State of Great Lakes Shipbuilding
The steamer Alpena on Lake Michigan, July 29, 2023, was sidelined for six months at the beginning of the 2025 season due to critical repairs to her steam powerplant, marking her 82nd season of sailing the Great Lakes.
By Brendan Falkowski, Owner, Shipwatcher News. Shipbuilding has gone from a forgotten industry in America to making front page headlines in just a few months.
The current world climate has raised alarms across the globe for renewed investments in navies and merchant fleets as world powers compete for dominance of the seas.
Despite renewed interest in maritime, the Great Lakes still go largely under the radar, with the spotlight only finding the industry when things go wrong, and rarely highlighting its large role in the U.S. economy and defense supply chain.
Author's summary: Great Lakes shipbuilding remains under the radar despite its importance.
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