Matthew Paxton, president of the Shipbuilders Council of America: “Safety is the foundation of everything we do in the shipbuilding and repair industry." [Photo: SCA]

SCA announces 2025 shipyard safety award winners

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

The panel of vessel owners and operators will provide attendees with a candid look at how vessel owners and operators evaluate shipyards beyond cost alone.

Ship Repair USA: Why some shipyards win repeat business according to vessel owners

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

May 2026

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 and Horizon Offshore Services form partnership

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

Shipbuilding in Canada is poised to enter a golden age but the new approach to design, construction and sustainment it calls for won’t be realized if the industry maintains its traditional posture of moving slowly on every decision.

Op-Ed: How to capture the opportunity of shipbuilding’s golden age

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 systems will be deployed at four Chouest shipyards.

Chouest orders HD Hyundai Robotics welding systems for four yards

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.

Crescent Towing takes delivery of 6,000-hp Z-drive tug

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 Liberty Class

Blue Water Autonomy partners up to scale next-gen shipbuilding

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

The project was the first conversion of an ATB petroleum barge to a chemical barge in the United States including a fully redesigned stainless steel cargo system.   

APC completes first application on ATB conversion

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

Master Boat Builders begins T-ATS module fabrication for U.S. Navy

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

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