Golden said if Congress isn’t able to restore the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer cut from the president’s budget, the reduction may lead to about 500 layoffs to one of the nation’s shipyards.
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Bath shipyard awarded $55 million contract extension
The federal contract modification will allow the shipyard to perform planning and design work on new Arleigh Burke-class destroyers through June 2022.
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Nearly 900 Bath shipbuilders vaccinated through on-site clinics
Bath Iron Works employees have received the COVID-19 through on-site vaccination clinics offered by the Maine National Guard.
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Navy charts a new course for combat ships
The Navy’s speedy littoral combat ships had propulsion problems
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Bath-built ships will be first in Navy’s fleet armed with new hypersonic missiles
Bath Iron Works was chosen to build all three Zumwalt-class destroyers, the last of which is still under construction at the Bath shipyard.
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Navy chief says BIW is on track for increased ship production
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday said Bath Iron Works is on track to build two ships per year.
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BIW allowing close contacts of COVID-infected co-workers to remain on the job – with precautions
With more workers receiving COVID-19 vaccinations, the shipyard is reversing a policy that previously required employees to quarantine at home until they tested negative for the disease.
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Maine National Guard to hold vaccine clinics at BIW
The guard will make COVID-19 vaccinations available starting Thursday for employees at Bath Iron Works’ shipyard and off-site locations
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Collins, King propose $25 billion funding bill for shipyards
Bath Iron Works and Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery and would both be eligible for part of the $25 billion funding through the SHIPYARD Act.
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Bath shipyard continues to report COVID-19 cases, encourages employees to get vaccinated
Bath Iron Works is on track to surpass the 37 new cases of COVID-19 that was reported last month.