Trump Administration Issues Maritime Action Plan

The Trump Administration issued its "America's Maritime Action Plan" on February 13, 2026. The MAP, as it is generally referred to, was called for by the President's April 9, 2025, Executive Order titled "Restoring America's Maritime Dominance."

The MAP is a wide-ranging and ambitious plan covering all aspects of the U.S. merchant marine, including the operating fleet of U.S.-flag vessels, U.S. shipyards, the maritime industrial base in general, maritime workers, and federal and state maritime educational institutions. The MAP has a heavy emphasis on supporting and growing the U.S. shipyard industrial base. Many of the proposals in the MAP – such as "maritime prosperity zones" to spur shipyard investment – were previewed in the April 2025 executive order.