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PublishedOctober 2, 2022
‘A Flick of Sunshine’ spins a thrilling yarn about a real-life Bath sailor in the late 19th-century
Father and son Frederick Hill and Alexander Jackson Hill based their book on a treasure trove of old letters they discovered written by a plucky ancestor.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2022
Kittery shipyard’s impact last year soared to $1.3 billion
Southern Maine towns and cities benefited from large number of workers and their salaries.
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PublishedAugust 12, 2022
Former presidential yacht to be restored at Maine boatyard
Behind the scenes, workers have created a three-dimensional model of the Sequoia because the original design plans couldn't be found.
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PublishedJuly 29, 2022
Navy speeds development of drone ships to close gap with China
The U.S. Navy believes the technology can help with the 3 keys for military success – weapons range, scouting, and command and control – at a lower cost and risk to personnel.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2022
Maine’s First Ship pushes for June launch after a decade of work
Maine's First Ship started constructing the Virginia replica in 2011 and plans to launch the ship on June 4.
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PublishedJuly 23, 2021
Sen. King: Draft defense bill restores destroyer that could be built at BIW
Congress authorizing two Arleigh Burkes, the primary type of ship BIW makes, opposes the president's military budget request, which calls for one.
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PublishedMay 24, 2021
Navy says it’s charting a new course after rash of problems with ships
Technology that doesn't work as it should, deferred maintenance and an aging fleet are among the challenges.
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PublishedJune 15, 2020
Company provided subpar steel for Navy submarine hulls, prosecutors say
A Kansas City-based foundry's director of metallurgy had been falsifying the results of strength tests, indicating that the steel was strong enough to meet the Navy's requirements when in fact it was not, federal investigators allege.
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2020
Maine Senate president defends his criticism of BIW tax credit
Sen. Troy Jackson says his work for a union that represents shipyard workers doesn't constitute a conflict of interest.
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PublishedJanuary 7, 2020
Sens. Collins, King object to proposed Navy shipbuilding reductions
The U.S. senators from Maine make their concerns known Tuesday in a letter to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper.
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