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Strikes Grow as Wage Talks Drag on for Korean Shipbuilders

Published Jul 18, 2025 1:53 PM by The Maritime Executive

Strikes Grow as Wage Takes Drag on for Korean Shipbuilders The Korean Metal Workers’ Union reports it is expanding its...

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Boskalis Moves Turkey's Biggest Floating Drydock to NASSCO

Published Jul 17, 2025 10:07 PM by The Maritime Executive

  When the Jones Act shipbuilder General Dynamics NASSCO ordered a new floating drydock from a shipbuilder in Turkey, it n...

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Navigator Joins with Amon to Build Two Ammonia-Fueled Gas Carriers

Published Jul 17, 2025 7:23 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The ammonia-fueled vessel sector took another major step forward with the news that Navigator Holdings and Amon Maritime...

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USTR Port Fee Proposal Puts a Dent in China's Shipbuilding Dominance

Published Jul 16, 2025 5:56 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Chinese shipbuilders are already feeling the pinch from the Trump administration's unprecedented port fee proposal,...

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Report: Hyundai to Enter Competition for Morocco Shipyard

Published Jul 16, 2025 5:45 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Reports from the Korean media indicate the HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, the holding company for the group’s shipbu...

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From Keels to Coatings and Beyond

Published Jul 15, 2025 7:10 PM by Sean Hogue

  According to a recent report from UNCTAD, global maritime trade is projected to grow an average of nearly three percent...

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Rauma's USCG Icebreaker Bid is Based on Canadian Coast Guard Design

Published Jul 14, 2025 11:49 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) is rumored to be in the lead for the U.S. Coast Guard's newly-created Arctic Securi...

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Challenging China's Shipbulding Dominance

Published Jul 14, 2025 6:11 PM by Paul Benecki

  China has become the most dominant player in the shipbuilding industry since World War II, when American builders like H...

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Seven Injured in Accident at Imabari Shipbuilding

Published Jul 14, 2025 3:34 PM by The Maritime Executive

  More than half a dozen workers were injured in a crane accident at Imabari Shipbuilding last weekend, according to local...

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Report: Hanwha Ocean Won Third Repair Job for USNS Support Ship

Published Jul 14, 2025 11:06 AM by The Maritime Executive

South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean has reportedly won its third maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) contract for a USNS s...

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