Bollinger Shipyards and Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) have formed a strategic partnership called United Shipbuilding Alliance (USA). Together, Bollinger and ECO have 33 operational shipyard and fabrication facilities and the partnership is
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Bollinger Shipyards and Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) have formed a strategic partnership called United Shipbuilding Alliance (USA). Together, Bollinger and ECO have 33 operational shipyard and fabrication facilities and the partnership is designed to offer a fully integrated solution to expedited design, construction, and delivery of next-generation icebreakers to directly meet urgent Arctic operational needs.
One of United Shipbuilding Alliance’s first actions has been to respond to the U.S. Coast Guard’s recent Arctic Security Cutter RFI by outlinig the utilization of a commercial vessel for national security purposes acquisition process that spans 33 months from contract award to delivery.
The viability and effectiveness of commercial vessel construction for national security purposes have been firmly demonstrated through the recent acquisition of the USCGC Storis (WAGB-21) [ex – M/V Aiviq].The Storisis an American-built icebreaker designed for Arctic conditions and delivered in under three years.
Bollinger and Chouest say their proposed commercial
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