Shipbuilding News

HD Hyundai Launches First Ship From Revitalized Philippine Shipyard

Published Jul 29, 2026 1:21 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Philippines marked a key milestone in its long efforts to revitalize the former shipbuilding operations at Subic Bay as HD Hyu...

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Maersk Tankers and HD Hyundai Samho Celebrate First Large Ammonia Carrier

Published Jul 28, 2026 6:01 PM by The Maritime Executive

Maersk Tankers and shipbuilder HD Hyundai Samho each celebrated milestones with the delivery of the first large ammonia carrier. F...

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Saronic Brings in Samsung Heavy Industries as its Korean Industrial Partner

Published Jul 26, 2026 10:32 PM by The Maritime Executive

The American autonomous-vessel firm Saronic has announced the selection of Samsung Heavy Industries as its production-technology p...

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Designing the Fleet

Published Jul 24, 2026 4:00 PM by Sean Hogue

In February, the U.S. government released the long-awaited Maritime Action Plan (MAP). For decades, American shipbuilding capacity...

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China’s Largest Hydrogen-Powered Inland Cargo Ship is Launched

Published Jul 23, 2026 7:35 PM by The Maritime Executive

An effort to develop a sustainable, hydrogen-powered shipping network serving the Pearl River region was announced as China launch...

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Rio Tinto Takes Delivery of Record-Setting Self-Unloader Built by CSSC

Published Jul 21, 2026 6:44 PM by The Maritime Executive

A newly built self-unloader designed to support the African ore operations of Rio Tinto named Wontanara was delivered on July 21 b...

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Turkey’s First Domestically-Built LNG and Largest Containership Sails on MV

Published Jul 21, 2026 5:41 PM by The Maritime Executive

Turkey’s first domestically built LNG-fueled containership, which is also the largest ever built in Turkey, entered service last w...

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Subcontractor Killed in Fourth Incident at HD Hyundai Sites in 2026

Published Jul 20, 2026 4:30 PM by The Maritime Executive

A foreign subcontractor was crushed to death while working at the HD Hyundai shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea, on Saturday, July 18,...

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Interview: Joey D'Isernia, CEO & Chairman, Eastern Shipbuilding Group

Published Jul 19, 2026 2:17 PM by Jack O'Connell

Welcome, Joey, and congratulations on 50 years of shipbuilding excellence! Are there celebrations planned? Oh yes, a whole year's...

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Fayard Shipyard Under Pressure for Repairing Russia-Serving LNG Carriers

Published Jul 19, 2026 2:15 PM by The Maritime Executive

Denmark’s Fayard Shipyard has dismissed mounting political pushback for its continued servicing of Russian Arctic LNG tankers. Fay...

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