In a recent speech, Davie's CEO stressed the important role of industrial cooperation, including a planned investment in a U.S. shipyard, in addressing the strategic challenges faced in the Arctic.
So the big question is which American shipyard will they pursue? Hanwha just bought Philly. NASSCO would make sense if they want to build icebreakers, but General Dynamics would need to be agreeable to selling. I don’t see BIW or Ingalls as prime targets.
So the big question is which American shipyard will they pursue? Hanwha just bought Philly. NASSCO would make sense if they want to build icebreakers, but General Dynamics would need to be agreeable to selling. I don’t see BIW or Ingalls as prime targets.
I asked, but as expected no one from Davie would event hint at which shipyard they are pursuing.