shipbuilding
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PublishedMarch 7, 2022
Maine’s First Ship pushes for June launch after a decade of work
Maine's First Ship started constructing the Virginia replica in 2011 and plans to launch the ship on June 4.
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PublishedJuly 23, 2021
Sen. King: Draft defense bill restores destroyer that could be built at BIW
Congress authorizing two Arleigh Burkes, the primary type of ship BIW makes, opposes the president's military budget request, which calls for one.
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PublishedJune 18, 2021
A robot ship’s aborted effort to cross Atlantic shows difficulty of the experiment
With no captain or crew aboard, the AI Captain uses radar to peer into the horizon, artificial intelligence to understand what's around it and solar panels to power the journey.
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PublishedMay 24, 2021
Navy says it’s charting a new course after rash of problems with ships
Technology that doesn't work as it should, deferred maintenance and an aging fleet are among the challenges.
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PublishedJune 15, 2020
Company provided subpar steel for Navy submarine hulls, prosecutors say
A Kansas City-based foundry's director of metallurgy had been falsifying the results of strength tests, indicating that the steel was strong enough to meet the Navy's requirements when in fact it was not, federal investigators allege.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2020
Members of congressional subcommittee visit BIW amid talk of cuts
Reports that the Navy was considering shipbuilding cuts and accelerated retirements of ships came as a surprise to many last month.
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2020
Maine Senate president defends his criticism of BIW tax credit
Sen. Troy Jackson says his work for a union that represents shipyard workers doesn't constitute a conflict of interest.
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PublishedJanuary 7, 2020
Sens. Collins, King object to proposed Navy shipbuilding reductions
The U.S. senators from Maine make their concerns known Tuesday in a letter to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper.
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PublishedDecember 26, 2019
Navy proposes cutting future production of BIW-built destroyers by 40%
The Department of Defense recommends reducing the number of new Arleigh Burke-class ships planned for 2021-25 from 12 ships to seven.
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PublishedOctober 20, 2019
Historic presidential yacht Sequoia coming to Belfast for rebuild
Used by eight administrations – from Herbert Hoover to Gerald Ford – it will be barged to the midcoast for a yearslong restoration.