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Bath Iron Works

Published
December 1, 2016

BIW-built Zumwalt back underway after breakdown in Panama Canal

The $4 billion Navy destroyer lost propulsion Nov. 21 on its way to its homeport in San Diego.
Published
November 22, 2016

New $4 billion USS Zumwalt breaks down again, needs tow through Panama Canal

The stealth destroyer, built at Bath Iron Works, apparently lost propulsion in one shaft while in the Panama Canal.
Published
November 21, 2016

Longtime manager named new president of Bath Iron Works

Dirk Lesko will take over for retiring President Fred Harris, whose tenure was marked by both growth and controversy at one of Maine's largest private employers.
Published
October 14, 2016

Bath Iron Works to lay off 19 electricians, following other cutbacks

A layoff notice last week affected machinists, and a BIW spokesman says the cutbacks are not related to the loss of a major bid to build Coast Guard cutters.
Published
October 6, 2016

BIW won’t protest Coast Guard cutter decision

Shipyard officials could have filed a formal challenge of the Coast Guard decision to award a contract potentially worth $10.5 billion to a Florida firm.

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Published
September 22, 2016

Flaws like $4 billion Zumwalt’s leak called normal in new ships

The first-of-its-class ship built at BIW stays in port for repairs after seawater enters a lubricating system.
Published
September 18, 2016

Daunting question for Bath shipbuilder: What’s next?

A heavy reliance on Navy work both sustains and threatens the viability of the yard.
Published
September 16, 2016

The bottom line steered coveted $10.5 billion Coast Guard contract to shipbuilder in Florida

Maine's congressional delegates promise scrutiny of the contract to build cutters, but politics don't appear to factor in the decision not to award it to BIW.
Published
September 15, 2016

BIW’s lost bid for $10.5 billion Coast Guard contract puts up to 1,000 jobs at risk

Company officials and Maine's senators will scrutinize the decision to award patrol cutter work to a Florida shipyard, as the community and state brace for the impact.
Published
September 9, 2016

Navy gives look inside futuristic Zumwalt destroyer

At $4.4 billion, the 610-foot-long warship is the most expensive destroyer built for the Navy.