USA Shipbuilding Coalition Launches Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. April 21, 2026 © Brad Nixon / Adobe Stock Partners representing both labor and management have launched the USA Shipbuilding Coalition to urge Congress to take action to revitalize the critical American shipbuilding industry, including by passing the bipartisan SHIPS for America Act. This labor-management partnership will work to advance concrete actions to spur investment in and revitalization of America’s shipbuilding capacity, enhance the strength and utilization of domestic supply chains and ensure that the US can build, repair, maintain and man the vessels needed to restore U.S. maritime capabilities. “Bringing together industry and labor in common purpose to drive American shipbuilding forward demonstrates the significance of this moment,” said USA Shipbuilding Coalition President Michael Wessel. “With bipartisan support in Congress, and backing by the Trump Administration, there is no excuse to continue to let American industry falter at the feet of China’s illegal trade practices. Revitalizing this critical industry is paramount to protecting our national security, creating jobs, and growing our economy. The time to act is now.” For decades, the United States neglected and failed to invest in commercial shipbuilding, undermining the maritime defense industrial base, says the Coalition. “During that same period, the People’s Republic of China aggressively deployed state subsidies, predatory trade practices, and industrial policy to dominate the global shipbuilding and maritime logistics sectors, at our expense.” In recent years, U.S. leaders have increasingly recognized the importance of strengthening and sustaining a strategic commercial fleet to support global trade, supply chain resilience, and domestic industrial capacity. And now, leaders from across the political spectrum are coming out in support of the USA Shipbuilding Coalition. "This Administration is committed to fulfilling Preside