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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Published Aug 7, 2026 7:13 PM by The Maritime Executive

The global shipping industry is witnessing a significant increase in the number of cargo ships deploying wind-assisted propulsion...

Published Aug 5, 2026 10:03 PM by The Maritime Executive

After years of preparation, Washington State Ferries celebrated the steel-cutting for a series of hybrid-electric ferries at Easte...

Published Aug 5, 2026 7:55 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Navy's first future "battleship" combatant class may cost about $23 billion dollars by the time it delivers in 2034, acco...