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HII’s Kastner Minimizes Metal Tariff Affect To Shipbuilding, Australian Suppliers Helps Fragile Industrial Base

Thursday, April 3rd, 2025

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HII’s Kastner Minimizes Metal Tariff Affect To Shipbuilding, Australian Suppliers Helps Fragile Industrial Base

Chris Kastner, president and CEO of HII. (Photo: HII)

The president and CEO of HII [HII] this week downplayed how much impact Trump administration aluminum and steel tariffs would have on the shipbuilding supply chain while noting adding Australian suppliers to submarine production under the AUKUS agreement will help bolster a fragile supply chain. He argued that as a long-term shipbuilder HII is different from other companies because they both order metal parts years in advance and also buy and build in America. “Ultimately, if tariffs bring more manufacturing…

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