Tanker Operator Transpetro's Fleet Expansion Creates Local Jobs in Brazil

Published Oct 18, 2026 5:30 PM by The Maritime Executive

Brazil's Estaleiro Rio Grande has formally begun construction on a 13-vessel order placed by Transpetro, the logistics arm of Petr...

Union Leader Launches Crane Sit-in at Hyundai Heavy Industries' Ulsan Yard

Published Oct 18, 2026 1:50 PM by The Maritime Executive

The head of one of the labor unions at Hyundai Heavy Industries has begun a sit-in on top of a crane at HHI's shipyard in Ulsan, t...

Published Oct 16, 2026 10:52 PM by The Maritime Executive

Seaspan's Vancouver Shipyards has carried out the keel-laying ceremony for the Canadian Coast Guard's next polar icebreaker, the f...

Published Oct 16, 2026 5:56 PM by The Maritime Executive

South Korea’s HJ Heavy Industries completed a larger-than-planned overhaul and repair project for the Military Sealift Command sup...

Published Oct 14, 2026 7:09 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S.-based division of Fincantieri reports it is moving forward with $10 million in new U.S. Navy and U.S. Maritime Administra...

Published Oct 13, 2026 4:56 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Navy is moving towards the selection of a contractor for its massive Bremerton naval shipyard overhaul, one of the larges...

Published Oct 12, 2026 11:34 PM by The Maritime Executive

The European Union has released its largest-ever sanctions package on Russian defense-industry companies, a counterpoint to the Tr...

Published Oct 12, 2026 6:05 PM by The Maritime Executive

Work is proceeding on three new large container ships being built for Matson as part of what the company reports is a $1 billion i...

Published Oct 11, 2026 9:47 PM by The Maritime Executive

Morocco’s National Ports Agency (ANP) has reportedly cancelled the concession tender for Casablanca shipyard. ANP had launched the...

Published Oct 9, 2026 4:11 PM by The Maritime Executive

The long-running battle over the future of Romania’s Mangalia Shipyard was settled with the court-appointed liquidator confirmed a...