Abby Shepherd

3 days ago | insidedefense.com | Abby Shepherd |Nick Wilson

Last week, President Trump's executive order marked the start of a new push to rejuvenate the domestic maritime industry, but achieving the order's ambitions will require Congress to play a significant role, lawmakers and analysts told Inside Defense this week.

1 week ago | insidedefense.com | Abby Shepherd |Nick Wilson

Last week, President Trump's executive order marked the start of a new push to rejuvenate the domestic maritime industry, but achieving the order's ambitions will require Congress to play a significant role, lawmakers and analysts told Inside Defense this week.

3 weeks ago | insidedefense.com | Abby Shepherd |Nick Wilson

United States shipbuilding is at risk under President Trump’s tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum, according to Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA), who is leading a bipartisan push in the Senate to end a 25% tariff levied on the majority of Canadian goods. Kaine, whose state is home to HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding, today argued that these tariffs on aluminum and steel will drive up material costs for the Navy’s high-priority warships and submarines at a time when industry is already...