With the One Big Beautiful Bill Act providing billions in funding for the Department of Defense and the Coast Guard to spend on shipbuilding and the maritime industrial base, marine equipment manufacturers, shipbuilders, ship suppliers, and others in the maritime industry have a unique opportunity to win government contracts.   

Reciprocal Tariff Week: What to Watch Ahead of the July 9th Tariff Deadline 

Let’s take a closer look at the implications of two trade and tariff developments from last week and what they mean for negotiating leverage and tariffs: 1) Secretary Bessent’s comments that trading partners acting in good faith are “highly likely” to get extensions of the pause on tariffs, and 2) the U.S.-China trade talks in London.    

The Court of International Trade rules that the Trump Administration's "IEEPA" tariffs are illegal.

On May 11th, the United States and China reached agreement related to the tariffs each had imposed.  Let's dive into what the announcement included and what this means moving forward.

What should businesses take away from the May 8th U.S.-U.K trade announcement and what should they do moving forward?

USTR's recent trade action to levy fees on Chinese ships marks a crucial step, yet further actions are needed to revitalize American shipbuilding. Here's a look at what maritime businesses, shipyards, and marine suppliers should monitor.

While the world has focused on the President's tariffs surrounding his April 2nd announcement, the America First Trade Policy report delivered to the President the same week largely flew under the radar. Let's take a look at how the report addresses one issue I have been working on for years: the impact of trade agreements on "Buy America" policy and American manufacturing.