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Navy/USMC

Hanwha Philly Shipyard Gets First Navy Work, Subcontract For NGLS

Monday, March 30th, 2026

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Hanwha Philly Shipyard Gets First Navy Work, Subcontract For NGLS

Hanwha Philly Shipyard's Dock 4 with its goliath crane in July 2025. (Photo: Defense Daily)

Hanwha Philly Shipyard and its sister company Hanwha Defense USA won their first project for the U.S. Navy as a subcontractor to Vard Marine US Inc. to work on part of the Next Generation Logistics Ship (NGLS) program. Hanwha said it will work with Vard to conduct a market survey and perform a concept design and refinement for the new NGLS platform. The conglomerate’s subsidiaries will also support manufacturability, commercial construction practices, and evaluate production costs. The subcontract includes options…

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