Shipbuilding News
Strikes Grow as Wage Talks Drag on for Korean Shipbuilders
Strikes Grow as Wage Takes Drag on for Korean Shipbuilders The Korean Metal Workers’ Union reports it is expanding its...
Read More >>Boskalis Moves Turkey's Biggest Floating Drydock to NASSCO
When the Jones Act shipbuilder General Dynamics NASSCO ordered a new floating drydock from a shipbuilder in Turkey, it n...
Read More >>Navigator Joins with Amon to Build Two Ammonia-Fueled Gas Carriers
The ammonia-fueled vessel sector took another major step forward with the news that Navigator Holdings and Amon Maritime...
Read More >>USTR Port Fee Proposal Puts a Dent in China's Shipbuilding Dominance
Chinese shipbuilders are already feeling the pinch from the Trump administration's unprecedented port fee proposal,...
Read More >>Report: Hyundai to Enter Competition for Morocco Shipyard
Reports from the Korean media indicate the HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, the holding company for the group’s shipbu...
Read More >>From Keels to Coatings and Beyond
According to a recent report from UNCTAD, global maritime trade is projected to grow an average of nearly three percent...
Read More >>Rauma's USCG Icebreaker Bid is Based on Canadian Coast Guard Design
Rauma Marine Constructions (RMC) is rumored to be in the lead for the U.S. Coast Guard's newly-created Arctic Securi...
Read More >>Challenging China's Shipbulding Dominance
China has become the most dominant player in the shipbuilding industry since World War II, when American builders like H...
Read More >>Seven Injured in Accident at Imabari Shipbuilding
More than half a dozen workers were injured in a crane accident at Imabari Shipbuilding last weekend, according to local...
Read More >>Report: Hanwha Ocean Won Third Repair Job for USNS Support Ship
South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean has reportedly won its third maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) contract for a USNS s...
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