BATH — The Department of Defense has awarded Bath Iron Works a $23 million contract modification to continue work on the DDG 51 class of destroyers. The funds will allow BIW to provide further planning, design and liaison work for the destroyers, BIW spokesman Matt Wickenheiser said Monday. “This is money we had planned for […]
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BIW to lay off 118 workers
BATH (AP) — More than 100 Bath Iron Works employees are expected to be laid off this week. Dan Dowling, president of Local S6, told the Times Record newspaper that 50 preservation technicians, 27 pipefitters and 41 shipfitters will lose their jobs by Dec. 20. BIW’s communications director Jim DeMartini says the company will work […]
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BIW to lay off 118 workers
BATH — A Bath Iron Works spokesman on Thursday confirmed that the shipyard will lay off 118 workers effective Dec. 19. The layoffs — including 50 preservation technicians (painters), 27 pipefitters and 41 shipfitters, were announced to Dan Dowling, president of Local S6 of the Machinists union, just after noon Thursday. Dowling said approximately 300 […]
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Secretary of Defense visits BIW
BATH — The biggest destroyer ever built for the U.S. Navy will play an important role in the Pacific Ocean as the U.S. refocuses attention on the region, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told shipbuilders and sailors on Thursday. With the stealthy-shaped Zumwalt serving as a backdrop, Hagel said the ship’s assignment to San Diego after it […]
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Defense spending foes rally against new tax break for Bath Iron Works
Led by veteran peace activists, a Bath-based group has formed to defeat a new property tax break proposed by the company to allow it to expand the shipyard and — according to BIW officials and a defense industry analyst — remain competitive for U.S. Navy contracts with Huntington Ingalls Shipyard in Mississippi. In August, Bath […]
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Navy’s newest destroyer showcases cybersecurity challenges
PORTLAND — Combining mechanical and combat systems into an integrated network aboard U.S. warships presents cybersecurity challenges, but there’s no evidence that a Navy ship has ever been hacked, according to one of the Navy’s top cybersecurity officials. The stealthy Zumwalt that’s under construction at Maine’s Bath Iron Works represents the highest level of automation […]
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Bath Iron Works to lay off 81 workers
BATH — Bath Iron Works will lay off 81 shipyard workers effective Nov. 22, the company confirmed Thursday. The company notified union leadership on Thursday that it will lay off 81 workers across multiple trades in order to balance its workforce with the current amount of work at the shipyard, Jim DeMartini, BIW’s spokesman, told […]
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Bath residents organize effort to oppose BIW tax breaks
BATH — Some Bath residents object to a proposed tax rebate for a major expansion of Bath Iron Works, saying the subsidy is corporate welfare and BIW will expand whether or not it gets a tax break. BIW officials say if the proposed tax break is denied, they might not be able to expand, putting […]
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BIW puts new destroyer into the water
BATH — The largest destroyer ever built for the U.S. Navy is getting into the water for the first time. Without fanfare, Maine’s Bath Iron Works on Monday began the process of floating the 610-foot-long Zumwalt from a dry dock in the Kennebec River. Eventually, tugboats will position the warship dockside, where shipbuilders will continue […]
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BIW to lay off 42 workers next month
BATH — Bath Iron Works will lay off 42 employees effective Oct. 11, the company confirmed Friday. The layoffs affect insulators and pipe coverers. Dan Dowling, president of Local S6 of the Machinists union, which has approximately 3,400 members, said Friday morning that he had just received official notification of the layoff — the second […]