
The Coast Guard on Monday awarded Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) a $325.1 million contract to begin construction of the fourth offshore patrol cutter (OPC), which is scheduled to be delivered in 2025. The award is the final OPC contract to ESG under the first phase of the program, which ends with the fourth medium-endurance cutter. The Coast Guard in the current quarter through a second phase competition is expected to award a contract to the winning shipbuilder for the next…