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Saronic selects Brownsville for Port Alpha shipyard

Ben Hayden

July 16, 2026

Saronic Technologies has selected Brownsville, Texas, as the home of its planned next-generation shipyard, Port Alpha.

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A rendering of Saronic's planned Port Alpha shipyard in Brownsville, Texas. The company plans to invest more than $3 billion in the facility, with construction expected to begin in 2026. Saronic image.

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Sixty percent of U.S. grain exports move by barge on the Mississippi River System to the Gulf. Shutterstock photo.

Waterways crucial to freight movement, DOT strategic plan says

Pamela Glass

July 15, 2026

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The U.S. Transportation Department has completed a new version of its National Freight Strategic Plan, which updates the government’s roadmap for modernizing freight transportation and highlights the importance of inland waterways to this national network.

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Philadelphia is home to Hanwha Philly Shipyard, which performs both commercial and government shipbuilding. Hanwha Philly Shipyard photo.

JPMorganChase commits $24 million to Philadelphia shipbuilding

Steve Mosco

July 16, 2026

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JPMorganChase & Co. announced a $24 million package of loans, investments, and grants aimed at expanding shipbuilding capacity, workforce training, and the maritime supply chain in Philadelphia.

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Hanwha Philly Shipyard has won new National Security Multi-Mission Vessel orders through the Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration, valued at $1.5 billion in program costs. Doug Stewart/WorkBoat photo.

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Pennsylvania summit highlights more than $4 billion in shipbuilding, maritime investments

July 16, 2026

Philadelphia is home to Hanwha Philly Shipyard, which performs both commercial and government shipbuilding. Hanwha Philly Shipyard photo.

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JPMorganChase commits $24 million to Philadelphia shipbuilding

July 16, 2026

A rendering of Saronic's planned Port Alpha shipyard in Brownsville, Texas. The company plans to invest more than $3 billion in the facility, with construction expected to begin in 2026. Saronic image.

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Saronic selects Brownsville for Port Alpha shipyard

July 16, 2026

A shipbuilder at HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division guides a grand block for Thad Cochran (DDG 135) into place. The Gulf Copper-built unit was fabricated offsite as part of Ingalls' distributed shipbuilding initiative. HII photo.

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HII installs first outsourced grand blocks for DDG 135

July 16, 2026

Officials cut a ribbon to open a new workforce training center in Gulfport, Miss. Bollinger Shipyards photo.

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Bollinger Shipyards opens training center in Gulfport

July 15, 2026

Lake Pepin, on the Mississippi River along the Minnesota-Wisconsin border, is a busy commercial waterway where towboats pushing barges operate alongside recreational vessel traffic. AllTrails photo.

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Three killed in Lake Pepin collision with commercial barge

July 15, 2026

Sixty percent of U.S. grain exports move by barge on the Mississippi River System to the Gulf. Shutterstock photo.

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Waterways crucial to freight movement, DOT strategic plan says

July 15, 2026

Ghostworks’ 40' Minerva-class M-Hull is the first vessel equipped with the company’s new MRLN remote-piloting and autonomy system. Ghostworks Marine photo.

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Ghostworks unveils remote-piloting system

July 15, 2026

The Maritime Administration has updated how corporations and other business entities document their eligibility for the agency's programs. Shutterstock photo.

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Marad simplifies citizenship filings for vessel owners

July 14, 2026

The 302' passenger and vehicle ferry Long Island operates between Bridgeport, Conn., and Port Jefferson, N.Y. The vessel is pictured passing the Statue of Liberty. Bridgeport and Port Jefferson Steamboat Co. photo.

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Bridgeport and Port Jefferson Steamboat Company announces management promotions

July 14, 2026

(Left to right) Chief Warrant Officer Beth Slade, commanding officer of the National Motor Lifeboat School, and Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Wash, welded their initials into the keel of the first heavy weather surf boat. All photos belong to Rozema.

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Rozema Boat Works lays keel for Coast Guard surf boats

July 14, 2026

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Corsair autonomous uncrewed surface vessels, manufactured by Saronic, have been deployed by the Navy in missions including the rescue of a downed helicopter crew and a strike on an Iranian naval facility. Saronic photo.

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The future of naval warfare isn’t coming. It has arrived at the water’s edge

July 15, 2026

Sunken tugboat in a river. Shutterstock photo.

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Total and constructive total loss

June 30, 2026

U.S.-flag vessels have been available for nearly all of the waiver voyages completed so far. Shutterstock photo.

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Jones Act flub

June 25, 2026

A 45-foot response boat medium boat crew from Coast Guard Station Seattle responds to a vessel fire. Petty Officer 2nd Class Briana Carter photo.

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A fire waiting to happen

June 22, 2026

Columbia River Women's Caucus President Capt. Sasha La Greide enters Bonneville locks with tug and barges. CRWC photos.

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Columbia River Women’s Caucus aims to support women mariners, grow workforce

June 17, 2026

Fairbanks Morse Components photo.

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Closing the submarine gap with additive manufacturing

June 16, 2026

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USNS Thurgood Marshall (T-AO 211) was christened June 6 at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego. General Dynamics NASSCO photos.

Sealift Command christens oiler Thurgood Marshall

Titan, the second vessel in an eight-tug series being built by Master Boat Builders for Maritime Partners, is launched at the Coden, Ala. shipyard. Master Boat Builders photo.

Master Boat Builders launches second Maritime Partners tug

The Regent Viceroy, a 12-passenger electric-powered seaglider, is planned to be delivered this year. Regent image.

REGENT completes Rhode Island seaglider production facility

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