USTR gets input on shipbuilding, port fees; Ways & Means holds trade hearing

Bringing Back America's Shipbuilding Capacity - American Compass

American Compass is a policy think tank that was established in 2020 to restore an economic consensus that emphasizes the importance of family, community, and industry to the nation’s liberty and prosperity. To that end, American Compass submits the following comment in support of the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative’s (USTR) proposed efforts to counter China’s acts, policies, and practices targeting the maritime, logistics, and shipbuild…

Editorial: Congress, White House look to reform America’s shipbuilding industry

This is a pivotal time for efforts to streamline the slow process of building and repairing the warships that make the U.S. Navy a global force. Members of Congress have called for beefing up the flagging shipbuilding industry and reforming the way the Navy acquires ships and repairs older ones. The White House has said shipbuilding is a priority. Those efforts resonate in Hampton Roads, where shipbuilding and repair are crucial to the economy. …

USTR gets input on shipbuilding, port fees; Ways & Means holds trade hearing

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative this week will hear testimony from dozens of stakeholder groups on whether to impose fees on Chinese ships that dock at U.S. ports, among other potential remedies, following its findings that unfair policies have led to China’s domination of the shipbuilding industry. USTR in January concluded its investigation into Chinese shipbuilding practices, with the outgoing Biden administration calling for “res…

China’s Subsidized Shipbuilding: Latest Pillar Industry

By: Andy Wong Ming JunOver the past four years China has become the world’s top commercial shipbuilder, eclipsing not only a floundering United States but Japanese and South Korean shipbuilders as well. China has gone from a mere 5 percent of merchant tonnage produced annually in the world to over 50 percent in 2025.The rise of Chinese shipbuilding is m…

The US president wants to support American shipbuilding by raising port fees for Chinese ships. It is not certain that he will succeed.

Trump Aims to Gain on China in Shipbuilding

China has become dominant in global shipbuilding, so President Donald Trump vowed to ramp up such production for our own military readiness and naval superiority.