Shipbuilding News
Hanwha Ocean Wins South Korea’s First U.S. Navy Maintenance Contract
South Korean shipyard Hanwha Ocean announced that it has won its first maintenance contract from the U.S. Navy as it looks to ex...
Read More >>Japan Wants to Build the World's Largest Coast Guard Cutter
The Japan Coast Guard wants to build the largest cutter in the world, a 30,000-tonne behemoth that would dwarf the China...
Read More >>Korean Shipyard Workers Stage First Coordinated Warning Strike
In a first for the South Korean shipbuilding industry, union members staged their first coordinated work stoppage today,...
Read More >>Shipbuilder HD Hyundai is Making Investments in Hydrogen Fuel Cells
Working to develop its long-term position in the shipping industry, HD Hyundai is stepping up its focus on hydrogen fuel...
Read More >>German Chancellor Visits Meyer Werft Signaling Support for Bailout
Financially troubled German shipyard Meyer Werft received assurances of a government-supported bailout during a town hal...
Read More >>CBO: Cost of Coast Guard's Heavy Icebreakers Could Jump By 60 Percent
After analyzing the U.S. Coast Guard's projections for the future Polar Security Cutter program, the Congressional B...
Read More >>India Launches Roadmap for Green Tugboat Transition
Last week, as part of its Green Shipping Policy, India's government launched new guidelines for the Green Tug T...
Read More >>Saudi Arabia Orders its First Deep Sea-Capable Research Vessel
Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulla University of Science and Technology (KAUST) has tapped the Spanish shipyard Freire to...
Read More >>Wan Hai Joins Rush to Build Containerships Inking Nearly $2.5B in Orders
While the containership orderbook has already reached record levels, leading owners and operators continue to place a ne...
Read More >>More Problems for CalMac as Turkish Yard Delays Ferry Delivery
Scottish ferry operator Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CalMac) is facing further operating challenges with news tha...
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