US Lawmakers Seek to Bolster Shipbuilding at Home: Supply Lines

Ocean shipping has grabbed President-elect Donald Trump’s ear of late, and a new bill with bipartisan backing offers some clues about how US maritime policy may play out during his second term.

There are currently 80 US-flagged vessels in international commerce compared with China’s 5,500. The recently introduced SHIPS for America Act would revitalize the US shipbuilding and commercial maritime industries after decades of neglect, according to its sponsors, Democratic Senator Mark Kelly, Republican Senator Todd Young, Democratic Representative John Garamendi and Republican Representative Trent Kelly.

And while his name might not be on it, Mike Waltz’s fingerprints are all ...