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April 15, 2025
Officials and executives say that the U.S. still has controls on exports of sensitive defence products, which were relaxed last year for AUKUS partner Australia. This is a barrier to collaboration between defence industries on U.S. Virginia class sub production.
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April 10, 2025
As U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs begin to take effect, there are new questions about the sale of nuclear submarines to Australia as part of the AUKUS Treaty. Washington is also concerned that the sale to Canberra could reduce the deterrence against China.
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April 9, 2025
Cheong In Kyo, South Korea's top Trade Envoy, said that President Donald Trump's tariff reprieve has provided room for negotiation as the country tries to reduce tariffs by talks. The trade ministry reported that Cheong had met with U.S. Trade…
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April 8, 2025
U.S. trade representative Jamieson Greer informed lawmakers on Tuesday that the proposed multimillion dollar fees for Chinese-built vessels docking at U.S. port may not be implemented in full and they might not be cumulative. Greer said at a…
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April 7, 2025
The companies announced on Monday that Huntington Ingalls, a U.S. military shipbuilder, and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries of South Korea have signed an agreement exploring opportunities to increase production for commercial and defense projects.
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April 6, 2025
Ukraine's officials reported that three women were injured, and several fires started in the aftermath of a Russian air strike on Mykolaiv, a region located in southern Ukraine. Vitaly Kim, the governor of Mykolaiv, posted on Telegram that the attack…
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April 2, 2025
Analysis of a satellite picture showed that North Korea's new warship class can accommodate dozens vertical launch cells for missiles the military has already developed. This would give their navy more power and create export opportunities.
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March 26, 2025
The Russian drone attacked the Ukrainian port city of Mykolaiv, which provides access to the Black Sea for the country. It also struck Kryvyi Rih. Ukrainian officials claimed that this was the biggest drone strike on the city in the war. On Tuesday…
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March 25, 2025
Renata Baruzzi said that the head of Petrobras' engineering, technology, and innovation department, Brazil, should be analyzing the appeal filed by India Shapoorjipallonji Energy this week in order to charter an off-shore oil production vessel.
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March 25, 2025
Delfin LNG, a German company and Securing Energy For Europe have signed an agreement to supply 1.5 million tons per year of U.S. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG). The companies announced this on Tuesday. Delfin announced in a release that the floating…
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March 24, 2025
Fincantieri, the Italian shipbuilder, reported a net income of 27 million euro ($29.22m) in 2018 and beat expectations by the market for its core earnings. The group's industrial plan had predicted a return to profitability in 2023, but it came one year sooner than expected.
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March 20, 2025
Hanwha Aerospace Co Ltd, South Korea's biggest defence company, announced on Thursday that it planned to increase its equity capital by 3.6 trillion won ($2.5billion) in order to expand overseas and domestic production. Hanwha said it "plans"…
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March 21, 2025
A poll conducted on Friday revealed that 72% of Americans said the U.S. could not remain dependent on China or other foreign shipbuilders. Morning Consult conducted a survey on March 10-12 of 2,204 adults for the Alliance for American Manufacturing.
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March 18, 2025
VTB CEO Andrei Kostin announced on Tuesday that the deal for VTB to buy the Zvezda Shipbuilding Yard from Rosneft has fallen through because VTB-owned United Shipbuilding Corporation cannot finance the purchase. VTB currently runs USC, Russia’s largest shipbuilder.
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March 14, 2025
Thyssenkrupp said it is pursuing a plan to spin off a minority stake of its warship division. The newly created holding will be listed at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The company said it was in talks with the German Government about a possible…
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March 10, 2025
South Korea's acting President on Monday instructed authorities to communicate actively with the U.S. Administration to resolve any misunderstandings over tariffs. This comes after U.S. president Donald Trump singled out South Korea recently for applying high tariffs.
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March 7, 2025
These are the most popular stories from the Wall Street Journal. These stories have not been verified and we cannot vouch their accuracy. SpaceX's Starship rocket exploded in the space on Thursday, just minutes after it lifted off from Texas. The FAA halted air traffic in some parts of Florida.
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March 5, 2025
On Tuesday, U.S. president Donald Trump informed Congress that his administration would create a shipbuilding office in the White House as well as offer new tax incentives to the sector. In a late-night address on Tuesday, Trump announced that…
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February 25, 2025
Airbus, a European aerospace and planemaker, announced on Tuesday that it would build the French Air and Naval Force's communications network under a contract worth up to 480 million euro ($502.46million). Airbus Defence and Space and Naval…
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February 28, 2025
Seoul's Industry Ministry said that the South Korean industry minister asked for a tariff exemption during talks with U.S. officials, while Washington is moving forward with plans to implement new tariffs. Ahn Duk Geun met with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, U.S.
