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Daunting question for Bath shipbuilder: What’s next?

by Kevin Miller September 18, 2016

A heavy reliance on Navy work both sustains and threatens the viability of the yard.

Business, Local & State, News, Politics

The bottom line steered coveted $10.5 billion Coast Guard contract to shipbuilder in Florida

by Joe Lawlor September 16, 2016November 30, 2016

Maine’s congressional delegates promise scrutiny of the contract to build cutters, but politics don’t appear to factor in the decision not to award it to BIW.

Business, Local & State, News

BIW’s lost bid for $10.5 billion Coast Guard contract puts up to 1,000 jobs at risk

by Kevin Miller September 15, 2016November 30, 2016

Company officials and Maine’s senators will scrutinize the decision to award patrol cutter work to a Florida shipyard, as the community and state brace for the impact.

Business, News

Navy gives look inside futuristic Zumwalt destroyer

by JENNIFER McDERMOTT September 9, 2016November 30, 2016

At $4.4 billion, the 610-foot-long warship is the most expensive destroyer built for the Navy.

Business, Local & State, News

Ready for commission, Navy’s high-tech Zumwalt sails away from Bath Iron Works

by DAVID SHARP September 7, 2016November 30, 2016

The ‘stealth’ warship is on its way to Baltimore, where it will be commissioned Oct. 15 before joining the Pacific fleet.

Business, Local & State, News

BIW bids adieu to Zumwalt, readies for word on Coast Guard cutters

by Kevin Miller September 2, 2016November 30, 2016

The most technologically advanced ship ever built for the Navy leaves Bath while workers await news on a $10.5 billion Coast Guard contract that could prevent 1,000 or more layoffs.

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