USNS Comfort Starts Journey to Norfolk Alabama Shipyard bids a bittersweet goodbye to the USNS Comfort after a successful regular overhaul and drydocking period. A huge thank you to the Alabama Shipyard team for an excellent project completion. We wish the Comfort safe travels through the Gulf on her way back to Norfolk! Recent Stories [...]

AS Joins the Little Flower Catholic School Supply Drive Alabama Shipyard is pleased to partner with EquipmentShare of Mobile for their "Fill The Bucket" school supply drive! This year's recipient is Little Flower Catholic School of Mobile, which has provided education in Mobile since 1934. You can learn more and get involved with Little Flower [...]

Five Ships Make History at Alabama Shipyard It's close quarters at Alabama Shipyard with repairs underway on all five ships currently in the shipyard. At present we are hosting the: USNS Comfort USNS Brittin USNS Laramie Helix Producer I USNS Peary Our team of skilled and dedicated trades men and women are what makes historic [...]

Alabama Shipyard Wins Helix Producer I This week, Alabama Shipyard looks forward to the arrival of the Helix Producer I. She is coming in for hull painting, sea valve inspection and other underwater inspections as well as processing equipment piping modifications on deck. From 2006-2008, Helix was converted from a roll on roll off ferry [...]

USNS Robert E. Peary 3rd Recent Win for Alabama Shipyard Alabama Shipyard, LLC announces a $5,039,326 award for the USNS Robert E. Peary for Pierside work. The USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE-5) is a Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship in the United States Navy. This will be a 1 1/2-month project that begins August [...]

USNS Brittin Scheduled for Repairs This Fall A contract award has been made to Alabama Shipyard, LLC for the USNS Brittin for drydocking and repair. The USNS Brittin (T-AKR-305) is a Bob Hope class roll on roll off cargo ship of the US Navy. This will be a 3 month project that begins October 10, [...]

DB Arapaho Making Light of Heavy Situations in Port of Mobile AM-Tech, an Alabama Shipyard Company, and the DB Arapaho (a conventional derrick barge ideal for a variety of heavy lift projects), traveled a short distance upriver yesterday to complete a heavy lift in the Port of Mobile. The DB Arapaho is US Flagged, Jones [...]

JROTC STEM Visits Alabama Shipyard Alabama Shipyard enjoyed hosting JROTC STEM Leadership Academy Class of 2022 this week for a tour and briefing of our facility, capabilities, and career opportunities. It was a wonderful opportunity to engage with the youth in our community and share with them all the different possibilities the Maritime Industry has [...]

Alabama Shipyard Wins USNS Laramie A contract award has been made to Alabama Shipyard, LLC for the USNS Laramie for pierside work. This will be a 2 ½ month project, beginning August 9th, 2022, in the amount of $8.7 million. The USNS Laramie (T-AO-203) is a Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler operated by the [...]

Alabama Shipyard Places Twice at Gumbo Cookoff We are so proud of our 2022 Gumbo Cookoff Team! Alabama Shipyard took 1st place for Decorations and 3rd place overall for our gumbo recipe at the 25th Annual Rufus B. Lee Gumbo Cookoff sponsored by the Propeller Club! Congrats on a job well done! Recent Stories USNS [...]