Trump Administration Details ‘Make Shipbuilding Great Again’ Effort in New Action Plan
President Donald Trump addresses nearly sailors from Norfolk-based commands and guests during an All Hands Call at Pier 14, alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) and the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD-3), Oct. 5, 2025. US Navy Photo.
As part of our Career Connect Washington Maritime Sector ongoing work, we actively track, document, and inform about emerging technologies and trends. The Trump administration announced its plans Friday for expanding the nation’s commercial shipbuilding and maritime capabilities, a three-pronged approach that calls for bolstering U.S. shipbuilding, increasing the mariner workforce and regulating the industry to encourage use of U.S.-built and flagged vessels.
America’s Maritime Action Plan, published Feb. 13, provides a blueprint for the government, shipbuilders and the maritime industry to meet the requirements of an executive order signed last April by President Donald Trump that called for an overhaul of the U.S. shipping industry, including civilian and military shipbuilding capabilities, mariner training and credentialing and the U.S. port system.
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