ABS helped bring together industry and government pioneers for a U.S. Maritime Strategy Workshop to help stakeholders align on key policy and commercial priorities.
This was the third in a series of workshops organised to inform a U.S. national maritime strategy and was done in collaboration with the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC), the Office of Senator Mark Kelly, and the Office of U.S. Representative Michael Waltz.
Challenges and recommendations
The U.S. maritime industry faces several challenges, including economic competitiveness, erosion of shipbuilding and sustainment capacity, supply chains and workforce development, and new pressures and opportunities associated with energy transition and maritime decarbonisation initiatives.
For the government to take informed and effective action, key decision-makers need credible input and recommendations with multi-stakeholder support and a phased framework for guiding investment decisions.
Workshop findings
The workshop included key comments from ABS Chairman Christopher Wiernicki, MFC Chairman Daniel Maffei, Senator Mark Kelly, and Representative Michael Waltz.
The findings from the workshop will help inform a broad range of U.S. maritime policy, legislation, and strategy decisions from government and industry.