Europe’s superyacht-builders hit choppy waters.

Fewer plutocrats want floating palaces.

Europe dominates superyacht construction. Over half of the more than 1000 big boats built last year were made in Italy.

Four of the next five top producing countries are European. Russian magnate Andrey Melnichenko turned to Nobiskrug in Kiel, Germany. Starbucks ex-CEO Howard Schultz bought his from Feadship in the Netherlands.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260528-europes-superyacht-builders-hit-choppy-waters?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Superyachts #Shipbuilding #Business #Billionaires

Austal USA Appoints Gene Miller as President

Austal USA has officially appointed Gene Miller as its President, solidifying its leadership team and charting a course for continued success. With his extensive experience and proven track record, Miller is poised to drive Austal USA forward, building on the momentum established during his interim presidency.

https://osintsights.com/austal-usa-appoints-gene-miller-as-president?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#AustalUsa #LeadershipAppointment #GeneMiller #MaritimeIndustry #Shipbuilding

Congress Targets Navy Battleship Over Design Details, Funding

Congress is pushing back on the Navy's plans for a Trump-class battleship, with Rep. Joe Courtney saying the project's hefty price tag defies logic given its lack of design progress. The House Armed Services Committee is now requiring the Navy to prove its planned weapons systems are mature enough before it will approve funding.

https://osintsights.com/congress-targets-navy-battleship-over-design-details-funding?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#NationalSecurity #DefenseSpending #Navy #Shipbuilding #TrumpclassBattleship

Marine Architect AI Structural Analytics Expands Role in Modern Vessel Engineering
https://www.cashlesstime.com/2026/05/marine-architect-ai-structural.html?m=1

#MarineArchitect #AIStructuralAnalytics #VesselEngineering #NavalArchitecture #ShipDesign #MaritimeTechnology #MarineEngineering #ArtificialIntelligence #StructuralAnalysis #SmartShipping #DigitalEngineering #Shipbuilding #OceanEngineering #MaritimeInnovation #AIDriven #EngineeringTechnology #MarineIndustry #FutureOfShipping #VesselDesign #StructuralEngineering

Building Spaceships In Outer Space In Starfield

In this dream I was in the video game Starfield.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfYEiTdsyas

I was in space / outer space building, adjusting, and testing spaceships / ships / spacecraft.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5sxX-Qo8F4

For myself and other people.

Including some of my family like my parents and at least one of my brothers.

I remember interacting with some of them during this.

Asking them questions to better match the spaceship designs to their needs and wants.

Basically I was continuing some of the shipbuilding that I was doing in Starfield before I went to sleep in real life.

I guess people were impressed with my shipbuilding skills.

So they had me to help them build their spaceships.

That is all that I can remember of this dream.

The end,

• John Jr

🇬🇧 A former Royal #Navy Commander says the 🇬🇧 Government needs to get the cheque book out and order more vessels to secure the future of British #shipbuilding after a 🇬🇧 yard missed out on a lucrative contract with #Sweden.
https://www.forcesnews.com/technology/sea-vessels/commit-orders-former-navy-commander-urges-more-support-uk-shipbuilding

#Europe #UK #Military #News

The former North British Diesel Engine Works on South Street in Glasgow. Part of the Barclay Curle Clydeholm shipyard, it was built in 1913. It was designed by Karl Bernhard in a Modernist style based on on Peter Behren's 1909 A.E.G. Turbine Factory in Berlin. The Titan Crane was built in 1920 to lift the completed engines into ships berthed alongside the engineering works on the Clyde.

#glasgow #shipbuilding #architecture #architecturephotography #whiteinch