A view of the HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Ulsan Shipyard./Courtesy of HD Hyundai HD Hyundai's intermediate holding company for the shipbuilding institutional sector, HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore ...

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Here are the top news stories from Whidbey News-Times in 2025. Another year has come and gone, and it’s been a busy one.

Dec. 15 (Asia Today) --Japan's shipbuilding industry is moving to rebuild after a prolonged slump, with the government establishing a 1 trillion yen ($6.42 billion) support fund and preparing a mid- ...

President Donald Trump announced a new fleet of ships Monday, known as the "Golden Fleet," as he revealed he approved plans for two new "very large battleships." "As you know, we're desperately in ...

Growing the size of the Navy has been a bipartisan goal of successive administrations and Congress over the last decade. The service faces capacity limitations as it struggles to meet the demands of ...

President Trump made an announcement Friday afternoon in Palm Beach, Fla., Monday alongside Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Navy Secretary John Phelan about shipbuilding. Earlier this month, Phelan ...

Eastern Shipbuilding Group has launched the first of four new escort tugs for Saltchuk Marine Services. The vessels are being built at the company's Allanton and Port St. Joe facilities in Florida.

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a bold plan for the U.S. Navy to build a new, large warship that he is calling a “battleship” as part of a larger vision to create a “Golden Fleet.” “They’ll ...

Artist’s rendering of the Columbia-class SSBN submarine. US Navy image Lawmakers are allowing the Navy flexibility in how it purchases the next two aircraft carriers and five ballistic missile ...

Navy selects Ingalls to build FF(X) frigates based on Legend-Class cutter. Ingalls will leverage workforce and $1B infrastructure investments to scale. Program targets first hull launch in 2028; ships ...

President Trump unveiled a new shipbuilding initiative alongside Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Navy Secretary John Phelan this afternoon, as tensions spike in the ...