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But one sample was a combination of beeswax and tar, a mixture unique to Greek shipbuilders known as zopissa.—ArsTechnica, 2 May 2026 The cruise line confirmed its order with Meyer Turku, the Finnish shipbuilder that has built 25 ships for the company since the 1990s and worked closely with Royal Caribbean to develop its Icon class.—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026 Final step before fleet entry Sea trials are conducted under shipbuilder control, not Navy command, as part of the pre-delivery process.—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026 The Navy’s aggressive schedule for acquiring the multi-billion dollar and technologically complex ships, two Virginias and one Columbia annually, has proven a challenge for both the Navy and the shipbuilder.—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shipbuilder