DW insight: Author notes that placing tariffs on shipbuilding inputs like steel or foreign components will hurt the competitiveness of American shipbuilders. EXCERPT: Weekend Essay The largest container ship ever built in the United States is the Kaimana Hila. Completed in Philadelphia in 2019, it can transport 3,220 shipping containers, each 20 feet long. The largest… Read More
Technology group Wärtsilä will supply a 204 MW power plant solution for the Reko Diq copper-gold mining project in Pakistan. The power plant will operate with 12 Wärtsilä 50 engines and auxiliaries. The order was placed by Reko Diq Mining Company (RDMC) and booked by Wärtsilä in Q2 2025. The Wärtsilä solution will provide a… Read More
Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), India’s state-owned leading shipbuilder and repair facility, and South Korea’s HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) signed a comprehensive Memorandum of Understanding on July 4, 2025, according to the company’s release. The MoU outlines a framework for sustained cooperation across multiple domains of shipbuilding and marine engineering . Key MoU provisions include: -Joint… Read More
Damen Shipyards Group has signed a contract with South Korea’s Starline Co. Ltd. Damen Shipyards Group has signed a contract with South Korea’s Starline Co. Ltd. for the delivery of a new Damen Fast Ferry 4212. Available from stock at Damen Song Cam Shipyard in Vietnam, the shipbuilder expects to deliver the vessel just seven weeks after the… Read More
The Shanghai Stock Exchange has reportedly approved the merger of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) and China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC), setting the stage for the creation of the world’s largest shipbuilding conglomerate. Under the terms of the agreement announced in 2024, CSSC will issue new A-shares to CSIC shareholders. The transaction, valued at 115.2 billion yuan… Read More