LSM vessel construction manager could set precedent in Navy shipbuilding, industry says

By Nick Wilson / October 10, 2025 at 1:35 PM
TOTE Services, the company overseeing production of the Maritime Administration's training ships, has its sights set on the job of "Vessel Construction Manager" for the Marine Corps' Landing Ship Medium -- a role that could set precedent for future Navy shipbuilding. The use of a commercial VCM represents a “monumental shift” in the way the Navy and other government entities build vessels, TOTE Services executive Jeff Vogel told Inside Defense , saying the VCM role is a “means of relieving...

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