特朗普政府发布美国海上行动计划

US – March 2026 The Trump administration (Administration) recentlyreleased “America’s Maritime Action Plan” (MAP),which is the next step towards achieving the Pillar II: Marine Workforce Education/Training •Expanding mariner training and education to address workforcechallenges in the maritime sector through maritime educationalinstitutions and workforce transitions•Providing financial and regulatory incentives for the training of The MAP focuses on rebuilding the US domestic shipbuildingcapacity, modernizing maritime regulations, increasing the sizeof the US merchant fleet and increasing support for maritimeworkforce education and training. Pillar III: Growing the Marine Industrial Base The MAP reinforces the Administration’s focus on America’smaritime sector. Similar to the US Trade Representative’s (USTR)Section 301 investigation into Chinese shipbuilding and maritimepractices, the MAP is premised on the notion that commercialshipbuilding and a vibrant merchant marine are directly tied to, •Strengthening requirements for shipping government-impelledand commercial cargoes on US-flagged vessels•Imposing a land port maintenance tax to balance paymentsfrom importations across land ports versus maritime ports •Commercial shipbuilding is integral to national and economicsecurity•US-built and US-flagged vessels are viewed as strategicpriorities Pillar IV: National and Economic Security The goals that are part of Pillar IV are designed to strengthen the •Strengthening the resilience of the MIB through improvedcomponent supply chains•Increasing the fleet of commercial vessels tradinginternationally under the US flag•Establishing a Maritime Security Trust Fund (MSTF) •Workforce, trade, tax and regulatory reforms are used to lock in The Pillars of the MAP The MAP is an overarching master plan that cuts across multiple Significant MAP Recommendations To increase the size of the US flagged merchant fleet and growdomestic shipbuilding capabilities and enhance national maritime Among the recommendations set forth in the MAP are: Overhauling Ship Financing Pillar I – Rebuilding US Shipping •Investors, the finance industry and other shipping industryprofessionals should take note that the MAP calls for thelong-term funding and the modernization of the federal ship •Increasing domestic shipbuilding capacity •Incentivizing investment in US shipyards •Establishing maritime prosperity zones to incentivize and alignnew domestic and allied investment in US maritime industries Establishing Maritime SecurityTrust Fund (MSTF) •Addressing supply and demand issues•Reducing dependence on unreliable suppliers throughheightened cooperation with allies and partners •The MSTF would provide funding for long-term investment inAmerica’s shipbuilding capacity, fleet expansion and maritime That will depend in significant part on whether Congress supportsthe effort through stable appropriations and financing tools thatcreate clear, reliable incentives sufficient to give private and allied Vessel and Land Entry Fees •A universal fee on foreign built vessels from any nationentering US ports would be imposed. Revenue collected fromthe universal vessel entry fee would be paid to fund either Increased Opportunities in the Maritime Sector There are several areas and issues that have been discussed overthe last year, but remain largely undefined, for example: –It is not clear whether proposed fees would be in addition, orin lieu of the fees proposed by the USTR’s Section 301 China •The Administration is relying on billions in foreign investment,primarily from Japanese and Korean shipbuilders, to jumpstart •To prevent the circumvention of the vessel entry fees, a landport maintenance tax is proposed based on 0.125 percent of •The Administration was counting on universal fees on foreignbuilt vessels entering US ports, or at least very high fees onChinese-built and-owned vessels pursuant to the section 301 International Bridge Agreements •Reaching agreements with allied shipyard to build vessels intheir home yards, while having foreign shipbuilders invest in US •There was talk of expanded cargo preferences for US flagvessels (which may be foreign-built) and port-of-entry feesimposed on foreign merchandise delivered by land as tools to What’s Next •Expanded workforce training, credentialing reform andinvestment in maritime education were framed as essential Potential Congressional and Agency Action The MAP is a blueprint for the government, shipbuilders andthe maritime industry to meet the goals articulated inExecutiveOrder14269 – “Restoring American Maritime Dominance,” andhighlights a pressing need to invest in the maritime sector. TheMAP sets out to expand domestic shipbuilding from less than 1%of global commercial ship construction to a level that can support While the surge of federal interest is intended to increasecommercial activity in the maritime industry, creatingopportunities in the US and abroad, a