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Trump administration backs nuclear-powered shipping in bid to revive US maritime industry | Ship Technology

18 May, 2026
The Trump administration has launched a major push toward nuclear-powered commercial shipping, aiming to transform the U.S. maritime industry significantly. On May 7, Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy and the US Maritime Administration...

Korean shipbuilders speed orders on LNG, tankers, lift margins

18 May, 2026
Korea’s major shipbuilders have filled about half of their key order targets in just over four months this year. As the Middle East war drags on and momentum grows to reorganize energy supply chains, orders have continued for tankers and li...

Chinese-built world’s largest methanol dual-fuel container ship begins sea trials

16 May, 2026
A Chinese-built methanol dual-fuel container ship that can carry 24,000 standard containers, the world’s first of its kind, departed from Nantong, East China’s Jiangsu Province for sea trials on Thursday, the Xinhua News Agency reported. Th...

Korea Invests 525 Billion Won in Ship Tech

15 May, 2026
The government will invest up to 525 billion won over five years to strengthen shipbuilding competitiveness and secure core technologies for seven types of vessels, including LNG carriers and ammonia carriers. Additionally, it will invest 1...

Samsung bonus fight spurs Korea shipbuilders to seek 30% profit-sharing

15 May, 2026
The debate over bonus distribution sparked by labor and management at Samsung Electronics is spreading to the shipbuilding industry. As the recovery in shipbuilding drives a full-fledged improvement in earnings at major shipbuilders, unions...

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering Wins Order for Two LNG Carriers Worth KRW 748.5 Billion

15 May, 2026
HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, the intermediate holding company of HD Hyundai specializing in shipbuilding, announced on May 13 that it has signed a contract with a shipping company based in North America to build two LNG...

Lee pledges stronger support for shipbuilding industry, including financial backing

15 May, 2026
President Lee Jae Myung pledged stronger government support for Korea’s shipbuilding industry, vowing to stabilize employment, address chronic labor shortages and expand state-backed financial support as Seoul seeks to reinforce one of the ...

Damen delivers CSOV 9020 TSS Cruiser to Ta San Shang Marine Co., Ltd.

14 May, 2026
Damen Shipyards Group delivered the first of two Commissioning Service Operations Vessels (CSOV) 9020 to Ta San Shang Marine Co., Ltd. (TSSM) at Ha Long in Vietnam. The company, a joint venture between Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. of Japan, an...