American Maritime Security Initiative

A container ship is seen docked at the Port of Los Angeles on March 13, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Getty Images)

The Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl L. Caudle and the Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric M. Smith tour Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi, on January 1, 2026 (US Marine Corps)

An aerial view of a container ship arriving at the Port of Oakland on October 10, 2025, in Oakland, California. (Getty Images)

US Navy sailors and Newport News Shipbuilding workers reinstall the port side anchor onboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in Newport News, Virginia, on August 18, 2023. (US Navy)

A Naval Science Institute student practices arc welding at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Maine on October 10, 2024. (US Navy photo by Branden Bourque)

The Zumwalt Class Guided Missile Destroyer USS Michael Monsoor is seen on February 10, 2024. (DVIDS)

Newport News Shipbuilding contractors lift the starboard anchor of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in Newport News, Virginia, on July 14, 2023. (US Navy photo)

The final piece of the underwater hull of the USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) is lowered into place at Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia on September 28, 2018. (US Navy photo courtesy of Huntington Ingalls Industries by John Whalen)

A ship under construction on February 28, 2024, in Yangzhou, China. (Photo by Meng Delong/VCG via Getty Images)

An aerial view of General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard on March 20, 2020, in San Diego, California. (Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

Construction of NSMV Patriot State in Philadelphia. (Courtesy of TOTE Maritime)

MV Isa Bella. (Courtesy of TOTE)