Italy-based Ficantieri has a new U.S. chief as it becomes the latest shipbuilder to align with the Trump administration’s aim to revive domestic capacity.
Trump appointee Louis Sola is stepping down as Federal Maritime Commission chairman after less than six months on the job.
Following opposition from shippers, the United States will phase in port fees scaled to a vessel’s tonnage, in an effort to blunt China’s dominance in global shipping.
President Trump signed an executive order moving his shipbuilding initiative ahead, and calling for a review of how the Pentagon orders military vessels.
The United States won’t charge the full range of port fees on Chinese ships calling U.S. ports and won’t stack those charges.
Representatives of ocean carriers and shipbuilding interests testified at a hearing on proposed port fees on Chinese ships.
Fight China’s shipping practices and revive U.S. shipbuilding, commenters tell the U.S. trade representative, but don’t punish domestic industry in the global market.
President Donald Trump told Congress that the United States plans a range of incentives to revitalize domestic military and commercial shipbuilding.
President Trump wants to resurrect American shipbuilding. What’s at stake?
Amid the focus on wars in Europe and the Middle East, North Korea’s threat to key exporting and shipbuilding nations grows.
Orderbook nears 30% of container-ship capacity on the water
Eastern Shipbuilding opens a new shipyard in northwest Florida with Staten Island Ferry orders.
1981: Plans to use offshore vessels for the generation of electricity by use of ocean water temperature differences could develop into a “good market” for the nation’s shipyards, according to an industry spokesman.
Newbuild-to-fleet ratio now 15.3%, up from 9.4% in mid-2020. But orders are not high enough yet to wave red flags.
Japan is the top nation in fleet value despite China taking the lead in shipbuilding.
The Cato Institute has published a report that contends the Jones Act hurts, instead of benefiting, the U.S. Merchant Marine.
The Energizing American Shipbuilding Act seeks to revive domestic shipbuilding and maritime industries.
Shanghai Stock Exchange-listed China Merchants Energy Shipping (SSE:601872) is engaging in a new private share placement of up to 4.1 billion Chinese Yuan to fund a fleet renewal program.
Ten-year waiver to move U.S. LNG to Puerto Rico is off the table – for now.
