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Tommi Hakala is working as lead designer in HVAC at Helsinki Shipyard’s Turku office, coordinating engineering across vessel projects and linking his discipline with project management and production. He is currently involved in the yard’s Arctic Security Cutter program for the United States, after a nearly 20-year career that included ship design consultancies, power plant engineering and subcontractor coordination.
Saronic has selected the Port of Brownsville, Texas, for Port Alpha, a new shipyard it says will represent an investment of more than USD 3,200 million. The site is planned for automated construction of autonomous and conventional vessels, with work due to start in 2026 and operations targeted from 2028.
Samsung Heavy Industries is developing floating data centers for AI computing, with a 50-megawatt design completed and a larger 200-megawatt version receiving early-stage Approval in Principle from ABS. The concept is intended to move computing infrastructure offshore and use seawater cooling, while plans for deployment in the United States remain at an early stage.
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.