LOCKPORT, La. – Louisiana-based Bollinger Shipyards will construct a new Pontoon Launcher for General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton, Conn., to support the construction and launching of Columbia Class Ballistic Missile Submarines. The concept and contract design for the 496-foot Pontoon Launcher's detail design engineering will be performed at the Bollinger's Lockport facility. It is tentatively scheduled to be delivered to the Connecticut shipyard in 2024. The Jan. 10 announced contract is Bollinger's third with Electric Boat. Bollinger has 11 shipyards located throughout Louisiana with direct access to the Gulf of Mexico, Mississippi River and the Intracoastal Waterway. Bollinger is the largest vessel repair company in the Gulf of Mexico region. (Source: Bollinger 01/10/22) Bollinger Awarded Contract for a Pontoon Launcher for General Dynamics Electric Boat - News - Bollinger Shipyards
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