Shipbuilding News

UK Government Announces New Projects to Support Shipbuilders

Published Sep 28, 2026 5:13 PM by The Maritime Executive

The UK Government announced two new projects it will be undertaking that will be bid out only to the national shipbuilding industr...

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Birdon and C&C Begin Building MUSVs for U.S. Navy Competition

Published Sep 24, 2026 10:46 PM by The Maritime Executive

Australian-owned marine engineering firm Birdon has begun building its first "tranche" of Medium Unmanned Surface Vessels for the...

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Stena Extends Ferry Class with Order for Hybrid-Battery Vessels

Published Sep 24, 2026 8:28 PM by The Maritime Executive

Stena Line has ordered two hybrid-powered ferries that add battery capabilities to the company’s already successful hybrid E-Flexe...

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Italy Signs $4.2B Contract for Two Next-Generation DDX Destroyers

Published Sep 24, 2026 5:40 PM by The Maritime Executive

Italy is officially moving forward with what is being called Europe’s most ambitious and technologically advanced surface combatan...

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India’s Cochin Shipyard to Work With Synergy Marine to Grow Commercial Work

Published Sep 23, 2026 4:16 PM by The Maritime Executive

As the latest step in the efforts to expand India’s role in commercial shipbuilding and repair, the state-owned Cochin Shipyard, w...

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Maritime Renaissance

Published Sep 22, 2026 11:35 PM by Chad Fuhrmann

Amid volatile geopolitics and fast-paced innovation, maritime education has evolved as part of a much larger strategic challenge....

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U.S. Landing-Drone Startup Gets Support From a Small Japanese Shipyard

Published Sep 21, 2026 7:15 PM by The Maritime Executive

American defense tech startup Bulwark Dynamics is working with a Japanese shipbuilder on an autonomous landing craft - a system th...

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Report: MSC Explores Acquiring Germany’s Controlling Stake in Meyer Werft

Published Sep 21, 2026 3:31 PM by The Maritime Executive

MSC Group is reported to be exploring acquiring the controlling ownership stake in Germany’s Meyer Werft shipbuilder, Bloomberg re...

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Maersk Confirms Reports of Large New Ship Order

Published Sep 18, 2026 4:18 PM by The Maritime Executive

Maersk is moving forward with a large new ship order, equivalent to approximately 10 percent of the carrier’s current total capaci...

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More Problems for Scotland’s Ferry Replacement Program

Published Sep 18, 2026 8:57 AM by The Maritime Executive

Scotland’s plan for the modernization and improvement of its vital ferries continues to encounter problems, with more reports of d...

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