Shipbuilding News
Containership TEU Capacity Orders at All-Time High Says Alphaliner
Analysts have highlighted over the past few years the dramatic growth in containership newbuilding but according to the...
Read More >>At Least One Carrier and Two Subs Affected by Newport News Weld Defects
The U.S. Navy has identified three vessels affected by faulty welding work at Huntington Ingalls Newport News (HII), and has con...
Read More >>Chinese Firm Orders Fleet of 16 Methanol-Powered Bulkers
A Chinese shipowner has ordered a fleet of methanol-only bulkers, eschewing dual-fuel technology to run on methanol only. ...
Read More >>Steel Cutting Begins for Matson’s First New American Containership
Work is getting underway for an American-built containership, the first of three ordered by Matson as part of its $1 bil...
Read More >>Second U.S. Training Ship Delivered for Role at Mass Maritime
Philly Shipyard officially handed over the second of the new U.S. maritime training ships to the Maritime Administration...
Read More >>Hanwha Ocean Discontinues Efforts to Acquire Austal
South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean is discontinuing its pursuit of Austal after reports of repeated financial offers...
Read More >>Private Equity Fund Buys Alabama Shipyard for Austal USA's Sub Program
The U.S. Navy has helped finance a major shipyard acquisition agreement on the Gulf Coast, expanding its submarine const...
Read More >>Washington State Awards Grant to Test Hydrofoiling Electric Ferry
A county transit agency in Washington State has accumulated more than $5 million in grant funding to design a demonstration-scale...
Read More >>Hanwha Ocean Plans $1.3B Investment to Improve Safety for Shipbuilding
South Korea’s shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean announced that it will invest a total of $1.3 billion over the next three y...
Read More >>San Francisco Gets $11 Million Grant for High-Speed Electric Ferries
The San Francisco Bay Ferry has secured an $11 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to help purch...
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