Rick Scott holding Coast Guard promotions over issue with shipbuilder

Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) is holding up hundreds of Coast Guard promotions over an issue with Eastern Shipbuilding Group, a Florida shipbuilder. In a statement to The Hill on Wednesday, Scott said he ...
Stars and Stripes

Coast Guard issues contract to build icebreakers in Louisiana and Finland

Shipyards in Louisiana and Finland will jointly build six new Arctic Security Cutter icebreakers, the U.S. Coast Guard announced Monday. Bollinger Shipyards of Lockport, La., and Rauma Marine ...
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Austal, Coast Guard celebrate progress on much-needed cutter

Mobile-based shipbuilder Austal USA and the U.S. Coast Guard came together Monday to celebrate work on a ship that represents a critical future for both parties – if they can overcome problems so ...
The Advocate

Bollinger Shipyards is building 4 polar icebreakers in Houma. Here's how they do it.

Bollinger Shipyards has finalized a $2.1 billion contract with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security — first announced last fall — to produce four new Arctic Security Cutters for the U.S. Coast ...