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Bollinger Shipyards hosted OMB Director Russ Vought, Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Kevin Lunday and other senior officials at its Houma and LaShip facilities this week for a review of progress on the Arctic Security Cutter program. The yard said it is advancing early production work on the first tranche of medium polar icebreakers under a contract valued at approximately $2.2 billion.
Bollinger Shipyards and the Gulfport School District have launched Bollinger NextGen Shipbuilders, a work-based learning program for Gulfport High School students. The program will train students in welding, pipefitting, marine electrical, maritime carpentry and rigging and fitting at Bollinger’s new training facility in Gulfport.
Bollinger Shipyards has opened a 7,200-square-foot Workforce Training Center at its Gulfport, Mississippi, facility. The yard said the center, developed with the Submarine Industrial Base Program Office and Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, will begin bootcamp-style classes in Fall 2026.
Bollinger Shipyards said it has received the Shipbuilders Council of America’s Excellence in Safety Award for the 21st straight year. The yard said the run, which began in 2005, is unmatched by any other U.S. shipbuilder.