"Establish a general tax for ships built overseas from any nation entering ports American ". This is established by "America's Maritime Action Plan", the new plan announced on Friday by the U.S. government administration in which Measures to revitalise the maritime industry explained in particular that of shipbuilding, announced last April by President Donald Trump that he had signed a special executive decree ( of 10 April 2025).

The plan lists a series of measures to revive the industry national shipbuilding and generically explains that they will be promoted and financed mainly by the introduction of tax incentives and through financial instruments. Among the latter is the Maritime Security Trust Fund (MSTF), whose establishment has The objective - the plan specifies - is to provide "a flow of dedicated and mandatory funding to support programmes aimed at to strengthen the maritime industry and the merchant navy Americans. Through the capture of certain specific revenues - it is emphasized - the MSTF would guarantee constant investments and long-term in shipbuilding capacity, expansion of the U.S. Fleet and Maritime Workforce."

This constant stream of certain specific revenues would be generated, in fact, by the establishment of a tax on ships built abroad that arrive in U.S. ports, imposed - The plan specifies - "to be calculated on the basis of the weight of the tonnage arriving on the ship". The document highlights that "a tax of one cent per kilogram on ships built abroad would generate about 66 billion dollars of revenue over ten years, while a tax of 25 cents for kilogram would generate nearly $1.5 trillion in revenue (a figure that reveals the disregard for the 'details' of the current presidential administration, ed.), which could be used for the Maritime Security Trust Fund. Since the ships built abroad benefit from market access - notes the plan reflecting one of the cornerstones of the Trump-thinking – this policy ensures that they contribute to the Long-term revitalization of maritime capacities American Championships".

America's Maritime Action Plan would therefore extend to all the Ships built abroad the specification application program additional tariffs on ships calling at U.S. ports that first remark the Trump administration had proposed against of ships built in China or operated by entities Chinese or owned by Chinese entities, then measure frozen for a year after an agreement with Beijing ( of 30 October 2025), and car carriers built in any foreign nation, a measure that had been criticized by the association International World Shipping Council ( of 18 April and 19 May 2025).