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The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA), the national association representing the U.S. shipbuilding, maintenance, and repair industry, has announced its annual member safety awards for the 2025 calendar year. The awards went
That question will take center stage during the session “Inside the Owner’s Mind: What Makes a Shipyard ‘Bankable’?” at Marine Log’s Ship Repair USA, taking place June 23–24, 2026, at the Hyatt
The May issue of Marine Log examines reliability, safety and operational control amid rapid technological and regulatory change.
Blue Water Marine Capital and Horizon Offshore Services announced the completion of a cross-purchase agreement in which each company acquired a 25% ownership stake in the other. Blue Water Marine Capital, based
Shipyards need the confidence to act at speed and “fail fast” to capture a generational opportunity, writes Denis Morais, CEO, SSI Shipbuilding in Canada is poised to enter a golden age but
HD Hyundai Robotics reports that it has secured an order for its ArcLift GO robotic welding solution that will see it supply robotic welding systems for three Chouest Group shipyards in North
Crescent Towing, Mobile, Ala., has taken delivery of the M/V Kentucky, a new 6,000-hp Tier 4 Z-drive tugboat built at Blakeley BoatWorks, also in Mobile. The vessel entered service earlier this year
Blue Water Autonomy, the Boston-based tech company whose first 190-foot Liberty Class autonomous ship is under construction at Conrad Shipyards, has entered a number of strategic partnerships to scale the production of
Ohio headquartered manufacturer Advanced Polymer Coatings (APC) has completed the first ever application of its MarineLINE coating system on a Jones Act vessel in a U.S. yard. The project was the first
Master Boat Builders Inc., Coden, Ala., has begun module fabrication for the U.S. Navy’s Navajo-class Towing, Salvage and Rescue Ship (T-ATS) program under its partnership with Austal USA, marking a production milestone
