December 2025
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WorkBoat December 2025 – Volume 85 Edition 12
It’s been a landmark year for the U.S. commercial maritime industry, with shipbuilding once again in the national spotlight amid a renewed White House push to revitalize the sector. This month, the WorkBoat team looks back at these developments and the other major stories of 2025, from bold plans for new uncrewed naval vessels and Coast Guard icebreakers to setbacks in offshore wind and renewed oil and gas momentum in the Gulf. Threaded through many of these stories is a common theme: the outsized influence of the Trump administration on the direction of U.S. maritime, energy, and defense policy.
