SAN DIEGO – On Wednesday, October 26, the Constitution returned to the NASSCO shipyard following successful tests and trials off the coast of San Diego, California. The tanker is a 610-foot, 50,000 deadweight-ton, and LNG-conversion-ready product tanker with a 330,000 barrel cargo capacity. The new ECO Class tanker symbolizes the transformation of the U.S. shipping industry Read More >
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Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus Visits NASSCO
On October 19, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus – the U.S. Navy’s highest ranking official – visited the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard as a final thank you to shipbuilders for their work in building and maintaining America’s fleet. [Show slideshow]
General Dynamics NASSCO Delivers Fourth ECO Class Product Carrier to American Petroleum Tankers
SAN DIEGO – On Monday, September 26, General Dynamics NASSCO delivered the fourth vessel in a series of five ECO Class product tankers under contract with American Petroleum Tankers. The Bay State was delivered during a special signing ceremony at the NASSCO shipyard in San Diego, CA. The Bay State is a 610-foot-long, 50,000 deadweight-ton, Read More >
General Dynamics NASSCO Master Shipbuilder Lays Keel for Eighth Ship in ECO Class Tanker Program
SAN DIEGO – On Friday, September 23, General Dynamics NASSCO hosted a keel laying ceremony for the Palmetto State, the eighth ship in an eight-ship ECO Class tanker program for two separate customers. NASSCO employee and Master Shipbuilder Bill Johnson laid the keel for the ship by welding his initials onto a steel plate Read More >
General Dynamics NASSCO Awarded Contract to Build Next Generation of U.S. Navy Fleet Oilers
SAN DIEGO – General Dynamics NASSCO, a subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy for the detailed design and construction of the next generation of fleet oilers, the John Lewis-class (TAO-205), previously known as the TAO(X). This contract is for the construction of six ships. The first Read More >
General Dynamics NASSCO Shipbuilders Host Community Clean-Up in Barrio Logan
SAN DIEGO – On Saturday, June 4, shipbuilders from General Dynamics NASSCO hosted their second annual NASSCO neighborhood clean-up in Barrio Logan. In 1944, the company moved its operations from 7th Avenue to its current location in Barrio Logan as the result of increased production due to World War II. “We have been a proud Read More >
General Dynamics Awarded $106 Million Advance Procurement Contract for U.S. Navy’s Fifth Expeditionary Mobile Base
SAN DIEGO – General Dynamics NASSCO, a subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), was awarded a $106 million contract by the U.S. Navy to procure long lead time material and engineering support for the Expeditionary Mobile Base 5 (ESB-5), formerly known as the Mobile Landing Platform Afloat Forward Staging Base program. In 2011, the Navy Read More >
General Dynamics NASSCO Hosts Keel Laying Ceremony for Jones Act Tanker Liberty
SAN DIEGO – On Thursday, May 25, General Dynamics NASSCO hosted a keel laying ceremony for the Liberty, one of three ECO Class tankers under the same construction contract with SEA-Vista LLC, a partnership between SEACOR Holdings, Inc. and Avista Capital Partners. As honorees, Tom Denning, Ed Hoffman, and Tom Sofyanos—all representatives of SEA-Vista LLC—welded Read More >
General Dynamics NASSCO Delivers Second ECO Class Product Carrier to American Petroleum Tankers
SAN DIEGO – On Thursday, May 19, shipbuilders at General Dynamics NASSCO celebrated the delivery of the Magnolia State to longtime customer American Petroleum Tankers (APT). The ECO Class tanker is one of the most fuel-efficient and environmentally friendly tankers in the world and symbolizes the emerging future of green shipping. It is also the Read More >
Magnolia State Returns to NASSCO Following Successful Sea Trials
SAN DIEGO – On Thursday, May 12 the Magnolia State returned to the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard following a week of successful tests and trials at sea. The ECO Class tanker is the second of a five-tanker contract between NASSCO and APT, which calls for the design and construction of five 50,000 deadweight ton, LNG-conversion-ready Read More >
