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02/10/2026

HII won a Navy contract to build 10 Romulus unmanned surface vessels for the MUSV program. Louisiana partners: Breaux Brothers, Halimar Shipyard, and Bayou Metal Supply. HII's autonomy system completed a 420-nautical-mile mission in 28 hours before the award. Contract value not disclosed.

Huntington Ingalls Industries has been awarded a U.S. Navy contract to build 10 Romulus unmanned surface vessels for the service’s Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) program, the company announce

02/10/2026

Eastern Shipbuilding Group turns 50. The Panama City, Fla., yard started in 1976 building fishing boats. Now it's a three-yard operation building hybrid-electric ferries, dredges, es**rt tugs, and Navy destroyer units. CEO Joey D'Isernia: "We're not one of those businesses that has to show a certain thing in the next quarterly report to investors."

01/10/2026

Trailer Bridge signed a three-year agreement with Curtin Maritime to tow its two barges between Jacksonville and San Juan. The Corinne C tows one now. The Mabel C joins after mid-October drydock work. Trailer Bridge COO Tony Kvasnicka: "Our customers have been clear about the importance of schedule integrity."

01/10/2026

Saronic broke ground on Port Alpha, a $3 billion shipyard in Brownsville, Texas. VP JD Vance and Gov. Abbott attended. 835 acres. Vessels up to 850'. Initial capacity of 150,000 gross tons a year would more than double current U.S. commercial shipbuilding. Up to 10,000 jobs over the next decade. Early production includes Navy LCUs.

Saronic Technologies, Austin, Texas, broke ground Sept. 30 on Port Alpha, a planned shipyard at the Port of Brownsville, Texas, that will build autonomous and manned vessels for defense and commercia

30/09/2026

Metal Shark won a U.S. government contract to build 13 patrol boats for Vietnam, with options for more. Built in Jeanerette, La. The company delivered 24 Defiants to the Vietnam Coast Guard between 2017 and 2020. Common platform with 500+ units delivered worldwide.

Louisiana-based boatbuilder Metal Shark has been awarded a U.S. government contract to build 13 patrol boats for Vietnam, with options for additional vessels. The contract extends the historic, now de

30/09/2026

C&C Marine and Repair delivered the Capt. Pete Ciaramitaro to Southern Devall. Contract signed July 20. Delivered just over two months later. First of six 2,600-hp spec-built towboats. Five more available, with deliveries every other month starting in November. "The vessel gives us the versatility to support both our river and coastal operations."

Belle Chasse, La.-based C&C Marine and Repair has delivered the Capt. Pete Ciaramitaro, a 2,600-hp inland towboat, to Southern Devall, Sulphur, La. The Capt. Pete Ciaramitaro is the first in a series

30/09/2026

The Navy ordered 10 Saronic Marauder MUSVs in a 30-vessel procurement. Galliano Marine Services and HII each got 10 too. Average cost: $40 million each. First deliveries before the end of fiscal 2027. Marauder logged eight days of continuous operations and 140+ test scenarios without a failure. Design to water in under a year.

The U.S. Navy has awarded Saronic Technologies, Austin, Texas, an agreement to build 10 Medium Unmanned Surface Vessels (MUSV) based on the company's 180' Marauder autonomous ship. The award is part o

29/09/2026

American Cruise Lines christened the American Ranger on the Hudson River. Fourth Patriot-class ship. Third new vessel this year. Built by Chesapeake Shipbuilding. 130 passengers. Three more ships coming in 2027. ACL's Hudson River cruises are the only overnight river cruises on the waterway.

American Cruise Lines christened its new vessel American Ranger on the Hudson River in late September. The 243'x56' American Ranger is the third new ship the company has launched this year and th

28/09/2026

McALLISTER TOWING signed a deal to buy Sprague's Portland, Maine, wharf and warehouse. The upland goes to a soccer stadium. The pier stays in marine use. McAllister already works Portland Harbor through Portland Tugboat. Closing by year-end. The working waterfront stays working.

McAllister Towing and Transportation Co., New York, N.Y., has signed a purchase and sale agreement to buy the Portland, Maine, wharf parcel of Sprague Operating Resources LLC, Portsmouth, N.H., i

28/09/2026

Master Boat Builders launched the Titan, the third of four RApport 3000 es**rt tugs for Suderman & Young Towing. 98'. 90+ metric tons of bollard pull. 7,000 hp. Crew of six. One more to go.

Master Boat Builders, Inc., Coden, Ala., recently launched the Titan, the third RApport 3000-class es**rt tug in a four-tug series for the for Suderman & Young Towing Company. “Titan reflects