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Eastern Shipbuilding Starts Construction on Washington State’s New Hybrid-Electric Ferries as Third Vessel Confirmed
Shipbuilding
August 11, 2026
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

Eastern Shipbuilding Starts Construction on Washington State’s New Hybrid-Electric Ferries as Third Vessel Confirmed

Eastern Shipbuilding Group has started construction on Washington State Ferries’ new generation of hybrid-electric ferries, with Washington state confirming it will exercise its option for a third vessel under the...
Hanwha Makes $1.2 Billion Bid for Austal USA
Shipbuilding
August 10, 2026
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

Hanwha Makes $1.2 Billion Bid for Austal USA

South Korea’s Hanwha has made a preliminary offer worth up to $1.2 billion to acquire Austal USA, potentially giving the Korean defense giant control of one of the largest U.S....
HD Hyundai Launches First Vessel Built at Revived Subic Bay Shipyard
Shipbuilding
July 31, 2026
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

HD Hyundai Launches First Vessel Built at Revived Subic Bay Shipyard

HD Hyundai has launched the first vessel built at its newly established Subic Bay shipyard, marking the start of full-scale shipbuilding operations at a facility that is central to the...
Korea–U.S. Shipbuilding Partnership Center Launches to Advance $150 Billion MASGA Initiative
Shipbuilding
July 28, 2026
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

Korea–U.S. Shipbuilding Partnership Center Launches to Advance $150 Billion MASGA Initiative

The Republic of Korea and the United States have officially launched the Korea–U.S. Shipbuilding Partnership Center (KUSPC) in Washington, D.C., establishing a new hub intended to accelerate joint efforts to...
California Forever Blames Permitting Delays for Losing Saronic’s $3.2 Billion Shipyard to Texas
Shipbuilding
July 20, 2026
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

California Forever Blames Permitting Delays for Losing Saronic’s $3.2 Billion Shipyard to Texas

California Forever and a broad coalition of labor, manufacturing, construction, housing, and business organizations say California lost Saronic’s planned $3.2 billion Port Alpha shipyard because the state could not move...
TOTE, Hanwha Philly Shipyard Selected to Build New U.S. Missile Defense Vessels
Shipbuilding
July 19, 2026
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

TOTE, Hanwha Philly Shipyard Selected to Build New U.S. Missile Defense Vessels

TOTE Services and Hanwha Philly Shipyard have been selected to deliver the U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s next-generation Missile Range Instrumentation Vessels (MRIV), extending the commercial shipbuilding model that has already...
JPMorgan Chase Commits $24 Million to Boost Shipbuilding and Submarine Supply Chain in Philadelphia
Shipbuilding
July 17, 2026
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

JPMorgan Chase Commits $24 Million to Boost Shipbuilding and Submarine Supply Chain in Philadelphia

JPMorgan Chase is investing $24 million to help strengthen the U.S. shipbuilding industry, including support for submarine manufacturing and maritime suppliers, as part of a broader effort to finance industries...
Great Lakes Takes Delivery of First U.S.-Flagged Jones Act Rock Installation Vessel
Shipbuilding
June 30, 2026
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

Great Lakes Takes Delivery of First U.S.-Flagged Jones Act Rock Installation Vessel

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has taken delivery of Acadia, the first U.S.-flagged, Jones Act-compliant subsea rock installation vessel, marking a milestone for the domestic offshore construction fleet as the company...
ABS and HD Hyundai Partner on U.S.-Flagged Tanker Design as Shipbuilding Ties Deepen
Shipbuilding
June 12, 2026
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

ABS and HD Hyundai Partner on U.S.-Flagged Tanker Design as Shipbuilding Ties Deepen

ABS and South Korea’s HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) have launched a joint development project aimed at supporting the design of a U.S.-flagged 50,000 deadweight ton oil and chemical...
Airbus Goes to Sea: How a French Shipowner and Chinese Shipyard Are Reinventing the Atlantic Supply Chain
Shipbuilding
June 9, 2026
From 
Paul Morgan
 via 
gCaptain

Airbus Goes to Sea: How a French Shipowner and Chinese Shipyard Are Reinventing the Atlantic Supply Chain

Last weekend’s launch of a ro-ro cargo vessel at a riverside shipyard in Wuhan may not have commanded the same attention as an Airbus A320 rolling off the production line...
Davie Breaks Ground on $1 Billion Texas Shipyard Expansion for Coast Guard Icebreakers
Shipbuilding
June 1, 2026
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

Davie Breaks Ground on $1 Billion Texas Shipyard Expansion for Coast Guard Icebreakers

Davie Defense officially broke ground Monday on a massive modernization of Gulf Copper’s shipyard facilities in Galveston and Port Arthur, Texas, marking the start of what could become a $1...
Seaspan Marks Rapid Progress on Canadian Polar Icebreaker Amid Arctic Shipbuilding Push
Shipbuilding
May 29, 2026
From 
Malte Humpert
 via 
gCaptain

Seaspan Marks Rapid Progress on Canadian Polar Icebreaker Amid Arctic Shipbuilding Push

Canada’s Seaspan Shipyards said it has completed the first major construction block for the Canadian Coast Guard’s new heavy polar icebreaker, highlighting rapid progress on one of the world’s most advanced conventional icebreakers as Western nations race to expand Arctic capabilities.