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Gauging progress on US shipbuilding after Trump's pledge

Kirk Moore

January 26, 2026

Industry leaders point to early investments, new partnerships, and policy uncertainty as the U.S. works to revive domestic shipbuilding.

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A keel-laying ceremony was held for the offshore patrol cutter USCGC Pickering at Austal USA’s Mobile, Ala., shipyard on Dec. 8. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Grace McBryde.
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Newburyport Whale Watch’s new boat Captain’s Lady IV
Newburyport Whale Watch’s new boat has slightly more than double the passenger capacity of the vessel it is replacing. Midship Marine photo.

Midship Marine building 130' whale watch vessel for Newburyport

Capt. Eric Colby

January 26, 2026
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Newburyport Whale Watch is expanding its fleet with Captain’s Lady IV, a 130' passenger vessel under construction at Midship Marine.

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The Frederick Paup is the largest self-propelled trailing suction hopper dredge ever built in the United States. Manson Construction photo.

Record-setting hopper dredge delivered to Manson

Eric Haun

January 23, 2026
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Shipbuilder Seatrium AmFELS, Brownsville, Texas, has delivered the Frederick Paup, the largest self-propelled trailing suction hopper dredge built in the United States, to Manson Construction Co., Seattle.

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Daniel Marks has been appointed vice president of contracts and pricing at HII's Ingalls Shipbuilding division. HII photo.
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Marks named VP at Ingalls Shipbuilding

January 27, 2026
The Galveston LNG Bunker Port project is being developed in a joint venture between Pilot LNG and the Seapath Group. GLBP image.
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Galveston LNG Bunker Port partners with TOTE Services on bunker fleet

January 27, 2026
Washington State Ferries' Wenatechee was pulled from service after the vessel struck a submerged log on Jan. 23. WSF photo.
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WSF’s Wenatchee sidelined after log strike damages propeller

January 27, 2026
The Coast Guard’s 61st fast response cutter, Olivia Hooker, moored in Key West, Fla., after delivery on Oct. 23, 2025. U.S. Coast Guard photo.
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Coast Guard cutter Olivia Hooker commissioned

January 27, 2026
Vessels and shoreside facilities operating in U.S. waters must soon follow standardized, enforceable cyberrisk-management practices. Shutterstock photo.
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Cybersecurity requirements loom

January 27, 2026
Silver Ships' 27' x 9.5' high-speed maneuvering surface target craft underway. Silver Ships photo.
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Navy awards Silver Ships $6.7 million contract for high-speed surface targets

January 26, 2026
A remotely operated vehicle traverses over a field of polymetallic nodules on the deep sea floor. NOAA image.
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New NOAA rule shortens path to deep seabed mining permits

January 26, 2026
Polymetallic nodules found on the ocean floor contain concentrations of critical minerals that are drawing increased interest for potential deep-sea mining. NOAA photo.
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NOAA to survey deep waters off American Samoa for critical minerals

January 26, 2026
Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw (WLBB 30), a Great Lakes District ice-breaking cutter, arrives on scene to assist the motor vessel Wilfred Sykes, a lake freighter, beset by ice on Lake Huron Jan. 21, 2026. Coast Guard photo and video.
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Coast Guard cutters free icebound freighters on Great Lakes

January 26, 2026
An additive manufacturing machine prints an eductor, or jet pump, using stainless steel wire for the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51). Navy photo.
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Navy integrates 3D printing into frontline fleet operations

January 26, 2026
Newburyport Whale Watch’s new boat Captain’s Lady IV
Newburyport Whale Watch’s new boat has slightly more than double the passenger capacity of the vessel it is replacing. Midship Marine photo.
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Midship Marine building 130' whale watch vessel for Newburyport

January 26, 2026
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Vessels and shoreside facilities operating in U.S. waters must soon follow standardized, enforceable cyberrisk-management practices. Shutterstock photo.
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Cybersecurity requirements loom

January 27, 2026
A keel-laying ceremony was held for the offshore patrol cutter USCGC Pickering at Austal USA’s Mobile, Ala., shipyard on Dec. 8. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Grace McBryde.
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Gauging progress on US shipbuilding after Trump's pledge

January 26, 2026
Expanded access to quality data allows businesses to better manage their fleets and overall operations. Shutterstock photo.
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Data-driven decision making

