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LM Workboats, a division of Lyman-Morse, is under contract to build a specially designed 59-foot aluminum Research Vessel to support scientific and field operations for the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, supporting year-round scientific operations on the Chesapeake Bay and near-coastal Atlantic waters. Designed in collaboration with Chartwell Marine, a UK-based naval architecture firm specializing… Read More
By Jens Karsten Vancouver, Washington-based New Pacific Industrial (NP) has launched its first shipbuilding program with the construction of two 122-foot (37.2-metre) tugs for American Marine Corporation (AMC). Designed by naval architecture and marine engineering firm Glosten, the vessels will also represent AMC’s first new tug construction project as the company marks 50 years in… Read More
By Donni Steele State Rep. Donni Steele, chairwoman of the Michigan House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, recently met with U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to discuss the importance of Michigan’s maritime industry, shipbuilding, ports and transportation infrastructure. Steele and Duffy discussed the critical role Michigan’s ports and waterways play in moving goods, supporting manufacturing and… Read More
Delegates from across the shipbuilding and shipbreaking sectors met in Helsinki on 2 September for IndustriALL Global Union’s Shipbuilding-shipbreaking action group meeting. Their imperative was clear: when capital organizes globally, unions must too. The shipbuilding industry has exploded – 27 per cent growth since 2021. The growth is driven by increased international trade and defence… Read More
By Liu Zhen Washington is considering using Japanese, South Korean or Turkish frigate designs to expand the country’s naval fleet as the American shipbuilding industry struggles to meet demand, according to US media reports. The move comes after President Donald Trump signed a National Security Presidential Memorandum on August 13 calling for the use of… Read More
Austal USA has started construction on its third U.S. Coast Guard Heritage-class Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC), the future USCGC Ingham, at the company’s Mobile, Ala. ship manufacturing facility. Ingham is being built under a contract that includes options for up to 11 cutters and has a current potential value of $3.3 billion. “Each new OPC… Read More
The U.S. Maritime Administration is updating and streamlining regulations for its Vessel and Shipyard Financing Program, as the Trump administration presses the quest to expand the national maritime base. Source
The decades-old rivalry between HD Hyundai and Hanwha Ocean is moving across the Pacific, as the two shipbuilding giants race for a much bigger prize: entry into the US naval shipbuilding market. Hanwha has seized an early lead. After acquiring Philadelphia-based Philly Shipyard, it is now pursuing Austal USA, a major supplier of vessels to… Read More
Finnish marine propulsion specialist Steerprop has secured an order to supply complete propulsion packages for four Arctic Security Cutters (ASCs) being built for the US Coast Guard by Bollinger Shipyards. Each vessel will be equipped with two Steerprop Contra-Rotating Propellers (CRP) azimuth propulsors and two tunnel thrusters. The vessels will be constructed to an existing… Read More
Cadmatic is expanding its US presence by hiring more local specialists to serve its rapidly growing customer base in the key US shipbuilding market. The investments reflect Cadmatic’s confidence in the growth potential of US shipbuilding. With strong demand driven by fleet renewal, naval procurement programs, and capacity investment, American shipyards are looking for tools… Read More
New Orleans-based Canal Barge Company has taken delivery of a new inland pusher tug designed and built by C&C Marine and Repair. Mimsy H. Lindner is the final vessel in a series of four ordered by Canal Barge from the same builder. Al Sloss, the first pusher tug in the series, was handed over earlier this year…. Read More
In a rapidly changing world, Canada is setting a new course. We are building our strength at home, diversifying our trading relationships abroad, and investing in the infrastructure that will secure our future. From the ports and corridors that move Canadian goods to market, to the ships that keep our trade routes open, we are… Read More
By Drew Dixon ‘Florida has ensured our state remains economically competitive through strategic investments that increase Florida’s maritime manufacturing capacity.’ Pensacola is getting a sizable economic boost to its shipbuilding industry. Gov. Ron DeSantis this month approved $9 million to provide infrastructure improvements in order to expand the shipbuilding trade at the Port of Pensacola. DeSantis signed… Read More
By Kelsey Baker The US military’s research arm wants to find ways to 3D print concrete underwater to fix and build critical port infrastructure using seafloor sand and clay and ocean water. DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, is asking civilian industry and academia for help solving what the agency has identified as “critical limitations” in… Read More
The White House is considering breaking a longstanding U.S. defense taboo by allowing some Navy ships to be built abroad, as Washington races to close its shipbuilding gap with China. Italy, with Fincantieri’s established U.S. industrial footprint, could be among the partners best positioned to benefit — but Congress is pushing back With the signing… Read More