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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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.
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Daunting question for Bath shipbuilder: What’s next?
A heavy reliance on Navy work both sustains and threatens the viability of the yard.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Ready for commission, Navy’s high-tech Zumwalt sails away from Bath Iron Works
The ‘stealth’ warship is on its way to Baltimore, where it will be commissioned Oct. 15 before joining the Pacific fleet.
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BIW bids adieu to Zumwalt, readies for word on Coast Guard cutters
The most technologically advanced ship ever built for the Navy leaves Bath while workers await news on a $10.5 billion Coast Guard contract that could prevent 1,000 or more layoffs.
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Zumwalt protesters plead not guilty
The group of 12 defendants intends to seek a unified trial.
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Second Zumwalt-class stealth destroyer christened at Bath Iron Works
The future USS Michael Monsoor is named after a Navy SEAL who was killed saving the lives of others in Iraq.