Shipbuilding News
Norway’s Kleven Returns to Shipbuilding Four Years After Bankruptcy
Norway’s Kleven shipyard (now known as Green Yard Kleven) reports it is returning to shipbuilding four years after its ban...
Read More >>China Dominates Shipbuilding in 2024 Booking Three-Quarters of Orders
Chinese officials released figures for the shipbuilding industry in the first nine months of 2024 reporting that its yar...
Read More >>HD Hyundai Claims Ammonia Engine First Using High-Pressure Injection
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries is claiming to have achieved a critical breakthrough in the development of ammonia-fueled en...
Read More >>Containership TEU Capacity Orders at All-Time High Says Alphaliner
Analysts have highlighted over the past few years the dramatic growth in containership newbuilding but according to the...
Read More >>At Least One Carrier and Two Subs Affected by Newport News Weld Defects
The U.S. Navy has identified three vessels affected by faulty welding work at Huntington Ingalls Newport News (HII), and has con...
Read More >>Chinese Firm Orders Fleet of 16 Methanol-Powered Bulkers
A Chinese shipowner has ordered a fleet of methanol-only bulkers, eschewing dual-fuel technology to run on methanol only. ...
Read More >>Steel Cutting Begins for Matson’s First New American Containership
Work is getting underway for an American-built containership, the first of three ordered by Matson as part of its $1 bil...
Read More >>Second U.S. Training Ship Delivered for Role at Mass Maritime
Philly Shipyard officially handed over the second of the new U.S. maritime training ships to the Maritime Administration...
Read More >>Hanwha Ocean Discontinues Efforts to Acquire Austal
South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean is discontinuing its pursuit of Austal after reports of repeated financial offers...
Read More >>Private Equity Fund Buys Alabama Shipyard for Austal USA's Sub Program
The U.S. Navy has helped finance a major shipyard acquisition agreement on the Gulf Coast, expanding its submarine const...
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