TOTE Services, together with Hanwha Philly Shipyard, has completed delivery of the third of five National Security Multi-Mission Vessels, the State of Maine. “We are proud to deliver another state-of-the-art training ship to MARAD,” said Jeff Dixon, President of TOTE Services. “The expertise of our new construction team and the strong partnership with Hanwha Philly… Read More
China has launched “Xin Hai Jing,” the country’s first homegrown ultra-large, self-propelled trailing suction hopper dredger with a distributed pump room. This 25,000-cubic-meter-class vessel works without tugboats and features a proprietary smart monitoring platform. Delivery is scheduled for the second half of the year. Source
By Park Hyung-yun South Korea’s ruling Democratic Party of Korea is pushing the “Korea-US Shipbuilding Cooperation and Support Special Act” (MASGA Special Act) as Congress moves to provide backing amid the Trump administration’s pressure for additional tariff hikes under Section 301 of the Trade Act. The initiative aims to demonstrate firm commitment to cooperation with… Read More
WESTMINSTER, Colo., March 4, 2026 — Trimble today announced a Trimble Ready® 3D option for the new fully remote-operated Vermeer SM55 surface miner. The Trimble Earthworks 3D option will significantly enhance the accuracy and productivity of the SM55 for operators working in rugged environments including aggregates, limestone production and roadbuilding in rocky terrain. Trimble Earthworks features intuitive, easy-to-learn… Read More
WESTMINSTER, Colo., March 4, 2026 — Trimble today announced a collaboration with Hyundai to enable civil construction contractors to upgrade from the Hyundai 2D grade control technology to the Trimble® Earthworks 3D grade control platform on select models of Hyundai excavators. This will allow Hyundai customers to take full advantage of Trimble Earthworks 3D platform, including “autos” functionality,… Read More
