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Stay updated on global shipbuilding news, including new ship orders, shipyard construction projects, and technological advancements in the shipbuilding industry.


Tuesday, August 11, 2026
WSF Hybrid-electric ferry rendering
Shipbuilding

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

August 11, 2026
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Monday, August 10, 2026
Hanwha Makes $1.2 Billion Bid for Austal USA
Shipbuilding

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

August 10, 2026
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Friday, August 7, 2026
Rendering of the Medium Land Ship landing on a beach with military vehicle exiting bow ramp
Defense

TOTE Mobilizes U.S. Shipbuilding Base for Navy’s $2.2 Billion Landing Ship Program

TOTE Services has begun assembling the nationwide shipbuilding and supplier network that will support the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps’ Medium Landing Ship

August 7, 2026
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Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Concept illustration of the proposed Trump-class battleship USS Defiant firing missiles and laser weapons at aerial and surface threats during a naval engagement.
Defense

CBO: Trump-Class Nuclear Battleships Could Cost $275 Billion, Strain U.S. Shipbuilding

The U.S. Navy’s ambitious plan to design and build a new class of nuclear-powered battleships would cost an estimated $275 billion over the next three

August 5, 2026
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Friday, July 31, 2026
Subic Bay, Philippines
Shipbuilding

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

July 31, 2026
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Thursday, July 30, 2026
The USS Nantucket (LCS 27) is christened and launched at Fincantieri Marinette Marine
Defense

Fincantieri Sees U.S. Naval Shipbuilding Driving Growth as Profit Hits Record High

Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri says the United States remains a key strategic growth market as it expands its role in U.S. naval shipbuilding, alongside

July 30, 2026
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Tuesday, July 28, 2026
National Security Multi-Mission Vessels (NSMV) under construction at Hanwha Philly Shipyard
Shipbuilding

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

July 28, 2026
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Monday, July 20, 2026
Texas A&M Maritime Academy cadets stand with academy and U.S. flags in front of the newly christened training ship TS Lone Star State at Hanwha Philly Shipyard in Philadelphia, decorated for the July 17, 2026 christening ceremony.
Defense

Texas A&M’s Lone Star State Christened as Fourth National Security Multi-Mission Vessel

The fourth of five National Security Multi-Mission Vessels (NSMVs) built for America’s state maritime academies has officially been christened, marking

July 20, 2026
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Artist's rendering of Saronic's planned Port Alpha shipyard in Brownsville, Texas, showing multiple construction halls, waterfront assembly areas, and large vessels under construction along the quay.
Shipbuilding

California Forever, Labor and Business Coalition Blame Permitting Delays for Losing $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

July 20, 2026
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Artist's rendering of a next-generation Missile Range Instrumentation Vessel at sea featuring multiple large spherical radar domes on the foredeck. The ship will replace the Pacific Tracker and Pacific Collector in support of U.S. missile defense testing and tracking missions.
Shipbuilding

TOTE, Hanwha Philly Shipyard Selected to Build Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ 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

July 20, 2026
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Friday, July 17, 2026
The offshore rock installation vessel Acadia is launched at Hanwha Philly Shipyard
Shipbuilding

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

July 17, 2026
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Thursday, July 16, 2026
Artist's rendering of Saronic's planned Port Alpha shipyard in Brownsville, Texas, showing multiple construction halls, waterfront assembly areas, and large vessels under construction along the quay.
Defense

Saronic Picks Brownsville for $3 Billion ‘Port Alpha’ Autonomous Shipyard

Autonomous vessel developer Saronic has selected Brownsville, Texas, as the site of a planned $3 billion shipyard that the company says will dramatically

July 16, 2026
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Tuesday, July 14, 2026
The Damen Landing Ship Transport 100 (LST100) has been selected as the preferred option for the Australian Defence Forces’ Landing Craft Heavy capability, to be constructed by Austal Australia
News

TOTE Wins $2.2 Billion Contract to Manage U.S. Navy Medium Landing Ship Program

TOTE Services has been selected to oversee construction of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps’ new Medium Landing Ship (LSM) fleet under a contract valued at

July 14, 2026
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Tuesday, July 7, 2026
The Boskalis subsea rock installation vessel Windpiper berthed alongside a quay, showing its large cargo capacity and distinctive elevated fall-pipe installation structure above the bow
Shipbuilding

Boskalis Christens World’s Largest Subsea Rock Installation Vessel ‘Windpiper’

Dutch marine contractor Boskalis has officially christened the Windpiper, marking the completion of an 18-month conversion project that transformed the

July 7, 2026
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RFA Mounts Bay with its stern dock open as military vehicles and cargo are unloaded onto a landing craft in shallow turquoise water during an amphibious logistics operation.
Defense

UK, Netherlands Launch £2.4 Billion Amphibious Ship Partnership to Strengthen NATO

The UK and the Netherlands have agreed to jointly develop a new class of amphibious transport ships in a £2.4 billion program that will see the vessels built

July 7, 2026
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Tuesday, June 30, 2026
The rock installation vessel Acadia at sea
Shipbuilding

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

June 30, 2026
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Friday, June 12, 2026
Photo Caption (L to R): Yihyo Chung, HD HHI Senior Vice President/Initial Design Office (Medium Size Ship) and Patrick Ryan, ABS Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Posidonia 2026
Shipbuilding

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

June 12, 2026
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Thursday, June 11, 2026
U.S. Coast Guard Arctic Security Cutter icebreaker operating in Arctic waters (artist rendering)
Shipbuilding

U.S. Coast Guard Names Kodiak, Seward as Homeports for New Arctic Security Cutters

The U.S. Coast Guard will homeport its first two Arctic Security Cutters in Kodiak, Alaska, with a third cutter planned for Seward once supporting

June 11, 2026
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Tuesday, June 9, 2026
The Airbus-owned roll-on/roll-off vessel Spirit of Toulouse in dry dock at a Chinese shipyard during construction, with the words “Airbus on board” painted prominently along the blue hull.
Shipbuilding

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

June 9, 2026
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Monday, June 1, 2026
A rendering of Davie Defense's “American Icebreaker Factory," a planned $1 billion transformation of the historic Gulf Copper shipyard in Galveston, Texas
Shipbuilding

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

June 1, 2026
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