Shipbuilding News
New Docks Nearing Completion, Delivery to Grand Bahama Shipyard
After years of planning, the Grand Bahama Shipyard on Freeport in the Bahamas is preparing for the arrival of its two ne...
Read More >>COSCO and Seaspan Place Large Orders Despite Threat of U.S. Port Fees
While the threat of U.S. port fees for Chinese-built ships continues to loom, it does not appear to have changed the ord...
Read More >>Mitsubishi Launches Energy-Saving Ferry as Japan Grows Sea Transport
The christening and launch were held today, April 29, for the first of two new large car ferries ordered by Shinnihonkai...
Read More >>Navantia Accelerates Investments in Harland & Wolff and UK Shipbuilding
Three months after completing the acquisition of the bankrupt Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast and the other yards of the...
Read More >>Hanwha Markets Building LNG Carriers in Pennsylvania to Meet USTR Rules
South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean is reported to be looking to leverage its long expertise in LNG carriers and its unique...
Read More >>Report: Finland is Frontrunner Negotiating for USCG Icebreaker Order
According to reports in the Finnish media, the country’s Rauma Marine Constructions shipyard is in negotiations with the U...
Read More >>Norway’s Largest Battery-Powered Ferry Starts Delivery Run from Turkey
The largest fully battery-powered ferry planned for operations in Norway’s Arctic fjord region has completed const...
Read More >>Submarine Designers' Union Approves Strike at Electric Boat
The draftsmen's union at General Dynamics Electric Boat has voted to authorize a strike if the company can't pro...
Read More >>Louisiana Shipbuilder Gulf Craft Acquired to Build Autonomous Vessels
Saronic, a start-up launched in 2022 to focus on autonomous vessels for defense systems, acquired Gulf Craft, a Louisian...
Read More >>CSSC Delivers First of New “Sea Giants” to CMA CGM
Chinese officials touted the new class of CMA CGM containerships as the “world’s largest dual-fuel powered” co...
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