
U.S. Coast Guard Awards Next Offshore Patrol Cutter Series to Austal
Austal U.S. has been selected to build the U.S. Coast Guard's next set of 11 Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPCs). The $3 billion contract award comes as a disappointment for Eastern Shipbuilding Group, the Florida-based shipyard that worked on the design and built the first four in the series. In 2016, Eastern Shipbuilding Group won a contract for the first OPC hull and up to eight follow-on vessels, with potential to build up to 25 in total. The yard's bid of...
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