (N3220525C4061) for a 100-calendar day shipyard availability for a post-shakedown availability (PSA) of the Military Sealift Command’s expeditionary fast transport USNS Cody (T-EPF 14).

The PSA contract includes a base period and five unexercised options for additional work and time, which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this contract to $10,641,148.

Formally handed over to the...

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Maritime Security Vessel News Roundup | January 25 – Brazil’s newest submarine, Turkish and Taiwanese frigates and more

The Turkish Navy commissions its newest surface combatant while the Brazilian Navy welcomes a locally-built submarine into service. A fast transport with a range of onboard medical facilities is handed over to the US Navy. Finally, a Taiwanese yard starts construction of a light frigate for anti-submarine missions. Turkish Navy commissions lead ship of new […]

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Austal USA delivers first Flight II EPF

Austal USA has formally handed over the first Flight II EPF, USNS Cody (EPF 14), to the U.S. Navy, with representatives from both parties signing the official delivery documentation onboard the ship.

The shipbuilder and the Navy’s Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) program team successfully completed acceptance trials on EPF 14 in the Gulf of Mexico in December, signifying that the ship was ready for delivery to the Navy. The trials involved the execution of intense comprehensive tests by the...

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Maritime Security Vessel News Roundup | March 31 – A Bulgarian police boat, US Navy support ships, and future surface combatants for Singapore

Bulgaria’s border police will soon welcome a new patrol boat to its fleet while construction continues on two auxiliary ships for the US Navy. Singapore’s defence min ..

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Maritime Security Vessel News Roundup | March 2 – UK Royal Navy dive boats, patrol craft for Middle East operators and more

Deliveries include dive boats for the UK Royal Navy and fast interceptors for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces. A California harbour operator welcomes a rebuilt patrol vessel ..

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Construction starts on US Navy’s 15th Spearhead-class fast transport

Austal USA has begun construction on the 15th Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport (EPF) slated for the US Navy. Like its sisters, the future USNS Point Loma will ..

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