Eastern Shipbuilding Group completes infrastructure improvement project to support Coast Guard program

Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc. (ESG), Panama City, Fla., has completed a $5 million aluminum superstructure fabrication and assembly hall at its Nelson Street Shipyard. This infrastructure project further optimizes the facility to support multihull production for the U.S. Coast Guard’s (USCG) Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) program, for which ESG serves as the prime contractor.

The aluminum fabrication facility, with significant crane capacity and hook height, along with a heavily reinforced, high-strength concrete slab flooring system and large sliding entryway doors, was designed to support full construction of the OPC aluminum superstructure from fabrication through assembly and outfitting in a covered and controlled environment. The facility is sized to enhance ESG’s ability to support the peak production rate of delivering two OPCs per year and is part of the company’s commitment to upgrade and tailor its USCG-dedicated Nelson Street Shipyard to meet the needs of the USCG’s future medium endurance cutter fleet.