Newport News Shipbuilding is the sole designer, builder and refueler of U.S. Navy aircraft carriers and one of two providers of U.S. Navy submarines. With approximately $4 billion in revenues and more than 25,000 employees, we are the largest industrial employer in Virginia and the largest shipbuilding company in the United States. We build the most advanced ships in the world using our expertise in nuclear propulsion, naval design and manufacturing. We are currently building the new Ford-class aircraft carriers and Virginia-class fast-attack submarines, and performing Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) on Nimitz-class aircraft carriers. We provide fleet services for our ships worldwide. Founded as the Chesapeake Dry Dock and Construction Co. in 1886, Newport News Shipbuilding has built more than 800 ships, including both naval and commercial ships. Located in Newport News, Va., our facilities span more than 550 acres, strategically positioned in one of the great harbors of the East Coast.more

Blount Boats designs and builds steel and aluminum vessels utilizing both proven and new designs. Hundreds of Blount built boats have been put into service, including passenger vehicle ferries, fast commuter boats, dinner excursion boats, passenger ferries, small cruise ships, bunkering tankers, tugs and commercial trawlers.While the many vessels constructed to date have made the Blount name widely known, it has been good workmanship, innovations and proven reliability that have brought the Blount organization distinction as a successful leader in the marine industry. Service lives of our vessels are measured in decades, not years.Our mission is to build rugged, reliable commercial service vessels that will provide our customers with dependable service and lasting value. We have worked diligently to stay faithful to that mission and to earn our reputation as “Taskmasters Of The Sea.” We carefully design and engineer every boat that we build for each and every client. Blount built boats have proven durability – providing service well beyond our customers’ expectations. Blount Boats has built over 325 hulls at our shipyard in Warren, Rhode Island which has been in continuous operation since the company was founded in 1949. Blount Boats has extensive experience in vessel maintenance and retrofits. You can count on excellent service from Blount Boats to help you achieve the longest possible life from your vessel.more