Reviving American Shipbuilding

A new type of ship factory is coming, making US-built ships globally competitive.

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Mission

We combine bleeding-edge shipbuilding techniques with AI & robotics to dramatically lower the cost of US-made ships.

Megayard.
The first software-defined ship factory.

Combines bleeding-edge shipbuilding techniques with advanced AI. Targeting launch in 2026.

01

Computer vision weld inspection and deformation prediction

02

Robotic cold forming of curved plate

03

Autonomous mobile robots for materials handling and welding

04

Cutting-edge techniques like hybrid laser arc welding and digital twinning

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Factory-scale software to orchestrate every step

Gigayard.
The largest, most automated ship factory in the world.

Larger quantities than Megayard. Launch date is TBD.

Key Highlights:

Capacity for 100+ oceangoing vessels per year (>5x current US output)
Largest dry docks ever built in America
Will produce tankers, LNG carriers, container ships, and more
Dual-use for commercial & defense work

Impact

We are transforming the way America builds ships.

We're designing a new type of ship factory that will make US-built ships globally competitive, unlocking a 2-4x cost reduction.

Highly automated operations will
reduce labor intensity by 80%

Efficiency

Design for manufacturability

We design ships to be easier to produce, lowering costs and increasing throughput.

Scalable

Series production

We build a small number of repeatable designs rather than custom one-offs.

In-house repeatable designs

Multi-discplinary team members

Expertise

Cross-disciplinary team

We combine marine, automotive, aerospace, software and robotics engineering to solve complex problems.

Problem

American shipbuilding is
‍5x more labor-intensive than Japan or South Korea.

US yards are small and inefficient with limited automation & aging workforce compared to its asian counterparts.

Japan

10-15 MH/CGT

S. Korea

10-15 MH/CGT

China

40-50 MH/CGT

America

50+ MH/CGT

Man-Hours per Compensated Gross Tonne (MH/CGT) is often used to compare productivity across different shipyards or projects—lower MH/CGT means higher efficiency.

The sea is the limit.

Starting with tugboats and scaling up to mission critical container ships, LNG carriers and tankers.

TEAM

A team with
the right experience

Dustin Walper

Chief executive Officer, Founder

Experienced tech founder, built Newton to $65M in revenue.

Amer Kalla

Chief Technology officer

Ex-Tesla, 8 years at Seaspan Vancouver Shipyards.

Zach Azria

Engineering manager

Ex-General Dynamics Electric Boat, naval architect.

Ryan Cook

Chief Operating officer

Ex-Maritime Partners, naval architect.

Rear Admiral Richard Timme

Advisor

Former 8th Coast Guard District Commander responsible for Gulf Coast & Inland Waterway System.

Waitlist

Reserve a spot or contact us

We're building Jones Act ships starting in 2026. Please contact us to place advance orders and reserve your spot in the production queue.

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