Synopsis China’s military modernization is rapidly advancing, demonstrated by the Fujian aircraft carrier’s transit through the Taiwan Strait. The nation boasts the world’s largest navy and is significantly expanding its air force and ground forces with modern equipment. Increased defense spending and a growing nuclear arsenal underscore China’s ambition to become a dominant global power…. Read More
Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. (ESG) is pleased to announce an agreement with HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding Division to support the limited production of outfitted structural units for the U.S. Navy’s Flight III Arleigh Burke-class (DDG 51) guided missile destroyers. Building on the success of a recent pilot program in which ESG constructed a limited number of… Read More
Technology group Wärtsilä has successfully completed large-scale testing of its proprietary Active Ignition Mitigation System (AIMS). AIMS is engineered to mitigate potential flammable gas build-up during an abnormal thermal scenario within battery energy storage systems (BESS). With this milestone, Wärtsilä becomes one of the first BESS integrators to demonstrate the effectiveness of an integrated explosion… Read More
Technology group Wärtsilä has been selected to deliver a fully integrated electric propulsion system with waterjets for two new high-speed catamaran ferries being built for Danish ferry operator Molslinjen. The battery-electric vessels are being built at the Incat shipyard in Tasmania, with Wärtsilä supplying the integrated electric propulsion system, the DC power conversion system, its energy… Read More
Korea and the us start talks to adjust shipbuilding rules and explore joint construction models As Korea and the United States remain divided over a tariff and the creation of a $350 billion (about 488 trillion won) investment fund, the first working-level meeting on the MASGA (Make America Shipbuilding Great Again) project will be held… Read More
