U.S. Navy
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PublishedApril 27, 2020
First Bath-built Zumwalt officially finished, handed over to Navy
The Navy assumed ownership in 2016, but the Zumwalt wasn’t yet combat ready.
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PublishedApril 24, 2020
Navy admiral advises reinstatement of fired aircraft carrier captain
Defense Secretary Mark Esper has asked for a delay in any public announcement while he considers the recommendation, about which the president has offered seemingly contradictory views.
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PublishedApril 11, 2020
Commentary: By sounding alarm about COVID, Navy captain put crew ahead of career
Brett Crozier followed the evidence and acted rationally out of concern for the lives of his sailors, a fellow Naval Academy graduate says.
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PublishedMarch 15, 2020
Sen. Collins presses Navy leaders on proposed reduction of Bath-built ships
Sen. Collins said the cut is goes against the 355-ship Navy fleet goal, which the Trump administration backed and Congress made law through the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act.
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PublishedMarch 4, 2020
BIW could hear decision on Navy frigate contract sooner than expected
Bath Iron Works is one of four shipyards vying for the contract, along with Austal USA of Alabama, Huntington Ingalls of Mississippi and Fincantieri Marinette Marine of Wisconsin.
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PublishedFebruary 9, 2020
Navy requests Bath-built destroyer replace submarine in 2021 budget
The destroyer, which Bath Iron Works can compete to build, would inch the Navy closer to the Trump Administration’s 355-ship naval fleet goal, which Congress made law in the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act.
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2020
Maine Voices: ‘Good old boys club’ management has cost BIW its workers’ trust
If shipyard managers want productivity to rise and labor-hour costs to fall, they should look to the Golden Rule.
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2020
Bath Iron Works is holding up its end of the deal
A former state senator argues that the company is more than meeting the hiring goals imposed when it received a tax break.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2020
Union official: BIW doesn’t need subcontractors to stay competitive
After getting pay concessions and tax breaks, the company should be ready to fulfill its obligation to the U.S. defense manufacturing sector.
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PublishedDecember 9, 2019
BIW awarded $146 million Navy contract
The shipyard, which employs 6,700, will use the funds to continue maintenance and modernization to its Arleigh Burke-class destroyers.
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