US Shipbuilders, a Shadow of What They Were, Welcome Trump's Support
Shipbuilding has been in steady decline in the US since the end of the Cold War but some in the industry now hope for a revival of the sector, as was promised last week by President Donald Trump.
The United States was once a world leader in both commercial and naval construction, but has fallen far behind its main rival China.
Trump has now promised to reverse this, declaring in an address to Congress on Tuesday that he would "resurrect" the sector and create an Office of Shipbuilding in the White House.
"We used to make so many ships," Trump said, promising tax breaks. "We're going to make them very fast, very soon."