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USS Gerald R. Ford's strikingly modern design: island aft, providing an unobstructed deck from amidships forward (USN file image)

Report: Trump Wants to Move Ford-Class Carrier's Island for Appearance

Published Aug 18, 2026 10:39 PM by The Maritime Executive

In addition to the remarkable decision to remove the electromagnetic launch system and weapons elevators from future ships in the...

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Vigor Marine shipyard

French Private Equity Firm Completes Acquisition of Vigor Marine

Published Aug 18, 2026 6:48 PM by The Maritime Executive

The sale of Vigor Marine Group to France’s Antin Infrastructure Partners has been completed by UK-based Lone Star Funds. It marks...

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Maine's congressional delegation would prefer to reserve warship contracts for US firms like Bath Iron Works and Huntington Ingalls, the two remaining builders of destroyers (USN)

Trump's Foreign-Build Plan for U.S. Warships Hits Congressional Opposition

Published Aug 18, 2026 4:21 PM by The Maritime Executive

Congressional representatives from several shipbuilding districts are unenthusiastic about the Trump administration's proposal to...

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Austal USA Delivers First LCU for the U.S. Navy

Published Aug 14, 2026 4:22 PM by The Maritime Executive

Defense shipbuilder Austal USA has delivered its first landing craft for the U.S. Navy, the first ever steel-hull vessel that the...

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USNS Oiler USNS Wally Shirra after a drydock period completed in South Korea. Securing U.S. Navy ship repair and shipbuilding work is a key business objective for Korean yards (USN file image)Shirra after a drydock period in South Korea. Securing U.S. Navy shipbuilding orders is a key objective for Korean yards (USN file image)

Trump Orders Navy to Look at Foreign Shipbuilding Options

Published Aug 13, 2026 10:08 PM by The Maritime Executive

In a memo released Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed a foreign-shipbuilding plan that his Office of Management and B...

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Investors Line Up for Sale of Megayacht Builder The Italian Sea Group

Published Aug 13, 2026 2:59 PM by The Maritime Executive

The insolvency process for bankrupt megayacht builder The Italian Sea Group is moving forward, and the company's revamped board is...

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Vietnam frigate construction ceremony

Vietnam Starts Construction of its Largest Domestically Built Frigate

Published Aug 12, 2026 6:45 PM by The Maritime Executive

Vietnamese officials turned out on Monday, August 10, to celebrate the start of construction of what is being billed as the countr...

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Austal

Hanwha Offers to Buy Austal USA

Published Aug 10, 2026 11:19 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. division of South Korean shipbuilding giant Hanwha has made a non-binding offer to buy Austal USA, the American operation...

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Polish frigate under construction

Video: Poland Rolls Out First of Three Next-Generation Frigates

Published Aug 10, 2026 5:36 PM by The Maritime Executive

In a dramatic nighttime event in Gdynia, Poland, the first of the country’s three new frigates was rolled out of the building hall...

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Guido Perla

Remembering Guido Perla: Engineering Ideas Into Reality

Published Aug 10, 2026 2:39 PM by Chris Chuhran, P.E.

For more than five decades, Guido Perla stood among the most respected naval architects in the world. As founder and president of...

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