Bollinger Shipyards inks deal to build US Navy’s new berthing barge

Bollinger Shipyards has been awarded a contract to build the US Navy’s seventh auxiliary personnel lighter – small (APL 73) class berthing and messing barge. 

As informed, the contract award is for a fixed-price option for the detailed design and construction of the vessel. Bollinger delivered APL 70 and 71—to the US Navy in 2022 and 2023, respectively, and is currently building APL 72.  

APLs are 269 feet long, 69 feet wide and have a draft of 7 feet. The...