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Navy awards $1.1B deal to operate seven oceanographic survey ships

The U.S. Navy awarded a contract worth over $1.1 billion on April 27, 2026, to keep seven of its oceanographic survey ships running — vessels that quietly underpin everything from submarine navigation to undersea mapping in waters spanning the globe. Ocean Ships, Inc., a Houston-based company, lande

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The U.S. Navy awarded a contract worth over $1.1 billion on April 27, 2026, to keep seven of its oceanographic survey ships running — vessels that quietly underpin everything from submarine navigation to undersea mapping in waters spanning the globe. Ocean Ships, Inc., a Houston-based company, landed the contract (N3220526C1224) valued at $1,114,495,567. The deal […]

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