# Bollinger Shipyards **Bollinger Shipyards Lockport, L.L.C.** is a Lockport, Louisiana shipbuilder and the largest domestic yard in the [[United States Coast Guard]]'s Arctic Security Cutter program. It is a long-standing Coast Guard cutter builder and, following its 2022 acquisition of VT Halter Marine, the prime contractor on the separate Polar Security Cutter program. On **December 29, 2025** the Coast Guard awarded Bollinger a contract for **up to four Arctic Security Cutters**, finalized in **July 2026** at roughly **$2.2 billion**. First domestic delivery is projected for **2029** — a year later than the first Finnish-built hull. The announcement credited "the historic investments authorized in the President's [[One Big Beautiful Bill Act]]." The award was made without competitive bidding. See [[Spending Gap - Strengthening Domestic Shipbuilding vs. the $6.8B No-Bid Icebreaker Fleet]]. > [!note] Stub > Minimum-viable page created to support the icebreaker money-delta card. Expand with the VT Halter acquisition, the Polar Security Cutter cost and schedule history, and Bollinger's broader Coast Guard portfolio. ## Related [[The Spending Gap]] · [[Davie Defense]] · [[Rauma Marine Constructions]] · [[United States Coast Guard]]