Date: Feb. 5, 2021 NAVSEA Public Affairs Office: (202) 781-4123 nssc_public_affairs@navy.mil BATH, Maine — The future USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) successfully completed acceptance trials Feb. 4 after spending a day underway off the coast of Maine. INSURV inspected the ship during a series of demonstrations while pier side and underway. Many of the ship’s Read More >
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General Dynamics Bath Iron Works and IAFF Sign Contract
BATH, Maine – On Saturday, January 23rd, the International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 5257, voted to ratify a new collective bargaining agreement with General Dynamics Bath Iron Works. The agreement, which goes into effect on Monday, January 25th, has a duration of four and a half years and contains numerous improvements to wages and Read More >
2020 End of Year Message from BIW President Dirk Lesko
This has been an extraordinary year with many challenges, which we have successfully met, thanks to the perseverance of our shipbuilders. We look forward to a successful year ahead, as we safely continue our essential work delivering ships to the U.S. Navy. Watch our annual year end video as we wrap up 2020.
BIW Honors 56 Master Shipbuilders in 2020 with 40 Years of Service
The value of our Master Shipbuilders’ experience and skills cannot be overstated, and we are grateful for their dedication in building the ships that defend our country. Our Master Shipbuilders are a large part of the reason that Bath Built is Best Built. Below is a virtual commemorative book that has been created to celebrate Read More >
Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) Embarks on Sea Trials
BATH, Maine – Today is an important milestone for General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, as sea trials for the future USS Daniel Inouye are underway. This achievement is even more rewarding as it comes during a year of significant challenge for our shipyard and the entire country. This accomplishment has been realized because of the Read More >
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works partners with Longroad Energy to increase clean energy production in Maine
BATH, Maine – General Dynamics Bath Iron Works announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Longroad Energy to purchase net energy billing credits from six solar power generation projects at locations across Maine. BIW’s support of these projects is the result of a 2019 Maine law that encourages the development of clean Read More >
A Message From Dirk on Schedule Recovery
Dear BIW Colleagues, Over the past several months, members of the Joint Schedule Recovery Committee have been working together to identify our production challenges as a shipyard and find solutions to improve our ability to deliver ships on time. Today, I am excited to announce that we are on track to achieve the three milestones Read More >
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works Celebrates Start of Fabrication for William Charette (DDG 130)
BATH, Maine – General Dynamics Bath Iron Works celebrated the start of fabrication of the future USS William Charette (DDG 130) Monday at the Structural Fabrication Facility in East Brunswick. DDG 130 is the 43rd of its class built in Bath and second Flight III Arleigh Burke destroyer to start construction at Bath Iron Works. Read More >
U.S. Navy Awards General Dynamics Bath Iron Works $146 Million Planning Yard Option
BATH, Maine – The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, a subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), a $146 million option to continue to manage ongoing post-delivery modernization activities for Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) destroyers. The contract runs through January, 2022. “The Navy’s exercise of this option gives General Dynamics Bath Iron Works the Read More >
IGA Contract Ratification
On Friday, November 13th, the Independent Guards Association (IGA) voted to ratify a new collective bargaining agreement with General Dynamics Bath Iron Works. The agreement, which goes into effect at midnight on November 15th, has a duration of four years and contains numerous improvements to wages and benefits over the life of the contract. The Read More >