Saronic, which builds autonomous surface vessels like those pictured here, announced Tuesday that it plans to build an autonomous shipyard. (Saronic)Texas-based Saronic Technologies announced Tuesday it raised $600 million in private funding to build an autonomous shipyard it’s calling Port Alpha.The company plans to use the facility to grow its fleet of medium- and large-class autonomous surface vessels amid demand from the Pentagon for more drones of all kinds, including ships.“It is going to ...