Davie Shipbuilding, the Quebec-based shipbuilder, has secured a CAD $3.25 billion contract from the Government of Canada to construct a new polar icebreaker, with delivery expected by 2030. The project,…
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Canada awards construction contracts for two polar ice icebreakers
Canada’s Ministry of Public Services and Procurement last week awarded the construction contracts for the two polar icebreakers that are being built for the Canadian Coast Guard.
Seaspan Shipyards unveils digital model of Canada’s heavy polar icebreaker
On March 7, came announcement of a CAD $3.15 billion contract to Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards for one of the two icebreakers.
The next day came the official announcement of a CAD $3.25 billion award to Chantier Davie Canada Inc. for the other.
Cha...
https://www.marinelog.com/news/canada-awards-construction-contracts-for-two-polar-ice-icebreakers/
Trump’s Shipbuilding Plan Could Upend Ocean Cargo Industry, Companies Warn
By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES, March 7 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s plan to revitalize the U.S. shipping industry could heap massive costs on ocean transport operators and spawn a new round of supply…
https://gcaptain.com/trumps-shipbuilding-plan-could-upend-ocean-cargo-industry-companies-warn/
Seaspan Shipyards Awarded Shipbuilding Contract for Heavy Polar Icebreaker for Canadian Coast Guard
North Vancouver-based Seaspan Shipyards has secured a contract to construct a new heavy polar icebreaker for the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG). The vessel, representing the first polar icebreaker built in…
CMA CGM Announces Massive $20 Billion Investment in U.S. Maritime Industry, Shipbuilding
French shipping giant CMA CGM Group has unveiled a landmark $20 billion investment plan to strengthen America’s maritime transportation, logistics, and supply chain capabilities over the next four years. The…
Trump Preparing Executive Order to Strengthen U.S. Shipbuilding
U.S. President Donald Trump is drafting an executive order aimed at resuscitating domestic shipbuilding and reducing China’s grip on the $150 billion global ocean shipping industry and countering its rising naval power.
https://gcaptain.com/trump-preparing-executive-order-to-strengthen-u-s-shipbuilding/
NSMV Program Nears Completion as White House Prioritizes Restoring American Shipbuilding Might
As the White House moves to bolster American shipbuilding, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) marked a major milestone today with the keel laying of the fifth and…
Trump says US plans tax breaks, investment in shipbuilding
The Trump administration may offer tax breaks as part of a wide-ranging effort to revitalize U.S. shipbuilding and blunt the dominance of China in the global maritime industry.
In a speech Tuesday to a joint session of Congress, President Donald Trump reiterated his support for the latest proposals to resurrect domestic capacity for the national defense and merchant maritime sectors.
Plans include a new office of shipbuilding within the White House, part of a package of proposals included in a...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/trump-says-us-plans-tax-breaks-investment-in-shipbuilding
LNG Bunker Vessel Orders Surge as Maritime Industry Scales Up Alternative Fuel Infrastructure
Eight new LNG bunker vessel orders were placed in February 2025, expanding the global LNG bunker vessel orderbook by 50%, according to DNV’s Alternative Fuels Insight (AFI) platform. The surge…
Trump to create new White House office of shipbuilding
In his joint address to Congress last night, President Trump outlined his plans to revive U.S. shipbuilding, including through the creation of a White House office of shipbuilding.
Here’s what he said:
“To boost our defense industrial base we are also going to resurrect the American shipbuilding industry, including commercial shipbuilding and military shipbuilding. And for that purpose, I am announcing tonight that we will create a new office of shipbuilding in the White House that offers special...
https://www.marinelog.com/news/trump-to-create-new-white-house-office-of-shipbuilding/