Shipbuilding News
Strike Ends at Bath Iron Works After One Week
The members of the Bath Marine Draftsmen’s Association ratified a new contract on Saturday, March 28, ending a strike at Bath Iron...
Read More >>Philly Wins its First U.S. Navy Design Contract Under Hanwha's Management
Hanwha Philly Shipyard has won its first Navy newbuild project under its new Korean management - a subcontract to Vard for the lig...
Read More >>USCG Requests Proposals to Replace Outdated Light Icebreakers
The U.S. Coast Guard is looking to urgently move forward with its planned replacement program for its badly outdated Light Icebrea...
Read More >>HD Hyundai Moving Forward with Humanoid Welding Robot for Shipyards
HD Hyundai has been working on several projects to develop technology that would support the use of humanoid robots to undertake p...
Read More >>Designers and Technicians Go on Strike at Bath Iron Works
A small group of workers at the Bath Iron Works walked off the job on Monday, March 23, in the first strike in six years at the cr...
Read More >>Fincantieri Floats for Viking "First Hydrogen-Powered Cruise Ship"
Fincantieri marked another milestone in cruise ship development as it floated out the Viking Libra (54,300 gross tons), which is b...
Read More >>Scotland’s CMAL Selects Chinese Yard to Build Freight Flex Ferries
The Scottish government-owned ferry company Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) reported it has concluded a project that beg...
Read More >>Hormuz Stop Could Have Knock-on Effect on South Korean Shipbuilding
South Korea is reporting that one of the knock-on effects of the stoppage of energy exports from the Middle East is threatening pa...
Read More >>South Korea Asks for Tariff Relief and Support for Hanwha’s Philly Shipyard
Officials from South Korea and the U.S. state of Pennsylvania met in South Korea on Wednesday to discuss cooperation and how they...
Read More >>Report: Japan and U.S. to Announce $100M Shipbuilding R&D Project Using AI
Reports from the Japanese media on Tuesday indicated that Japan’s Prime Minister will announce a new $100 million investment proje...
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