By Mackenzie Eaglen The United States has not opened a new major public shipyard since 1908, when Congress authorized the construction of the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard in Hawaii. While some public yards built ships in centuries past, today all four government yards maintain the Navy’s most prestigious nuclear-powered ships and submarines. That may be about to change. At a recent Washington Times event, the… Read More
Companies to pursue collaboration on U.S. domestic market shipbuilding opportunities, including ship block and module fabrication INGLESIDE, Texas – July 17, 2026 – HD Hyundai and Kiewit Offshore Services, Ltd. (KOS) today announced they have entered into a Strategic Partnership Agreement to pursue collaboration on shipbuilding projects serving the U.S. market and other areas of mutual… Read More
An aerial drone photo taken on May 27, 2026 shows the adjustable dual bow jetting system of the “Junguang” dredger at the Pearl River Estuary area, in south China’s Guangdong Province. The “Junguang,” a mega dredger with a 35,000 cubic meter capacity, was recently put into operation. Measuring 198 meters in length, with a maximum… Read More
Vlissingen, 13 July 2026 – Damen Naval has signed a procurement contract with Libra-Plast AS in Norway for the delivery of all watertight, weathertight, and gastight doors and hatches for the PES project. Under this project, a Damen SIGMA frigate will be built by COTECMAR at its shipyard in Cartagena. After an intensive sourcing phase, Damen Naval is very pleased to… Read More
Damen Shipyards Group has signed a contract with Seaspan ULC for the delivery of two ASD Tugs 2813. The signing took place on 19 May, at the International Tug and Salvage (ITS) Convention in Gothenburg, Sweden. Continued collaboration The ASD Tugs 2813 will be the first Damen Tugs to enter the Seaspan fleet. The two companies, however, have… Read More