US Navy Takes Delivery of Its Final Expeditionary Sea Base
The US Navy has taken delivery of USS Hector A. Cafferata Jr., the last of the expeditionary sea bases built on a converted Alaska-class tanker hull form.
India Maps 100-Ship Fleet Expansion to Cut Its $75 Billion Freight Bill
India is considering adding up to 100 vessels over five years to reduce a dependence on foreign-flag tonnage that costs the country around $75 billion a year in freight.
SFL Orders Four LNG Dual-Fuel Car Carriers in 363 Million Dollar Deal
SFL is investing $363m in four LNG dual-fuel car carrier newbuildings for 2029 delivery, with two already chartered to a major Asia-based manufacturer.
MARAD Signs Nuclear Propulsion Agreement With CORE POWER
The US Maritime Administration and CORE POWER have agreed to work through the regulatory and commercial obstacles blocking a US-flagged nuclear-powered merchant fleet.
Canada Orders Six Polar Icebreakers From Davie in C$11.3bn Deal
Ottawa has committed C$11.3bn to six Polar Class 3 icebreakers at Chantier Davie in Levis, with construction starting in 2027 and the series complete by 2038.
Fincantieri Books Two More Viking Ocean Ships for 2032 Delivery
Fincantieri has converted options into firm contracts for two 54,300 gross ton Viking ocean ships, to be built at Ancona for delivery in 2032.
Disney Sets Course for 13 Cruise Ships With a New Meyer Werft Class
Disney Cruise Line will roughly quadruple capacity from its pre-expansion base, with three new Meyer Werft ships, a Japan-based vessel with NYK and a fleet of 13 by late 2030.
Labor Shortage Caps Japan's Plan to Double Shipbuilding Capacity by 2035
Japan is putting $6.5 billion behind a plan to double shipbuilding output by 2035, but orders have fallen 15 percent this year because yards cannot staff the work.
Japan Convenes Yards, Owners and JERA to Restart LNG Carrier Building
Japan's transport ministry has brought Imabari, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Namura and JERA together to put numbers on order volumes, yard investment and costs for domestic LNG carrier construction.
Australia Picks Amentum and Laing O'Rourke for the Osborne Submarine Yard
Australian Naval Infrastructure has selected Amentum and Laing O'Rourke to help build the Osborne yard for SSN-AUKUS submarines, alongside a A$12 billion upgrade at Henderson.
Royal IHC Names Erik-Jan Bijvank Chief Executive From October
Royal IHC will change both its chief executive and its chief financial officer within weeks, three years after the Kinderdijk builder restarted under Te Bokkel.
Finland Picks Helsinki Shipyard to Build the Icebreaker Aino
Helsinki Shipyard has won the contract for the first of Finland's next-generation icebreakers, a 96-metre vessel able to open a 25-metre channel, with delivery set for September 2029.
Foreign-Build Plan for U.S. Warships Meets Congressional Resistance
A White House memorandum would allow the first two ships of a U.S. Navy series to be built in South Korea or Japan, drawing objections from lawmakers in shipbuilding districts.
White House Asks Navy to Move Ford-Class Carrier Island Amidships
The White House has asked the U.S. Navy to relocate the Ford-class island amidships, a change that could add several billion dollars per carrier and disrupt work already under way on USS Doris Miller.
Second Ford-Class Carrier Puts To Sea For Acceptance Trials
The second of the United States Navy's Ford-class supercarriers, USS John F. Kennedy, has got under way for acceptance trials, roughly six months after her builder's trials.
White House Opens Navy Shipbuilding To Foreign Yards Under New Model
A White House memorandum has ordered an overhaul of United States Navy shipbuilding that could allow foreign yards to build the first vessels in selected programmes before construction moves to American facilities.
Cochin Shipyard Hands Over Second Ice-Class Multipurpose Vessel To German Owner
Cochin Shipyard has delivered the MS Maria, the second of eight multipurpose vessels in a series being built for the German owner HS Schiffahrts, in a handover signed at the yard by directors of both companies.
Polish Outfitter Wins Interior Work On Seven Scottish Electric Ferries
A ship interior specialist's Polish operation has been selected to deliver turnkey accommodation for seven battery-electric ferries under construction at a Gdansk shipyard for a Scottish public ferry asset owner.
Indian Yard Launches A New Offshore Patrol Vessel
An Indian state-owned shipyard has launched a new offshore patrol vessel for the country's navy, the latest unit in a class of eleven being built across two domestic yards.
Korean Builder Takes Delivery Of Its First Owned Crude Carrier
A Korean shipbuilder's shipping subsidiary has taken delivery of a 320,000 deadweight tonne very large crude carrier, the first vessel it has owned outright since the unit was established.
Vietnam Begins Building Its Largest Domestic Warship
Vietnam has started construction of the largest and most capable warship it has built domestically, an anti-submarine frigate being assembled at a defence ministry shipyard in the centre of the country.
Poland Rolls Out The First Of Three Next-Generation Frigates
Poland has rolled out the first of three next-generation frigates being built under a domestic programme, marking a visible milestone in a naval expansion that has accelerated sharply since the start of the war on its eastern border.
Korean Shipbuilders Take Different Routes Into The American Market
One Korean shipbuilder is licensing modernisation expertise to an American yard while another has bought a shipyard outright and committed to a five billion dollar expansion.
