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Fraser Industries LLC has signed a memorandum of understanding with HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering on shipyard modernisation in the United States. The agreement covers work from yard diagnosis and layout design to robotics, automation, digital systems and workforce development, with Fraser Shipyards in Superior, Wisconsin, named as a demonstration model.
Rivergate Marina and Shipyard has marked 20 years since the project was launched on Brisbane’s former industrial riverfront at Murarrie. The yard said the site began as a $150 million greenfield development and has since grown into a superyacht refit base that has handled more than 150 superyachts in its first decade and hundreds more since.
Bollinger Shipyards has opened a 7,200-square-foot Workforce Training Center at its Gulfport, Mississippi, facility. The yard said the center, developed with the Submarine Industrial Base Program Office and Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, will begin bootcamp-style classes in Fall 2026.
Bollinger Shipyards has reached final contract terms with the U.S. Coast Guard to begin production on the Arctic Security Cutter program. The yard said the agreement advances the program and will use a design already selected by close allies and an established supply chain.
Sata Shipbuilding has started construction of the first Arctic Security Cutter icebreaker for the United States Coast Guard in Pori. The first two vessels in the five-ship program will be built at Helsinki Shipyard with Sata support, with delivery of the first ship due in 2028.
Austal USA has received three 2025 safety awards from the Shipbuilders Council of America and American Equity Underwriters. The Mobile, Alabama yard said the recognitions bring its total number of safety-related awards to 32. It is among a select group of shipyards nationwide to be recognised by SCA in both safety categories.
Davie Defense said it has finalised a $3.5B contract with the US Coast Guard for five Arctic Security Cutters, moving the program from a February letter contract into execution. Helsinki Shipyard will build two of the vessels with Sata Shipbuilding, while three will be built at Gulf Copper in Texas.
Derecktor said it has expanded project management, installed a fully integrated ERP system across its three shipyards in 2025, and will extend new construction into its Florida yards. The yard also launched Derecktor One, a refit program offering one point of accountability and, where appropriate, all-inclusive pricing at its Florida facilities.
Rauma Marine Constructions has won a contract from the U.S. Coast Guard to build two Arctic Security Cutters. The first two vessels will be built at the Rauma shipyard and completed in 2028, with construction starting immediately.
Bollinger Shipyards has named Commander Mark Matta, USCG (Ret.), as director of programs and Captain Peter Morisseau, USCG (Ret.), as Arctic Security Cutter program manager. The appointments come after the yard was selected to design and build six Arctic Security Cutters for the U.S. Coast Guard with an international team using a Multi-Purpose Icebreaker design.
General Dynamics NASSCO has been awarded $1.7 billion to build T-AO 215 and T-AO 216 for the U.S. Navy. The ships are part of the yard’s current multi-ship contract for up to eight additional John Lewis-class fleet replenishment oilers, T-AO 214 through 221. The first four ships in the program have already been delivered, and five more are under construction at the San Diego yard.
The Spirit of Tasmania V has left Rauma Shipyard for Tasmania, months after being delivered to TT-Line Company PTY Ltd in June. The 212-m RoPax ferry was built for the Bass Strait service between Geelong and Devonport and is the second of two Spirit of Tasmania ferries completed at Rauma.