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The crew of the ELMER M had the honor of leading the 59th Annual Parade of Lights in Oxnard, CA. A long tradition for the Ventura Harbor County Department and the Channel Islands Harbor community, the evening event features decorated boats cruising through the harbor. Led by Manson Captain Jon Hook, the ELMER M played… Read More
Dykstra Naval Architects leads naval architecture while Glosten provides structural engineering. Autonomy and wind-propulsion systems are designed in-house by Clippership. The vessel will be built by KM Yachtbuilders, classed by RINA and will fly the Maltese flag, with launch slated for late 2026 to serve transatlantic, Caribbean and South American pilot routes. Clippership, a company… Read More
PANAMA CITY, FL – Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) is pleased to announce the launch of the first of the four Saltchuk escort tugs, marking substantial progress on this significant fleet renewal program. “We are proud to advance this important project for Saltchuk Marine and look forward to continued progress as we move toward delivering these high-quality… Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Todd Young (R-IN) led a bipartisan group of their colleagues in calling on President Donald Trump to ensure that implementation of his Executive Order “Restoring America’s Shipbuilding Dominance,” strengthens and revitalizes the Great Lakes shipbuilding industry. Specifically, the Senators are calling on the Trump Administration to… Read More
A midsized South Korean shipbuilder has secured its first contract to repair and maintain a U.S. Navy vessel, marking another step in expanding maritime cooperation between Washington and Seoul. HJ Shipbuilding & Construction, based in the port city of Busan, announced in a Monday news release that it won a maintenance, repair and overhaul contract… Read More
Task Force brings together leaders across government, industry, labor, and academia to advance a bold vision for US naval shipbuilding and maintenance WASHINGTON, DC – The Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security and its Forward Defense program announced today the launch of the Revitalizing US Shipbuilding Task Force in collaboration with the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL). Galvanized by momentum in the shipbuilding sector, the Task Force will develop… Read More
America’s shipbuilding industry stands at a moment of renewal. With the skills, infrastructure, and workforce to compete globally, U.S. shipyards are well positioned to meet rising demand for naval and commercial vessels. By modernizing production and embracing modular methods, the U.S. can meet Navy needs, re-enter the global commercial market, and spark a new wave… Read More
Key Points U.S. shipbuilding lags the world and hasn’t experienced a boom since World War II, but foreign companies with expertise are helping the industry get up to speed, in particular South Korea’s Hanwha. The U.S. government began investigating China’s dominance in the shipbuilding industry under President Joe Biden and has continued to press the… Read More
This post has been updated with addional information from the Navy. The Navy’s four public shipyards and three unidentified private shipyards are working with Palantir for a program the service is calling “Ship OS” as part of a new $448 million effort to improve efficiency through better use of data. Announced at an industry day… Read More
Trusted, intuitive AI to accelerate workflows, explore creative concepts and excel with SketchUp WESTMINSTER, Colo. — Trimble today announced SketchUp AI, a suite of AI tools that simplify modeling, visualization and navigating the SketchUp ecosystem of 3D design solutions. Initially available as a monthly subscription, SketchUp AI delivers powerful new AI capabilities that fit seamlessly into existing workflows… Read More
Panama City, FL — Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. (ESG) today announced the successful completion and redelivery of the HOS Rocinante, a first-of-its-kind U.S.-flagged Service Operation Vessel (SOV) converted for Hornbeck Offshore Services. The vessel marks a major milestone in the evolution of the U.S. offshore service fleet to be future-ready for both the offshore wind and petro-energy sector… Read More
Damen Shipyards Group has announced the selection of its LST 100 design by NAVSEA Damen Shipyards Group has announced the selection of its Landing Ship Transport (LST) 100 design by Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA). According to the navy, up to 35 LST100 vessels will be constructed at shipyards in the United States for the Medium Landing… Read More
The Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) based in Panama City, Florida, has completed and redelivered HOS Rocinante, a US-flagged service operation vessel (SOV) belonging to Hornbeck Offshore Services (HOS). Originally built by ESG as an offshore supply vessel, HOS Rocinante has undergone an extensive conversion at ESG’s Allanton and Port St Joe Shipyards in Panama City. The project transformed… Read More
Mobile, Ala. – Austal USA hosted a keel laying ceremony today for the first U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Heritage-class Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) to be built at the company’s Mobile, Ala. ship manufacturing facility. Pickering (WMSM 919) is being built under a contract that includes up to 11 cutters and has a potential value of $3.3… Read More
The Navy’s four public shipyards and two unidentified private shipyards are working with Palantir for a program the service is calling “Ship OS” as part of a new $448 million effort to improve efficiency through better use of data. Announced at an industry day on Tuesday, the Shipbuilding Operating System program, or Ship OS, will… Read More