Restoring American Shipbuilding Leadership

Excerpt from the Virginian-Pilot: https://www.pilotonline.com/2025/10/14/editorial-additional-dry-dock-will-boost-regional-shipbuilding-at-critical-time/ "The announcement by Colonna’s Shipyard in Norfolk that it will spend  more than $79 million on a fourth dry dock  should give a needed boost to efforts to strengthen and modernize the struggling American shipbuilding industry. The news comes after increasing pressure in Washington this year to do something about the disturb

Excerpt taken from the Journal of Commerce: https://www.joc.com/article/chinese-tonnage-moving-out-of-us-container-trade-ahead-of-new-fee...

Excerpt taken from Reuters reporting: S. Korea’s HD Hyundai in talks to buy U.S. shipyard "South Korea's HD Hyundai Heavy Industries is...

Excerpt from ALNews: https://www.al.com/news/mobile/2025/09/austal-usa-leader-sees-pretty-good-time-for-shipbuilding-despite-uncertaintie...

From Sen. Kelly's Press Release: https://www.kelly.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sen-kelly-sen-young-rep-garamendi-rep-kelly-introdu...

(Excerpt from: https://www.ajot.com/news/new-shipbuilding-measures-help-correct-course-for-u.s-maritime-supply-chain ) The United States...

(Excerpt from: https://maritime-executive.com/article/ustr-sets-escalating-fees-on-chinese-built-ships-operators-lng-and-cars ) After a...

(Excerpt from: https://www.ft.com/content/da357db5-77a0-4194-8bfd-05c4a60620ea?accessToken=zwAGMRndJtzYkdPaNX21d6BBlNOL_QXEpgYg6g.MEUCIQC...

(Excerpt from: https://www.ft.com/content/37bfc009-cf92-434b-81a1-04b40ecc49c4 ) A key pillar of the Trump strategy will be to bring...

(Excerpt from: https://www.newsweek.com/china-map-navy-ships-2044043 ) A map by Newsweek has outlined the extent of the decline of...

(Full report available here: https://www.csis.org/analysis/ship-wars-confronting-chinas-dual-use-shipbuilding-empire ) Report's Key...

(Excerpt from: https://apnews.com/article/shipbuilding-china-united-states-trump-c995b06f35041e4ca1928e40f53adec5 ). "In only two...

(Excerpt from: https://www.navytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2025/03/05/trump-to-launch-new-white-house-office-focused-on-shipbuilding...

Excerpt of AP reporting at: https://apnews.com/article/trump-shipbuilding-labor-unions-china-tariffs-9d55363e6b8afff3d9cda971fc692cfd ....

(Excerpt from Center for Maritime Strategy: https://centerformaritimestrategy.org/publications/combatting-chinese-maritime-dominance-with...

(Excerpt from: https://www.wpr.org/news/tammy-baldwin-trump-china-shipbuilding-report-investigation ) U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin is calling...

Excerpt from Alliance for American Manufacturing Blog: https://www.americanmanufacturing.org/blog/chinas-sea-power-grows-as-u-s-shipyards...

(Excerpt from the press release available here: https://democrats-selectcommitteeontheccp.house.gov/media/press-releases/ranking-member-k...

(Excerpt from: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-17/us-probe-opens-door-to-tariffs-over-china-shipbuilding-subsidies?embedd...

(Excerpt from: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/us-trade-representative-says-chinas-shipbuilding-sector-hurts-us-is-actionable...