January 26, 2026
The River Queen, hailing from Cincinnati, is a part of the BB Riverboats fleet. Shutterstock photo.
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A celebration of our river heritage

January 22, 2026
The 2000-built Post-Panamax containership MSC Michigan VII is operated by . Shutterstock photo.
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Every engineer’s worst nightmare

January 19, 2026
The Juan Seguin is in its final phases of construction at Breaux’s Bay Craft, with expected delivery in March 2026. Breaux’s Bay Craft photo.
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Why there is no such thing as a perfect boat

January 19, 2026
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U.S. Coast Guard Adm. Kevin E. Lunday is sworn in as the 28th Coast Guard Commandant by U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 15, 2026. Coast Guard photo by Gabriel Wisdom.

Lunday sworn in as Coast Guard commandant

The planned Trump-class vessels would be the Navy’s first new battleships since the Iowa-class ships, the last of which was commissioned during World War II. Navy rendering.

President unveils plan for Trump-class battleships

A rendering of a Constellation-class frigate. Marinette Marine image.

Navy cancels four Constellation-class frigates amid fleet strategy shift

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Daniel Marks has been appointed vice president of contracts and pricing at HII's Ingalls Shipbuilding division. HII photo.
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Marks named VP at Ingalls Shipbuilding

January 27, 2026
The Galveston LNG Bunker Port project is being developed in a joint venture between Pilot LNG and the Seapath Group. GLBP image.
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Galveston LNG Bunker Port partners with TOTE Services on bunker fleet

January 27, 2026
Washington State Ferries' Wenatechee was pulled from service after the vessel struck a submerged log on Jan. 23. WSF photo.
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WSF’s Wenatchee sidelined after log strike damages propeller

January 27, 2026
The Coast Guard’s 61st fast response cutter, Olivia Hooker, moored in Key West, Fla., after delivery on Oct. 23, 2025. U.S. Coast Guard photo.
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Coast Guard cutter Olivia Hooker commissioned

January 27, 2026
Vessels and shoreside facilities operating in U.S. waters must soon follow standardized, enforceable cyberrisk-management practices. Shutterstock photo.
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Cybersecurity requirements loom

January 27, 2026
Silver Ships' 27' x 9.5' high-speed maneuvering surface target craft underway. Silver Ships photo.
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Navy awards Silver Ships $6.7 million contract for high-speed surface targets

January 26, 2026
A remotely operated vehicle traverses over a field of polymetallic nodules on the deep sea floor. NOAA image.
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New NOAA rule shortens path to deep seabed mining permits

January 26, 2026
Polymetallic nodules found on the ocean floor contain concentrations of critical minerals that are drawing increased interest for potential deep-sea mining. NOAA photo.
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NOAA to survey deep waters off American Samoa for critical minerals

January 26, 2026
Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw (WLBB 30), a Great Lakes District ice-breaking cutter, arrives on scene to assist the motor vessel Wilfred Sykes, a lake freighter, beset by ice on Lake Huron Jan. 21, 2026. Coast Guard photo and video.
Listen Now

Coast Guard cutters free icebound freighters on Great Lakes

January 26, 2026
An additive manufacturing machine prints an eductor, or jet pump, using stainless steel wire for the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51). Navy photo.
Listen Now

Navy integrates 3D printing into frontline fleet operations

January 26, 2026
Newburyport Whale Watch’s new boat Captain’s Lady IV
Newburyport Whale Watch’s new boat has slightly more than double the passenger capacity of the vessel it is replacing. Midship Marine photo.
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Midship Marine building 130' whale watch vessel for Newburyport

January 26, 2026
A keel-laying ceremony was held for the offshore patrol cutter USCGC Pickering at Austal USA’s Mobile, Ala., shipyard on Dec. 8. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Grace McBryde.
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Gauging progress on US shipbuilding after Trump's pledge

January 26, 2026
The Frederick Paup is the largest self-propelled trailing suction hopper dredge ever built in the United States. Manson Construction photo.
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Record-setting hopper dredge delivered to Manson

January 23, 2026
A shipyard welder. Doug Stewart photo.
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Marine Group Boat Works awarded Navy grant to expand certified welding workforce

January 22, 2026
Three tugboats aid the USS Zumwalt out of the channel during its builder’s trials. Huntington Ingalls photo.
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HII completes builder’s sea trials for USS Zumwalt

January 22, 2026
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