SHIPPINGInsight News
July 23, 2026
| Where Fleet Management Meets Maritime Technology |
| Flyin High Now- July 23 2026 |
Flyin’ High Now Music Video
| FLYIN’ HIGH NOW! |
| Did you appreciate the video? Yes, US maritime is flying high(er) now, but we have a ways to go: We watched the tide run thin Too much left out at sea Now we’re drawing the line For what this nation needs The elements for success are coming together. We have the SHIPS Act gaining traction in Congress, with many of its elements already in the NDAA (National Defense Authorization Act), the will of the Administration through the Maritime Action Plan, and the leadership of MARAD’s Steve Carmel. Now we need YOU! Come on, gather round Hear that working sound From the yard to the dock We’re gonna turn it around Revitalizing our maritime industry requires not only a whole of government approach, but also a whole of industry. The only way it will be successful is if we all lean into “reclaiming our rightful place as a global sea power” (Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy). Flyin’ high now, flyin’ high now Bring that steel back home Flyin’ high now, flyin’ high now Build that maritime zone Flyin’ high now, flyin’ high now Got to move as one Flyin’ high now, flyin’ high now The work has just begun Join us for SHIPPINGInsight’s PROJECT 2027: Catalyzing the US Maritime Industry into Action in Houston October 13th! Keep Flyin’ High, |
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| Industry News |
Saronic plans $3.2bn Texas yard amid US shipbuilding push – In the waning days of the Biden administration, US shipbuilding capability was put on the radar in Washington, DC, with the introduction to Congress of the first version of the Ships for America Act. Now, with Trump 2.0 and the 119th Congress, a revised version of the Ships Act is receiving increased attention on Capitol Hill, after seemingly getting stalled in the morass that is Washington, DC…Read more here.
Interview: Joey D’Isernia, CEO & Chairman, Eastern Shipbuilding Group – Welcome, Joey, and congratulations on 50 years of shipbuilding excellence! Are there celebrations planned? Oh yes, a whole year’s worth! We’ve built it into all our various employee and community engagement events – company picnic, charity fishing tournament, employee appreciation lunches, end-of-summer...Read more here.
Long Beach lined up as US testbed for nuclear-powered shipping – The US Maritime Administration is set to sign a landmark agreement with the Port of Long Beach to explore small modular reactors for commercial ships and other port applications, pushing nuclear propulsion further into the mainstream maritime debate. The agreement, due to be signed in Washington on… Find out the rest here.
Korean Containership with Molten Salt Nuclear Reactor Gets ABS Approval – Korean researchers working with Samsung Heavy Industries have cleared a key hurdle in their efforts to develop designs for a containership powered by molten salt nuclear reactors. The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) granted basic design approval, an AiP, for the project, reports the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute….
TOTE, Hanwha Philly Shipyard Selected to Build Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ Missile Defense Vessels- TOTE Services and Hanwha Philly Shipyard have been selected to deliver the U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s next-generation Missile Range Instrumentation Vessels (MRIV), extending the commercial shipbuilding model that has already been used to deliver the National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV) program…. Find out the rest here.
The MASS Code- On 1 July 2026, the International Code of Safety for Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) enters its first operational phase. That date will not suddenly empty bridges or dispatch uncrewed container ships across every ocean. It does, however, mark a decisive change in the autonomous-shipping debate…. Find out the rest here.
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