Large Ocean Shipbuilding

Washington should make large-scale shipbuilding a higher economic priority. The Pacific Northwest already has major shipbuilding companies, including Nichols Brothers and Vigor. With renewed federal attention and potential foreign investment, Washington should move quickly to support this industry because shipbuilding creates high-quality jobs, strengthens the state’s manufacturing base, and creates more long-term revenue for Washington. I have written letters of interest to Nichols Brothers and Vigor, two shipbuilders in Washington State, and to Hanwha Shipbuilding in Philadelphia and Newport News, Virginia