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  • General Dynamics NASSCO Starts to Build First John Lewis-Class Fleet Oiler for Navy - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics NASSCO Starts to Build First John Lewis-Class Fleet Oiler for Navy

    A General Dynamics subsidiary has begun to construct the first of six future U.S. Navy replenishment tankers designed to supply the service branch’s carrier strike group with fuel. General Dynamics NASSCO and Navy representatives gathered Thursday to celebrate the cutting of USNS John Lewis fleet oiler’s first piece of steel, the company said Friday. The ship will be built to carry […] More

  • General Dynamics NASSCO to Modernize USS Higgins Destroyer Under $89M Navy Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics NASSCO to Modernize USS Higgins Destroyer Under $89M Navy Contract

    A General Dynamics subsidiary has won a potential $89.1 million contract to help the U.S. Navy implement an extended dry-docking restricted availability effort for the USS Higgins guided missile destroyer. NASSCO will modernize, repair and maintain the Arleigh Burke-class ship for the service branch, the Defense Department said Wednesday. The Naval Sea Systems Command will obligate $72.5 million in fiscal […] More

  • General Dynamics NASSCO Starts Construction of Matson Containership - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics NASSCO Starts Construction of Matson Containership

    General Dynamics‘ NASSCO subsidiary has begun construction of the first of two containerships for public shipping company Matson Navigation at a shipyard in San Diego. NASSCO said Wednesday the Kanaloa-class vessel will have a maximum cargo capacity of 3,500 twenty-foot equivalent unit and be powered by liquefied natural gas-capable engines. The 870-foot-long ship was designed by NASSCO and its partner Daewoo Shipbuilding […] More

  • General Dynamics NASSCO Starts Construction of 5th Navy Expeditionary Sea Base - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics NASSCO Starts Construction of 5th Navy Expeditionary Sea Base

    General Dynamics‘ NASSCO subsidiary has kicked off construction of a follow-on mobile sea base for the U.S. Navy under a previously awarded contract. The company said Thursday the fifth ship in the military branch’s Expeditionary Transfer Dock/ Expeditionary Sea Base program will be built with a 52,000-square-foot flight deck, accommodation areas for up to 250 personnel, repair, mission planning, fuel and equipment storage rooms. […] More

  • General Dynamics Subsidiary to Modernize Navy Expeditionary Mobile Base Vessel - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Subsidiary to Modernize Navy Expeditionary Mobile Base Vessel

    General Dynamics‘ NASSCO subsidiary will perform post-delivery repair and modernization work on the USNS Lewis B. Puller expeditionary mobile base under a potential $38.3 million contract awarded by the U.S. Navy. The military branch received two offers for the contract through an online solicitation and obligated $34.5 million in funds at the time of award, the Defense Department said Thursday. DoD […] More

  • Rolls-Royce to Build Power & Propulsion Equipment for Navy Oiler Ships - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rolls-Royce to Build Power & Propulsion Equipment for Navy Oiler Ships

    Rolls-Royce has received a contract to build power and propulsion equipment for the U.S. Navy‘s fleet of replenishment oiler ships. The company said Monday the contract covers work on two Kamewa 150A controllable pitch propellers and two Bergen B32:40xL8A generator sets for the first John Lewis-class ship with options for five more. Don Roussinos, president of Rolls-Royce’s naval division, said […] More

  • EnPro Industries Subsidiary to Build Navy Oiler Ship Propulsion Diesel Engines - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    EnPro Industries Subsidiary to Build Navy Oiler Ship Propulsion Diesel Engines

    The U.S. Navy has selected a subsidiary of EnPro Indutries‘ to deliver main propulsion diesel engines for the USNS John Lewis replenishment oiler ship. EnPro’s Fairbanks Morse subsidiary said Monday it will build two FM-MAN 12V 48/60 CR engines in its Beloit, Wisconsin facility and provide propulsion control systems, auxiliary equipment and commissioning services under the Navy order. Fairbanks Morse will design the engines […] More

  • General Dynamics NASSCO to Help Navy Repair USS Oak Hill Dock-Landing Ship - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics NASSCO to Help Navy Repair USS Oak Hill Dock-Landing Ship

    General Dynamics has received a $42 million contract modification to conduct repairs and alterations on the USS Oak Hill dock landing ship of the U.S. Navy. The company said Thursday its NASSCO subsidiary will provide ballast tank preservation, habitability upgrade, close-in weapons system repairs and engine replacement services under the cost-plus-award-fee contract. NASSCO will perform work in Norfolk, Virginia and is […] More

  • General Dynamics NASSCO, APT Christen 2nd ECO-Class Tanker - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics NASSCO, APT Christen 2nd ECO-Class Tanker

    General Dynamics subsidiary NASSCO has christened the second of five ECO-class tankers it builds for American Petroleum Tankers in the former’s San Diego shipyard. The Magnolia State is one of five 610-foot tankers that are designed to feature a 330,000-barrel cargo capacity and support future LNG fuel-gas system installation, General Dynamics said Monday. The company added that the five-tanker […] More

  • General Dynamics Hands 2nd TOTE 'Green' Containership - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Hands 2nd TOTE ‘Green’ Containership

    TOTE Maritime has received a second liquefied natural gas-powered vessel from General Dynamics to support the operator’s cargo transportation operations. General Dynamics said Friday its NASSCO subsidiary delivered the Perla Del Caribe containership under a two-vessel contract that TOTE awarded to NASSCO in December 2012. TOTE accepted its first LNG-fueled cargo ship Isla Bella in October last year and uses the vessel […] More

  • General Dynamics NASSCO Unveils SEA-Vista Product Tanker 'Independence' - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics NASSCO Unveils SEA-Vista Product Tanker ‘Independence’

    General Dynamics‘ NASSCO subsidiary on Saturday unveiled the first ECO tanker for client SEA-Vista’s crude oil and  petroleum product shipping operations. RaceTrac Petroleum CEO Allison Moran broke a champagne bottle against product tanker Independence and former US Joiner CEO Jayne Rathburn pulled the ship’s trigger during a christening and launch event held Saturday at NASSCO shipyard in San Diego, […] More