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Davie Defense said it has finalised a $3.5B contract with the US Coast Guard for five Arctic Security Cutters, moving the program from a February letter contract into execution. Helsinki Shipyard will build two of the vessels with Sata Shipbuilding, while three will be built at Gulf Copper in Texas.
Bollinger Shipyards has signed a contract with the U.S. Coast Guard to build four Arctic Security Cutters, a new class of medium polar icebreakers. The work will be based at the yard’s Houma, Louisiana, facility and supported by multiple Gulf Coast sites.
Bollinger Shipyards has been selected with Rauma Marine Constructions, Seaspan Shipyards and Aker Arctic Technology Inc. to design and build six U.S. Coast Guard Arctic Security Cutters. The first three vessels will be built simultaneously by Rauma in Finland and Bollinger in the United States, with the remaining three to be built in the United States.
Bollinger Shipyards, Rauma Marine Constructions, Seaspan Shipyards and Aker Arctic have formed a strategic partnership to pursue the U.S. Coast Guard’s Arctic Security Cutter program. The group says it would aim to deliver the first vessel within 36 months of award.