Japan Commits Public And Private Funds To Shipbuilding Revival
Japan is committing public and private funds to a shipbuilding revival, targeting a trillion-yen investment and roughly double the output by 2035.
Hengli Says It Has Booked 253 Newbuildings In Seven Months
Chinese shipbuilder Hengli Heavy Industry says it has contracted 253 newbuildings in seven months and plans to add 100,000 industrial workers, doubling its headcount.
South Korea's big three shipbuilders pass $30bn in first-half orders
South Korea's three largest shipbuilders have booked more than $30bn in orders in the first half of the year, pointing to a shipbuilding super-cycle.
Hanwha Bids Up To 1.2 Billion Dollars For Austal USA
South Korea's Hanwha has made a preliminary offer of up to 1.2 billion dollars for Austal USA, one of the more strategically significant naval yards in the United States.
US Navy Reclassifies Nineteen Virginia-Class Boats As Guided-Missile Submarines
The United States Navy is reclassifying nineteen Virginia-class submarines as guided-missile boats, days after awarding a 42.1 billion dollar contract for nine more.
Trump's 6.8 Billion Dollar Icebreaker Programme Draws Scrutiny Over No-Bid Awards
President Trump's plan for eleven Arctic icebreakers has produced nearly 6.8 billion dollars in contracts awarded without competitive bidding, at a time the Coast Guard had said it needed four or five.
Study warns Jones Act waiver could cost $2.6bn in shipbuilding demand
A study prepared by PwC for the Transportation Institute has put a price on the waiver of United States cabotage rules, estimating that a sustained suspension could remove up to 2.6 billion dollars a year of shipbuilding demand.
Chinese yards take more than four-fifths of world newbuilding orders
China's shipbuilding industry strengthened its dominance in the first half of 2026, securing more than 80% of worldwide new orders and recording growth across output, orders and backlog simultaneously.
Fincantieri triples first-half profit as backlog reaches €73.9bn
The Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri nearly tripled net profit in the first half of 2026, reporting €102m against €35m a year earlier, while EBITDA rose 12.5% to €350m.
US Navy awards $76.6bn for fourteen submarines after three-year delay
The United States Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat and HII $76.6bn in contracts for its next batch of attack and ballistic missile submarines, ending a delay of nearly three years.
Saronic Technologies plans multibillion-dollar shipyard in Texas
Saronic Technologies is planning to invest billions of dollars in a new megayard in Texas, expanding into large-scale US naval shipbuilding.
ST Engineering launches second multi-role combat vessel for Singapore Navy
ST Engineering has launched the second Victory-class Multi-Role Combat Vessel for the Republic of Singapore Navy, designed to operate unmanned systems and function as a command ship.
ZPMC starts building large cable-laying vessel for Far East Cable
Chinese cable manufacturer Far East Cable has started construction of a new multipurpose cable-laying vessel at a Shanghai shipyard, designed for offshore wind, interconnector and telecommunications work.
Chinese-built wind turbine installation vessel Fengsheng delivered to Danish owner
A new Chinese-built offshore wind turbine installation vessel has been delivered to a Danish shipping company, capable of handling the next generation of 20 MW-plus turbines.
Chinese shipyards close gap on South Korea in LNG carrier orders
Chinese shipyards have narrowed South Korea's long-standing lead in LNG carrier construction, securing more orders than their Korean rivals so far this year as Korean capacity tightens.
Container ship ordering accelerates as owners chase scarce yard slots
Container vessel ordering picked up sharply in the first half of 2026, with the Post-Panamax segment attracting the strongest demand even as ultra-large vessel orders declined.
US heavy icebreaker programme now expected to slip to 2033, GAO warns
A new US government report projects the first Polar Security Cutter will not be delivered until 2033, with costs for the icebreaker programme now exceeding six billion dollars.
Korean shipyards unveil wave of US shipbuilding partnerships
South Korea's largest shipbuilders have unveiled a series of new US partnerships as Washington formally opened the operational centre for its shipbuilding alliance with Seoul.
Chinese shipyards smash annual newbuilding order record in just six months
Chinese shipyards booked more new tonnage in the first half of 2026 than in any previous full year, according to official data, tightening the country's grip on the global newbuilding market.
Hyundai Heavy halts operations after second fatal accident in ten days
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries suspended production across all its facilities for a day of safety training after a worker was killed in a gondola accident, the company's fourth fatal incident this year.
Saudi Arabia to add two new offshore support vessels at Ras Tanura
Grandweld Shipyards has agreed to build two new offshore support vessels for Bahri Logistics, expanding capacity to serve Saudi Arabia's Ras Tanura energy hub.
Titan Wind Energy enters China's tanker-building ranks
Chinese renewables firm Titan Wind Energy has secured its first order for conventional crude tankers.
Navantia lays the keel of a new frigate seven months ahead of schedule
Navantia has laid the keel of the third frigate in its F110 programme seven months ahead of schedule.
Chile's Asmar builds two naval ships at once in a signal of intent
Chile's state shipyard has launched a large multipurpose naval vessel while starting work on its sister ship.
China building what may be the world's largest naval supply ship
China appears to be building what may be the world's largest naval supply ship, satellite images suggest.
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