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New Docks Nearing Completion, Delivery to Grand Bahama Shipyard

Published Apr 30, 2025 6:34 PM by The Maritime Executive

  After years of planning, the Grand Bahama Shipyard on Freeport in the Bahamas is preparing for the arrival of its two ne...

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COSCO and Seaspan Place Large Orders Despite Threat of U.S. Port Fees

Published Apr 30, 2025 5:13 PM by The Maritime Executive

  While the threat of U.S. port fees for Chinese-built ships continues to loom, it does not appear to have changed the ord...

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Mitsubishi Launches Energy-Saving Ferry as Japan Grows Sea Transport

Published Apr 29, 2025 6:40 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The christening and launch were held today, April 29, for the first of two new large car ferries ordered by Shinnihonkai...

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Navantia Accelerates Investments in Harland & Wolff and UK Shipbuilding

Published Apr 23, 2025 2:26 PM by The Maritime Executive

Three months after completing the acquisition of the bankrupt Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast and the other yards of the...

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Hanwha Markets Building LNG Carriers in Pennsylvania to Meet USTR Rules

Published Apr 22, 2025 2:05 PM by The Maritime Executive

  South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean is reported to be looking to leverage its long expertise in LNG carriers and its unique...

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Report: Finland is Frontrunner Negotiating for USCG Icebreaker Order

Published Apr 18, 2025 5:00 PM by The Maritime Executive

According to reports in the Finnish media, the country’s Rauma Marine Constructions shipyard is in negotiations with the U...

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Norway’s Largest Battery-Powered Ferry Starts Delivery Run from Turkey

Published Apr 17, 2025 6:35 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The largest fully battery-powered ferry planned for operations in Norway’s Arctic fjord region has completed const...

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Submarine Designers' Union Approves Strike at Electric Boat

Published Apr 17, 2025 3:13 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The draftsmen's union at General Dynamics Electric Boat has voted to authorize a strike if the company can't pro...

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Louisiana Shipbuilder Gulf Craft Acquired to Build Autonomous Vessels

Published Apr 16, 2025 4:52 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Saronic, a start-up launched in 2022 to focus on autonomous vessels for defense systems, acquired Gulf Craft, a Louisian...

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CSSC Delivers First of New “Sea Giants” to CMA CGM

Published Apr 15, 2025 4:34 PM by The Maritime Executive

Chinese officials touted the new class of CMA CGM containerships as the “world’s largest dual-fuel powered” co...

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