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At Hanwha Philly Shipyard in August 2025 hull assembly began on Makua, the first of three 3,600-TEU LNG-fuelled Aloha class ships built for Matson's Hawaii, Guam and China-Long Beach Express services for nearly $1 billion.

HII's Newport News Shipbuilding completed acceptance sea trials of John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), the second Gerald R. Ford-class carrier, clearing the way for the Navy's preliminary acceptance after delivery slipped from 2025.

DHS extended the Jones Act waiver for foreign-flag ships moving fuel, fertilizer and other energy cargo for 90 days from 17 August 2026, narrowing the list to 237 product codes and requiring pre-voyage approval.

On 4 September 2026 the Navy gave Newport News Shipbuilding a $336 million undefinitized contract for reactor equipment, heavy forgings and propulsion hardware for CVN 82, the fifth Ford-class carrier, due to be laid down in 2027.

On 17 September 2026 the Navy awarded prototype agreements worth $280 million to Conrad Shipyard, Master Boat Builders and Saronic to build LCU 1700 landing craft, creating a second source of supply alongside Austal USA, with deliveries from late 2028.

HII's Newport News Shipbuilding announced on 29 September 2026 that the second Gerald R. Ford-class carrier, John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), has reached preliminary acceptance and sailed for Naval Station Norfolk, the last step before formal delivery.

On 29 September 2026 the Navy awarded production agreements for medium unmanned surface vessels to three Louisiana yards in a deal reported at $1.2 billion, with Saronic's 180-foot Marauder, built in Franklin, passing 140 test scenarios without failure.

The Navy awarded Newport News Shipbuilding a $5.1 billion contract on 29 September 2026 to refuel and overhaul the USS Harry S. Truman, which reached the yard on 30 September as the eighth Nimitz-class carrier to get the work.

The one-year suspension of Section 301 fees on China-linked vessels expires at 11:59 p.m. ET on 9 November 2026 unless USTR publishes a new Federal Register notice, whatever the wider US-China truce says.