Hanwha Transitions Ownership of Philly Shipyard as It Seeks Defense Work

Published Oct 27, 2026 4:38 PM by The Maritime Executive

Hanwha Group is reorganizing the ownership and management of the Philly Shipyard, which it acquired nearly two years ago, as it co...

World's Biggest Battery-Electric Ferry Enters Commercial Service

Published Oct 26, 2026 10:50 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Ecuadorian ferry operator Buquebus has begun commercial operations with the world's largest battery-powered ferry, the China Z...

Published Oct 23, 2026 5:45 PM by The Maritime Executive

South Korea’s largest shipbuilder, HD Hyundai, is continuing its efforts to expand in the U.S. market, announcing a new joint vent...

Published Oct 22, 2026 11:06 PM by The Maritime Executive

More than any other sector, ocean freight has driven the surge in shipyard activity over the past year, according to BIMCO, and it...

Published Oct 20, 2026 10:14 PM by The Maritime Executive

Pittsburgh-based automated inspection company Gecko Robotics has won a $300 million IDIQ contract with the U.S. Navy to help fight...

Published Oct 20, 2026 4:45 PM by The Maritime Executive

The orderbook for new containerships continues to set records, with HMM becoming the latest to place a sizable order. It is part o...

Published Oct 19, 2026 3:04 PM by The Maritime Executive

German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall confirmed that it plans to acquire the Mangalia shipyard in Romania together with MSC Mediter...

Published Oct 18, 2026 5:30 PM by The Maritime Executive

Brazil's Estaleiro Rio Grande has formally begun construction on a 13-vessel order placed by Transpetro, the logistics arm of Petr...

Published Oct 18, 2026 1:50 PM by The Maritime Executive

The head of one of the labor unions at Hyundai Heavy Industries has begun a sit-in on top of a crane at HHI's shipyard in Ulsan, t...

Published Oct 16, 2026 10:52 PM by The Maritime Executive

Seaspan's Vancouver Shipyards has carried out the keel-laying ceremony for the Canadian Coast Guard's next polar icebreaker, the f...