https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/3d318df8-0158-4f53-92cc-b14fab22df5a In just three decades, China's shipbuilding industry went from zero, to today building more vessels than the rest of the world combined. The White House, the War Department, and leading lawmakers have promised billions of dollars in new investment, and enacted policies to rebuild American shipbuilding and pull business awaay from China. But China's dominance in the industry continues to boom, and the growth is even accelerating. The War on Iran has sharply pushed up demand for ships from the energy industry, and Chinese shipyards alone have the capacity to take new orders for VLCC's and LR ships. Closing scene, Lushun Port, Dalian, Liaoning Resources and links: US port fees, and $3 billion in costs, loom for owners of Chinese-built ships https://www.reuters.com/world/china/us-port-fees-3-billion-costs-loom-owners-chinese-built-ships-2025-10-07/ With U.S. port fees on Chinese-built ships coming, ocean freight carriers scramble to avoid surprise financial hit https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/10/ocean-freight-carriers-port-fees-china-shipbuilding-vessels.html US senators urge Trump to 'stand strong' on shipbuilding in talks with Xi https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-senators-urge-trump-stand-strong-shipbuilding-talks-with-xi-2026-05-11/ China retaliates against U.S. port fees with new charges on American ships https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/10/china-retaliates-against-us-port-fees-with-charges-on-american-ships.html China tightens its grip on global shipbuilding, grabbing 85% of new orders https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3353147/china-tightens-its-grip-global-shipbuilding-grabbing-85-new-orders Senators Baldwin, Kelly, Young, Scott Call on Trump to Stand Up to China and Prioritize U.S. Shipbuilding at Summit With President Xi https://urbanmilwaukee.com/pressrelease/senators-baldwin-kelly-young-scott-call-on-trump-to-stand-up-to-china-and-prioritize-u-s-shipbuilding-at-summit-with-president-xi/ China navigates US threats to anchor global shipbuilding dominance in 2025 https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3342091/china-navigates-us-threats-anchor-global-shipbuilding-dominance-2025 RESTORING AMERICA’S MARITIME DOMINANCE https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/04/restoring-americas-maritime-dominance/ Maritime Golden Age https://www.whitehouse.gov/maritimemight/ China Dominates the Shipbuilding Industry https://www.csis.org/analysis/china-dominates-shipbuilding-industry U.S. policies target China's shipbuilding dominance https://www.linkedin.com/posts/csis_new-us-policies-aimed-at-curtailing-china-activity-7385661079961628672-AqML China’s shipyards secure wave of oil tanker orders as Iran war drives demand https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3350872/chinas-shipyards-secure-wave-oil-tanker-orders-iran-war-drives-demand Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Strikes Deal on Economic and Trade Relations with China https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/11/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-strikes-deal-on-economic-and-trade-relations-with-china/ US-China Port Fee Truce: One-Year Suspension Commencing 10 November 2025 http://north-standard.com/insights-and-resources/resources/news/us-china-port-fee-truce The Shipping Mess, Part 1: Global fleets shift routes, raise costs, slow deliveries to US markets https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ill9E9NToJ4 The Shipping Mess, Part 2: New Chinese regulations may be targeting Wall Street, US investors https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_CM1GSiW7Q Fri, 15 May 2026 10:35:53 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/3d318df8-0158-4f53-92cc-b14fab22df5a All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.