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.
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Navy secretary, Maine delegates visit BIW, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Sens. Susan Collins, Angus King, and Rep. Chellie Pingree toured BIW after participating in a keel laying ceremony for the future USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr., an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer.
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Bath shipyard signs new contract with Local S7 union
The new contract holds “numerous improvements to wages and benefits over the life of the contract” for the union’s roughly 200 members, according to a statement from BIW.
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Bath shipyard looks for a new shipbuilding contract while awaiting the Navy’s next ship
Although the shipyard has 12 ships to build in the next six years, it’s hoping to win a new shipbuilding contract to stay busy before the Navy’s next type of vessel is ready for construction.
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Drive-thru hiring bolsters BIW employment amid pandemic
Bath Iron Works has hired 444 tradespeople through drive-thru events so far this year, according to Director of Human Resources Services Allyson Coombs.
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Maine lawmakers ask defense department for bigger shipbuilding budget
Lawmakers advocated for increasing production of Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, the primary type of ship Bath Iron Works builds, to help counter China’s growing fleet.
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Navy takes ownership of latest Bath-built destroyer
The $1 billion future USS Daniel Inouye, constructed at Bath Iron Works, will head to its home port in Hawaii in several months.
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Bath paramedics applauded for helping injured BIW rigger
Paramedic Robert (Shawn) Chandler, Paramedic Benjamin Huebler and Advanced Emergency Medical Technician Shawn Latulippe were recognized for helping an injured BIW rigger in January.
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Injured rigger visits BIW to thank co-workers, union for raising $61,000
The Machinists Union is providing the funds to help a shipbuilder recover from a gruesome injury at Bath Iron Works.