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Trump’s Maritime Action Plan is here. Now what?

Stephen Blakely

June 22, 2026

Several months after President Trump unveiled his Maritime Action Plan to revive U.S. shipbuilding, the proposal is starting to show quiet signs of life. Various players, both inside the administration and on Capitol Hill, are working behind the scenes to resolve differences between the White House and Congress and build a unified legislative strategy for moving forward.

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Shipbuilders at Master Boat Builders in Coden, Ala., reflect the domestic maritime industry President Trump’s Maritime Action Plan aims to support. Master Boat Builders photo.

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Hodder Tugboat is a marine towing operator specializing in the movement of logs, timber, and related forestry products along the coast of British Columbia. Shutterstock photo.

Hodder Tugboat acquires Seaspan's towing business

Eric Haun

June 23, 2026

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Hodder Tugboat Co. Ltd. has finalized its purchase of the legacy chip and hog fuel barge division of Seaspan Marine, the companies announced. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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The New York Bight was once considered prime territory for offshore wind energy development, but the Trump administration has struck deals paying developers to give up their federal lease areas. Tetra Tech image.

Trump administration pays $765 million to kill four more wind leases

WorkBoat Staff

June 22, 2026

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The Department of the Interior made another legal settlement paying developer Invenergy $765 million to give up its offshore wind energy leases, the third such deal as the Trump administration pays companies to abandon plans for wind turbine arrays.

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Left to right: Water Linked CEO Torstein Skogseth, and NORBIT CEO, Jørgen Weisethaunet. NORBIT photo.

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NORBIT acquires Water Linked to expand underwater technology portfolio

June 23, 2026

Hodder Tugboat is a marine towing operator specializing in the movement of logs, timber, and related forestry products along the coast of British Columbia. Shutterstock photo.

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Hodder Tugboat acquires Seaspan's towing business

June 23, 2026

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy (center-left) and representatives from the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, state of Indiana, and Ports of Indiana stand on the dock in Burns Harbor with the Polish laker Drawsko docked in the background.

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Duffy tours Burns Harbor, highlights Great Lakes and inland connections

June 22, 2026

The New York Bight was once considered prime territory for offshore wind energy development, but the Trump administration has struck deals paying developers to give up their federal lease areas. Tetra Tech image.

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Trump administration pays $765 million to kill four more wind leases

June 22, 2026

Shipbuilders at Master Boat Builders in Coden, Ala., reflect the domestic maritime industry President Trump’s Maritime Action Plan aims to support. Master Boat Builders photo.

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Trump’s Maritime Action Plan is here. Now what?

June 22, 2026

Barges move equipment into Dry Dock 4 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash., on Oct. 29, 2025. Navy photo by Scott Hansen

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Navy to establish Officer in Charge of Construction Puget Sound Naval Shipyard

June 22, 2026

Jones Walker LLP has added Nicole Wolf as a Miami-based special counsel in the law firm's maritime practice group. Jones Walker photo.

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Nicole Wolf joins Jones Walker's maritime practice

June 20, 2026

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CORE POWER studies BWXT reactor for floating nuclear power plants

June 19, 2026

An aerial view of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Wash., in April 2012. Navy photo.

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Navy advances $30 billion drydock program at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard

June 18, 2026

The American Maritime Congress is an advocacy organization representing U.S.-flag shipping companies and maritime labor unions. It advocates for maritime policy, national security, and the U.S. Merchant Marine. Shutterstock photo.

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American Maritime Congress names Elizabeth O'Connor executive director

June 18, 2026

A pair of New York harbor vessels take part in a fleet blessing at the beginning of the Seamen's Church Institute's annual Silver Bell awards dinner June 11.

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SCI raises $825,000, honors Wobensmith and Fagan at Silver Bell awards dinner

June 18, 2026

Ring Power Strengthens Cox Marine Network Across the U.S. South

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Revolutionary Permanent Fastener Offers Unmatched Vibration Resistance — Yet Removes Easily with Standard Torque Tools

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A 45-foot response boat medium boat crew from Coast Guard Station Seattle responds to a vessel fire. Petty Officer 2nd Class Briana Carter photo.

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A fire waiting to happen

June 22, 2026

Columbia River Women's Caucus President Capt. Sasha La Greide enters Bonneville locks with tug and barges. CRWC photos.

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Columbia River Women’s Caucus aims to support women mariners, grow workforce

June 17, 2026

Fairbanks Morse Components photo.

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Closing the submarine gap with additive manufacturing

June 16, 2026

The United States has hundreds of small shipyards operating along its coasts, rivers, and inland waterways, collectively employing tens of thousands of workers and handling the majority of the nation's commercial vessel repairs, fishing fleet maintenance, and small-craft construction. Shutterstock photo.

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More funding needed amid strong demand for Small Shipyard Grants

June 13, 2026

A towboat moves cargo along the U.S. inland waterway system, the kind of career-launching vessel that rarely appears in a high school guidance counselor's office. Shutterstock photo.

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Schools undervalue maritime workforce careers. Employers must change the narrative

June 11, 2026

Snow & Co. founder and president Brett Snow sits in the boiler room of the shipyard's 1942 steam-powered crane. Doug Stewart/WorkBoat photo.

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From payphone to shipyard: the Brett Snow story

June 11, 2026

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USNS Thurgood Marshall (T-AO 211) was christened June 6 at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego. General Dynamics NASSCO photos.

Sealift Command christens oiler Thurgood Marshall

Titan, the second vessel in an eight-tug series being built by Master Boat Builders for Maritime Partners, is launched at the Coden, Ala. shipyard. Master Boat Builders photo.

Master Boat Builders launches second Maritime Partners tug

The Regent Viceroy, a 12-passenger electric-powered seaglider, is planned to be delivered this year. Regent image.

REGENT completes Rhode Island seaglider production facility

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