Experts Urge Congress to Enact SHIPS Act as Foundation for Reviving U.S. Commercial Shipbuilding

National Security Multi-Mission Vessels (NSMV) under construction at Hanwha Philly Shipyard. Photo courtesy Hanwha Philly Shipyard

As part of our Career Connect Washington Maritime Sector ongoing work, we actively track, document, and inform about emerging technologies and trends. Three industry experts told a Senate subcommittee on Tuesday that the United States faces an urgent need to rebuild its commercial shipbuilding capacity in the face of decades of Chinese industrial targeting and declining domestic maritime infrastructure.

The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation’s Subcommittee on Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries convened the hearing titled “Sea Change: Reviving Commercial Shipbuilding” to examine how to modernize U.S. commercial shipbuilding while strengthening the broader maritime industrial base. The hearing focused on President Trump’s efforts within the National Security Council to “Make Shipbuilding Great Again” and issues likely to be addressed in the administration’s upcoming Maritime Action Plan, a key component of the President’s Restoring America’s Maritime Dominance executive order signed in April.

Go to this link to read the full article published by gCaptain: https://gcaptain.com/experts-urge-congress-to-enact-ships-act-as-foundation-for-reviving-u-s-commercial-shipbuilding/