US GAO released: Commercial Shipbuilding: Maritime Administration Needs to Improve Financial Assistance Programs

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Commercial Shipbuilding:Maritime Administration Needs to Improve Financial Assistance Programs

GAO-25-107304Published: Jun 30, 2025. Publicly Released: Jun 30, 2025.

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GAO said concerns over the state of US commercial shipbuilding have grown in recent years, and that such concerns are particularly related to the nation’s capacity to meet government shipbuilding and repair needs that are critical to national defence.