September 7, 2023: The U.S. Navy is expanding the number of APL-S-67 berthing barges it operates. These vessels are towed to where they are needed to temporarily house sailors while their ships are ...

August 26, 2021: The U.S. Navy received the first of at least five APL-S-67 berthing barges in July and the fifth one began construction in August. These Auxiliary Personnel Lighter-Small berthing ...

VT Halter Marine, a company of ST Engineering North America, has started construction on the third Auxiliary Personnel Lighter – Small (APL(S)), a new class of berthing barges commissioned by the U.S.

When the USS Harry S. Truman carrier goes in for repairs soon, its 2,500 sailors will have access to new digs inspired by the cruise ship industry. On Monday, the Navy held a ribbon-cutting for ...

The Center for Maritime Strategy, billed as “America’s intellectual center for the study of the role of maritime power in international security,” proposed the Navy address “poor quality living ...

Over the course of several days, Halter Marine Inc. celebrated multiple milestones on the Auxiliary Personnel Lighter–Small (APL(S)) program. The Pascagoula, Miss. shipbuilder launched the first two ...

To make the Bollinger shipyard buy a success, the Polar Security Cutter contract needs a reboot. The takeover is risky. ST Engineering’s U.S. shipbuilding assets are burdened by unrealistic ...

YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — The Navy’s newest berthing barge arrived recently at the home of the U.S. 7th Fleet to ease a shortage of living space for sailors whose ships are undergoing long-term ...