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PublishedMarch 16, 2020
Union leaders call for closure of BIW over coronavirus policies
The shipyard says it already offers paid sick time and vacation, and is offering all employees the option of unpaid leave during the 2-week period of March 16-27.
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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 12, 2020
It is uncertain whether Bath Iron Works would halt production in face of COVID-19
BIW brought an undisclosed number of employees in Yokosuka, Japan home who were assigned to help repair and update destroyers at the naval base. The employees must spend two weeks in quarantine before returning to work.
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PublishedMarch 5, 2020
BIW begins work on latest Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
The ship is named for Louis H. Wilson Jr., a US Marine Corps captain who earned the Medal of Honor for his heroics at the Battle of Guam in 1944.
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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 26, 2020
Bath Iron Works in a battle with bedbugs
A union representative said the shipyard has taken steps to isolate and control the pest problem.
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2020
Maine Compass: Bath Iron Works is upholding 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 20, 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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PublishedJanuary 19, 2020
Despite proposed cuts, Pingree ‘confident’ Bath shipyard will fulfill contracts
Department of Defense recommended slashing the number of Arleigh Burke-class destroyers built for the Navy between 2021 and 2025 from 12 ships to seven.
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