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Red Cat Plans to Make 3D-Printed Drone Boats for On-Demand Delivery

Published Apr 6, 2026 6:48 PM by The Maritime Executive

Red Cat, the drone company bringing Ukraine's famous unmanned boat designs to the U.S. market, has announced a partnership to use...

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Novatek Starts Shipbuilder to Address Shortage of Ice-Class LNG Carriers

Published Apr 6, 2026 6:43 PM by The Maritime Executive

A listing of companies established in Russia during March revealed that PAO Novatek, the country’s largest gas producer, establish...

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Samsung Heavy Industries Participates in Its First U.S. Navy MASGA Project

Published Apr 2, 2026 8:57 PM by The Maritime Executive

South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries announced that it will be participating in its first U.S. shipbuilding project,...

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Strike Ends at Bath Iron Works After One Week

Published Mar 30, 2026 3:53 PM by The Maritime Executive

The members of the Bath Marine Draftsmen’s Association ratified a new contract on Saturday, March 28, ending a strike at Bath Iron...

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Philly Wins its First U.S. Navy Design Contract Under Hanwha's Management

Published Mar 30, 2026 3:43 PM by The Maritime Executive

Hanwha Philly Shipyard has won its first Navy newbuild project under its new Korean management - a subcontract to Vard for the lig...

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USCG Requests Proposals to Replace Outdated Light Icebreakers

Published Mar 26, 2026 9:56 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Coast Guard is looking to urgently move forward with its planned replacement program for its badly outdated Light Icebrea...

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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...

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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...

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Fincantieri Floats for Viking "First Hydrogen-Powered Cruise Ship"

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...

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Scotland’s CMAL Selects Chinese Yard to Build Freight Flex Ferries

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...

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