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South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai has entered into a strategic partnership with Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) to construct commercial vessels in the United States. The partnership, formalized at ECO’s New Orleans headquarters on Friday, focuses on building LNG dual-fuel containerships, which would be a new segment for ECO. The collaboration comes at a crucial time,… Read More
Crowley, a U.S.-owned shipping and logistics company, alongside Puerto Rico Governor Jenniffer González-Colón, celebrated the successful operation of American Energy, during an event Wednesday, June 18 at Crowley’s LNG Loading Terminal in Peñuelas. American Energy is the first U.S.-flagged liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier to deliver U.S.-sourced LNG to Puerto Rico. The Crowley-owned, 900-foot-long (274… Read More
PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District and Marine Design Center shared an update regarding the ongoing construction of a Medium Class Hopper Dredge (MCHD) to replace the Dredge McFARLAND. USACE announced the new dredge will be named the DONNELLY after the late Ray Donnelly who retired as Chief of Resource Management for the USACE Philadelphia… Read More
Can the American military maintain deterrence in East Asia without fixing its shipbuilding? The U.S. Navy’s fleet is rusting and shrinking, while China’s grows. Last week, new data showed Chinese shipbuilding again accelerating relative to American, with 54 percent of global output, up from 35 percent a decade ago. “All of our programs are a mess,” said Secretary of the… Read More
Defenders of the protectionist Jones Act often insist that the law’s prohibition on the use of foreign-built vessels in domestic commerce ensures a robust domestic shipbuilding industrial base. But data released by UNCTAD last week demonstrates that such claims rest on a rather loose definition of “robust.” In 2024, the United States — the world’s second-largest manufacturing country with a 17 percent… Read More
By Mackenzie Eaglen From official testimony before Congress just this month, service leaders acknowledged all ships—nuclear and conventional—take too long to build; cost far too much; and are delivered too late to sailors. As importantly, Navy leaders acknowledged everyone is to blame. Finally, “everyone” includes the United States Navy. Outlining the equivalent of a shipbuilding “doom loop,”… Read More
IMS® Dredges an Ellicott Dredge Enterprises, LLC brand is pleased to announce the sale of another IMS 7012 HP Versi-Dredge® to a U.S. environmental company making it their 3rd IMS Versi-Dredge. The IMS 7012 HP is known for its high production rate, 30 ft. (9.1m) maximum dredging depth, and one truck transportability when fully assembled. … Read More
In two hearings on Tuesday, legislators in the House and Senate told Pentagon and Navy leadership the planned $20.8 billion budget for shipbuilding in the proposed Fiscal Year 2026 is insufficient, with the House defense appropriators proposing boosting the total to $36.9 billion in a draft spending bill. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) called the funding… Read More
SAVANNAH, Ga., June 6, 2025 – Moran Towing Company has added a new tugboat to its fleet at the Port of Brunswick. The Shiney V. Moran joins the Diane Moran as the company’s two newest tugs supporting Brunswick ship operations. In 2024, GPA’s Brunswick terminals handled 733 vessel calls, including 614 from Roll-on/Roll-off vessels, 89 breakbulk carriers and… Read More
The U.S. Navy desperately needs help. Today, it maintains fewer than 300 ships—a staggering fall from the 1,200 it boasted at the end of World War II. The shipbuilding industry is in similar lackluster condition, having been in decline for decades. Currently, the Navy operates only four shipyards, with all others having closed. Those that are active are old, underfunded,… Read More
Vigor Marine Seattle, the Pacific Northwest’s premier ship maintenance and modernization company, today announced the successful completion of the Wenatchee hybrid-electric conversion project, marking a major milestone in Washington State Ferries’ (WSF) effort to modernize its aging fleet and reduce carbon emissions. The 202-vehicle Wenatchee, one of the three largest ferries in the WSF system and now… Read More
Our February issue went deep on the topic of shipbuilding. A month later, the President promised to revitalize American shipbuilding in a speech to Congress. (A nice coincidence, but we don’t take credit for the speech.) This month, our coverage of this vital topic continues. In “Technological Innovation Is the Key to Shipbuilding Capacity,” Navy… Read More
The U.S. naval shipbuilding crisis imperils national security and undercuts economic vitality. But it is not a new problem—Mike Petters wrote a Proceedings article almost 20 years ago titled “American Shipbuilding: An Industry in Crisis.” The problem persists, and confronting it is more important than ever. I have witnessed the evolution of the U.S. shipbuilding industry throughout my… Read More
When Pennsylvania Sen. Dave McCormick and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy visited Philly Shipyard, they did more than highlight Philadelphia’s leading role in the Trump administration’s effort to revitalize the American shipbuilding industry. They emphasized the positive economic effect this effort will have at Philly Shipyard: “We’re going to go from 1,500 employees across multiple sites here to many… Read More
[May 28, 2025; Palatka, Florida] St. Johns Ship Building, a leading Florida-based shipyard owned by Americraft Marine, proudly announces the award of its first U.S. Navy shipbuilding contract to construct a Dive Support Vessel (DSV). This significant milestone underscores the shipyard’s growing capability and alignment with national efforts to enhance domestic maritime industrial capacity, as championed by… Read More