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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.

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.

Chantiers de l'Atlantique floated out the 215,863-ton MSC World Atlantic on 26 September 2026; the fourth LNG-fuelled World Class ship stays in the yard for fitting out and delivery in 2027.

Hanwha Ocean said on 28 September 2026 it will build two LNG carriers for an African shipowner for 680 billion won, about $499.6 million, with delivery by November 2029; market sources link the order to Zodiac Maritime.

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.

HD Korea Shipbuilding, Samsung Heavy and Hanwha Ocean have taken about 52 trillion won of orders in 2026, heading for 67 trillion won, and their combined backlog has topped 200 trillion won for the first time since 2014.

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.

Samsung Heavy Industries announced on 30 September 2026 a contract from a Bermuda-based shipowner for two VLGCs worth 307.4 billion won, due by February 2030, lifting its commercial orders to 132% of this year's target.

The 194.9-metre, 19,235-gross-ton research and expedition yacht built by Vard for Kjell Inge Røkke is finishing her outfitting at Damen in Vlissingen, with delivery expected in the fourth quarter of 2026.

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.

MSC Cruises takes delivery of its 24th ship, the LNG-powered MSC World Asia, on 25 November 2026, christens her in Le Havre on 28 November and starts seven-night Mediterranean cruises from Barcelona on 4 December.