Bollinger Shipyards Archives

August 11, 2021

US Coast Guard orders four more fast response cutters

Written by Baird Maritime on August 11, 2021. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Maritime Security, Non-Naval (Maritime Security).

The US Coast Guard has exercised a contract option for four additional Sentinel-class fast response cutters (FRCs) to be built by Bollinger Shipyards of Louisiana. The ex ..

July 14, 2021

New ocean barge to support construction of US Navy submarines

Written by Baird Maritime on July 14, 2021. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Ships & Ports, Dry Cargo World.

Bollinger Shipyards in Louisiana recently christened a new ocean transport barge ordered by Connecticut-based shipyard General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB). Holland will ..

April 20, 2021

Bollinger acquires Gulf Island Fabrication’s shipyard facilities

Written by Baird Maritime on April 20, 2021. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Maritime Security, Commercial Mariner - Passenger Vessels, Commercial Mariner - Tugs & Towage, Ferries, Harbour Tugs and Operation, Inland Tug Operations, Marine Research and Training, Naval auxiliary/support vessels, Non-Naval (Maritime Security), Offshore Tugs and Operations, Ro-Pax World, Ships (Naval).

Bollinger Shipyards of Lockport, Louisiana, has acquired Gulf Island Fabrication’s shipyard facilities in nearby Houma. Bollinger said the acquisition expands its o ..

August 9, 2021

US Coast Guard commissions fast response cutter Glen Harris

Written by Baird Maritime on August 9, 2021. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Maritime Security, Non-Naval (Maritime Security).

The US Coast Guard commissioned its newest Sentinel-class fast response cutter (FRC) in a ceremony in Atlantic Beach, North Carolina, on Friday, August 6. USCGC Glen Harr ..

July 8, 2021

US Coast Guard takes delivery of 45th fast response cutter

Written by Baird Maritime on July 8, 2021. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Maritime Security, Non-Naval (Maritime Security).

The US Coast Guard has taken delivery of the 45th Sentinel-class fast response cutter (FRC) to be built by Bollinger Shipyards of Louisiana. The future USCGC Emlen Tunnel ..

April 19, 2021

US Coast Guard decommissions patrol boat Shearwater

Written by Baird Maritime on April 19, 2021. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Maritime Security, Non-Naval (Maritime Security), Search and Rescue.

The US Coast Guard decommissioned the patrol boat Shearwater during a ceremony at Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, New Jersey, on Thursday, April 15. Shearwater was ..

EMERGENCY SERVICES WEEK

July 30, 2021

US Coast Guard commissions three fast response cutters

Written by Baird Maritime on July 30, 2021. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Maritime Security, Non-Naval (Maritime Security).

The US Coast Guard commissioned three new Sentinel-class fast response cutters (FRCs) into service in a ceremony in Guam on Thursday, July 29. Sister vessels Myrtle Hazar ..

NAVAL ARCHITECTURE WEEK

June 25, 2021

Louisiana shipyard submits proposal to build offshore patrol cutters for US Coast Guard

Written by Baird Maritime on June 25, 2021. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Maritime Security, Non-Naval (Maritime Security), Search and Rescue.

Louisiana-based Bollinger Shipyards has submitted a proposal to the US Coast Guard to build stage two of the Heritage-class offshore patrol cutter (OPC) program. If chose ..

March 15, 2021

US Coast Guard commissions 42nd Sentinel-class cutter

Written by Baird Maritime on March 15, 2021. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Maritime Security, Non-Naval (Maritime Security).

USCGC Robert Goldman, Patrol Forces Southwest Asia’s newest Sentinel-class cutter, was commissioned into service with the US Coast Guard at Key West, Florida, on Fr ..