HD Hyundai Moving Forward with Humanoid Welding Robot for Shipyards

Published Mar 23, 2026 6:59 PM by The Maritime Executive

HD Hyundai has been working on several projects to develop technology that would support the use of humanoid robots to undertake p...

Designers and Technicians Go on Strike at Bath Iron Works

Published Mar 23, 2026 5:56 PM by The Maritime Executive

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...

Published Mar 19, 2026 7:52 PM by The Maritime Executive

Fincantieri marked another milestone in cruise ship development as it floated out the Viking Libra (54,300 gross tons), which is b...

Published Mar 18, 2026 8:42 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Scottish government-owned ferry company Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) reported it has concluded a project that beg...

Published Mar 18, 2026 5:22 PM by The Maritime Executive

South Korea is reporting that one of the knock-on effects of the stoppage of energy exports from the Middle East is threatening pa...

Published Mar 18, 2026 2:56 PM by The Maritime Executive

Officials from South Korea and the U.S. state of Pennsylvania met in South Korea on Wednesday to discuss cooperation and how they...

Published Mar 17, 2026 8:22 PM by The Maritime Executive

Reports from the Japanese media on Tuesday indicated that Japan’s Prime Minister will announce a new $100 million investment proje...

Published Mar 16, 2026 7:34 PM by The Maritime Executive

South Korea’s HJ Heavy Industries is set to increase its capacities dramatically with the acquisition of a large yard from HD Hyun...

Published Mar 6, 2026 8:42 PM by The Maritime Executive

The third newly built U.S. training ship for the merchant marine, the State of Maine, was handed over to TOTE Services and deliver...

Published Mar 5, 2026 8:31 PM by The Maritime Executive

Officials from Panama are responding positively to the concept of creating a shipyard on the Pacific coast of the country. Royal C...