The Royal Navy’s next-generation warship HMS Venturer has entered the water for the first time, marking a major milestone in the UK’s sovereign shipbuilding programme and signalling progress on a £1.25 billion contract to deliver five Type 31 frigates. The vessel was launched from Babcock’s Rosyth facility, where the company is undertaking simultaneous construction of… 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
B.C. Ferries has selected a Chinese state-owned shipyard to build its next generation of major vessels. The ferry company announced Tuesday that China Merchants Industry Weihai Shipyards was chosen to build its four new major vessels following a global procurement process that began in 2021 and included international site visits and third-party reference checks. B.C…. Read More