🔥Can the U.S. Rebuild Its Maritime Power?
🌎Here’s all you need to know about America’s shipbuilding comeback.
🔥 Greetings, Maritime Mavericks!
In 2025, one fact defines the global maritime balance:
📉 The U.S. builds less than 0.1% of the world’s commercial ships.
📈 China builds more ships than the rest of the world combined.
⚓ For every U.S. naval ship launched, China builds six.
This is no longer just a trade imbalance — it’s a national security alarm.
In his second term, President Trump has placed shipbuilding at the core of U.S. strategy — not only to bring jobs home, but to counter China’s expanding maritime dominance.
1️⃣ The China Reality
2️⃣ The U.S. Reality
3️⃣ The Trump Administration’s Response
🔭 What’s Next?
🏅 Can the U.S. Rebuild Its Maritime Power?
1️⃣ The China Reality
🔺 232x greater shipbuilding capacity than the U.S.
🔺 400 active warships vs. 295 in the U.S. Navy
🔺 By 2030: PLAN to reach 425 vessels — U.S. may add just five
🔺 75% of Chinese commercial ships sold globally, including to U.S. allies
🔺 5,500 ships in China’s commercial fleet vs. <100 for the U.S.
➡️ Military–civil fusion fuels this rise: commercial revenue directly supports naval growth.