BATH — Bath Iron Works opened a new training center Wednesday where it plans to train 200 new employees hired so far this year and another 400 by year’s end to help build six destroyers for the U.S. Navy. Matt Wickenheiser, a spokesman for the company, said the project is part of $60 million in […]
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Bath Iron Works is awarded $57 million in Navy contracts for maintenance, engineering
BATH (AP) — Maine Congresswoman Chellie Pingree says Bath Iron Works has won two Navy contracts totaling more than $57 million for fleet maintenance and engineering projects. Pingree said Tuesday that half the money is for design and engineering work on the Littoral Combat Ship. The ship is designed for coastal operations such as transporting […]
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Bath Iron Works gets $57 million in Navy contracts
BATH — Maine Congresswoman Chellie Pingree said Bath Iron Works has won two Navy contracts totaling more than $57 million for fleet maintenance and engineering projects. Pingree said Tuesday that half the money is for design and engineering work on the Littoral Combat Ship. The ship is designed for coastal operations such as transporting equipment […]
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Thousands in Bath cheer christening of ‘most advanced Navy ship in the world’
“This ship is a modern marvel,” said U.S. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus. “She will support our allies, assist those in need, and deter and defeat, if necessary, any adversary. He said the increase in ships is so the Navy will continue to be at the right place not just at the right time […]
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BIW is finalist for Coast Guard cutter design
PORTLAND (AP) — Maine’s Bath Iron Works is one of three finalists in a design competition for a U.S. Coast Guard cutter. BIW was one of eight shipyards that submitted proposals for the design of the vessel. U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King announced that the Coast Guard on Tuesday narrowed the selection to […]
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BIW to lay off 118 workers
BATH (AP) — More than 100 Bath Iron Works employees are expected to be laid off this week. Dan Dowling, president of Local S6, told the Times Record newspaper that 50 preservation technicians, 27 pipefitters and 41 shipfitters will lose their jobs by Dec. 20. BIW’s communications director Jim DeMartini says the company will work […]
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USS Zumwalt: Jokes about ‘Star Trek’ don’t phase this Capt. Kirk
BATH (AP) — Captain Kirk’s futuristic-looking vessel sports cutting-edge technology, new propulsion and powerful armaments, but this ship isn’t the Starship Enterprise. The skipper of the stealthy Zumwalt is Navy Capt. James Kirk, and yes, he’s used to the jokes about the name he shares with the TV starship commander played by actor William Shatner. […]
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Bath Iron Works to lay off 81 workers
BATH — Bath Iron Works will lay off 81 shipyard workers effective Nov. 22, the company confirmed Thursday. The company notified union leadership on Thursday that it will lay off 81 workers across multiple trades in order to balance its workforce with the current amount of work at the shipyard, Jim DeMartini, BIW’s spokesman, told […]
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Bath Iron Works to lay off 39
BATH – Thirty-nine pipefitters at Bath Iron Works are scheduled to be laid off effective Nov. 18, company and union officials confirmed Friday. Dan Dowling, president of Local S6 of the Machinists union, which has approximately 3,400 members, said he was notified Friday of the layoffs, The layoffs are the result of “the cyclical nature […]
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BIW puts new destroyer into the water
BATH — The largest destroyer ever built for the U.S. Navy is getting into the water for the first time. Without fanfare, Maine’s Bath Iron Works on Monday began the process of floating the 610-foot-long Zumwalt from a dry dock in the Kennebec River. Eventually, tugboats will position the warship dockside, where shipbuilders will continue […]