Birdon America Inc., Denver, on Friday announced plans to build a 400,000‑sq.-ft. shipbuilding facility at the Port of Pensacola, Fla., with operations expected to begin in the third quarter of 2027.
The project is supported by a $76 million grant approved for the City of Pensacola by Triumph Gulf Coast, a Florida nonprofit that oversees funds for economic recovery related to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The funding is intended to cover construction costs for the new facilities, which the city will own and lease long-term to Birdon.
The new shipyard, which is to be built on a site historically used for port cargo and maritime operations, will focus on naval and defense-related work. It will be capable of producing complex Navy ship modules, submarine modules, and surface vessels up to 400’…