US Navy Shipbuilding Called Too Slow and Costly as Trump Vows Change
The US Navy keeps falling short in shipbuilding, with costs too high and deliveries too slow, the service’s acting ...
China shipbuilding dominates, US still trying to ‘right the ship’
China has become the dominant shipbuilder, while the United States’s efforts have been plagued by several problems. Last year ...
The SHIPS Act: The Advent of a New U.S. Merchant Marine Fleet?
Should Congress enact it, the SHIPS Act will fundamentally transform shipbuilding in the United States. Back in December, U.S ...
The Print on MSN2d
From competing to beating US in numbers and tonnage, here’s how China built its shipping empire
PLA Navy now fields more warships than US Navy and is on track to deploy 425-ship fleet by 2030, sustained by industrial base ...
Chinese ships are carrying America’s cargo. The US wants to reverse that.
SINGAPORE—In 2002, with China’s shipyards producing just 8% of global commercial tonnage, then-Premier Zhu Rongji challenged ...
Naval News2d
Hanwha Ocean completed its first MRO on US Navy ship
The U.S. Navy's dry cargo and ammunition ship Wally Schirra, the first vessel awarded to a Korean company for maintenance, ...
How South Korea’s shipyards could save the US Navy
South Korea’s state trade promotion body Kotra estimates the US Navy plans to invest $1.1tn to expand its fleet to 381 vessels by 2054. It forecasts the global shipbuilding industry will grow from ...
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China outpacing US in Navy, commercial ship production
The United States says China is the biggest ... while the Chinese navy keeps growing, the number of ships in the U.S. fleet is decreasing. VOA footage by Mary Cieslak, Adam Greenbaum, Phil Datcher.
American Military News2d
Pic: 500+ Marines, sailors deployed on US warship as ‘ready-response force’
The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and the America Amphibious Ready Group completed their first patrol of 2025 as a ...
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Trump’s focus on Navy shipbuilding needed, but not enough, defense analyst says
The creation of the White House’s shipbuilding office could help get Navy shipbuilding on track, but the U.S. won’t catch up ...
Trump: ‘Resurrect the American shipbuilding industry’
The president's announced plans to "resurrect" America's shipbuilding industry triggers both approval and criticism.
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Civilian Mariners, Public Shipyard Workers Exempt from DoD Hiring Freeze, Says VCNO Kilby
Civilian mariners and employees who work at the Navy’s public shipyards and maintenance entities are exempt from an ongoing ...