Hengli Heavy Industries Emerges as a Winner of China's Shipbuilding Boom

Published Aug 25, 2026 5:28 PM by The Maritime Executive

China's state-owned shipyards are a dominant force in the shipbuilding industry, but their full orderbooks are creating opportunit...

Canada Awards Quebec’s Largest Shipbuilding Project for Arctic Icebreakers

Published Aug 24, 2026 4:01 PM by The Maritime Executive

Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the awarding of a contract valued at C$11 billion (US$7.9 billion), which will be th...

Published Aug 23, 2026 9:22 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Japanese government’s plan to double domestic shipbuilding capacity by 2035 is creating a wave of investment in the sector, at...

Published Aug 21, 2026 2:29 PM by The Maritime Executive

South Korea’s largest shipbuilder, the HD Hyundai Group, is reportedly closing in on the acquisition of a U.S. shipyard as the nex...

Published Aug 19, 2026 7:03 PM by The Maritime Executive

The American autonomous-boat builder Blacksea Technologies has reinvented the Cold War concept of the Lighter Aboard Ship (LASH) v...

Published Aug 19, 2026 6:33 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency selected Helsinki Shipyard to build the first of its new generation of icebreakers. Th...

Published Aug 18, 2026 10:39 PM by The Maritime Executive

In addition to the remarkable decision to remove the electromagnetic launch system and weapons elevators from future ships in the...

Published Aug 18, 2026 6:48 PM by The Maritime Executive

The sale of Vigor Marine Group to France’s Antin Infrastructure Partners has been completed by UK-based Lone Star Funds. It marks...

Published Aug 18, 2026 4:21 PM by The Maritime Executive

Congressional representatives from several shipbuilding districts are unenthusiastic about the Trump administration's proposal to...

Published Aug 14, 2026 4:22 PM by The Maritime Executive

Defense shipbuilder Austal USA has delivered its first landing craft for the U.S. Navy, the first ever steel-hull vessel that the...