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Navy awards GD NASSCO $856M for T-AO 217 construction
General Dynamics NASSCO reports that it has received funding of $856 million for the construction of T-AO 217. The ship is part of the San Diego shipbuilder’s current block buy contract from
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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
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
Incat Crowther picked to design new fast crew vessel fleet
Singapore-based Fast Offshore Supply (FOS) has selected Incat Crowther to design a fleet of ten new 55-meter DP2 fast crew vessels Capable of transporting 80 passengers and a payload of 150 tonnes
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 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
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
AYK Energy’s Aries+S system picked for world’s first battery-hybrid self-unloader
The world’s first battery-hybrid self-unloader, recently named M/V Nampu in a ceremony at China’s Jiangjiang Nanyang Shipyard, features an AYK Energy Aries+S battery system, with a capacity of 6,758 kWh. As we
Austal USA christens Solomon Atkinson (T-ATS 12)
Austal USA christened the future USNS Solomon Atkinson (T-ATS 12) May 2 at its Mobile, Ala., shipyard, marking a significant milestone in the construction of the U.S. Navy’s newest Towing, Salvage, and
Ship Repair USA session to examine barge launch using floating dry dock
Marine Log’s Ship Repair USA conference, set for June 23-24 in Jacksonville, Fla., will include a session examining the execution of a barge launch using a floating dry dock. Titled “From Shop