PROJECT INTELLIGENCE

S23 Holdings

Expansion · Newport News, VA · Aerospace & defense · Announced 2026-09-22

Investment$180,000,000Announced capital

Jobs414Reported jobs

StatusAnnounced

VerificationConfirmedLast verified 2026-09-27

Sources & verification

Recorded publisher: Virginia Economic Development Partnership
Source quality: primary-government
Verification basis: Inherited verification

Project facts

Decision / announcement date: 2026-09-22
Date precision: day
Sector: Aerospace & defense
Facility action: Expansion
Facility type: Ship repair / maritime manufacturing complex with new shiplift
Project status: Announced
Project / facility: River Port ship repair and maritime manufacturing complex expansion (new OmniLift shiplift)

Figures & qualifications

Capital category: Committed
Capital scope: site
Jobs classification: New/Direct
Jobs basis: VEDP: "creating 414 new jobs."

Expands the River Port site, where S23 announced $64.4M / 332 jobs in 2020 (pre-Tracker). East Coast Repair & Fabrication (S23 affiliate) will operate the shiplift.

Not yet recorded · 3 fields

Transferred / retained jobs · Construction jobs · Statistical exclusion reason