NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Nuclear attack boat New Jersey (SSN-796) was christened on Saturday as shipbuilder Newport News continues to recover from the effects the COVID-19 pandemic has had on submarine construction...In the short term, Newport News is building 200-foot extensions on its construction bays to accommodate the Block V Virginia Payload Module’s planned 84-foot extension. Bell BCI Company, LLC is the mechanical contractor on the Modular Outfitting Facility building extension project. Article photos and video show the new steel for this project.
Bell Constructors, LLC’s South Carolina Division, recently received a letter of appreciation from Brent Russell, Dean of the Industrial & Engineering Technology Division at Central Carolina Technical College (CCTC) for Bell’s support of the college’s welding program.
