Davie plans to acquire shipyards in Galveston and Port Arthur, with a $1 billion investment that could bring 4,000 jobs and boost U.S. icebreaker production.

Last week, the Canadian shipbuilding firm Davie announced its plans to spend $1 billion to acquire, modernize, and expand facilities in Galveston and Port Arthur from the Texas-based Gulf Copper ...

Gulf Copper CEO Steve Hale added: “For the first time in decades, complex shipbuilding could return to Galveston and Port Arthur, this time backed by one of the world’s fastest-growing ...

Davie, a leading international builder of icebreakers and other specialized ships, today announced its intention to acquire shipbuilding assets in Galveston and Port Arthur from Gulf Copper ...

The project could generate approximately 4,000 American jobs—around 2,000 directly at Gulf Copper and 2,000 more throughout the supply chain.

Davie, a global shipbuilder, plans a $1B Texas Gulf Coast investment, acquiring Gulf Copper assets to create 4,000 jobs in Galveston and Port Arthur.

Davie, a leader in icebreaker and specialized vessel construction, announced plans to acquire shipbuilding assets in Galveston and Port Arthur from Gulf Copper & Manufacturing Corporation ...

WASHINGTON, June 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - Davie, a leading international builder of icebreakers and other specialized ships, today announced its intention to acquire shipbuilding assets in ...