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Trump Issues Executive Order Aimed At Revamping Maritime Policy, Investments In Domestic Shipbuilding

Trump Issues Executive Order Aimed At Revamping Maritime Policy, Investments In Domestic Shipbuilding
Production of a National Security Multi-Mission Vessel at Philly Shipyard in February 2024. (Photo: Philly Shipyard)

President Trump on Wednesday signed a sweeping executive order aimed at vastly changing the government’s maritime policy and pushing for more investments in domestic shipbuilding. The large, 24-section order is focused on having the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs (APNSA) deliver a “Maritime Action Plan” (MAP) to the president and director of the Office of Management and Budget within 210 days to achieve the order’s policies, with multiple contributions and reports from various department heads. APNSA is…

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