BAE Systems has commissioned a new shiplift and land-level repair complex at its shipyard in Jacksonville, Florida.

The $250-million facility will improve the company’s ship repair capabilities and reaffirm its strategic role in support of the US Navy as well as the commercial maritime industry.

The project replaces an 80-year-old dry dock that had reached the end of its operational life with a shiplift that has a 492 by 110-foot (150 by 34-meter) platform, making it the largest in the Americas and among the 10 largest globally.

Upon activation, the integrated shiplift and repair facility will offer a full spectrum of maintenance and modernization activities for surface combatants homeported at Naval Station Mayport and commercial vessels operating through the Port of Jacksonville.

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