State of Great Lakes Shipbuilding
By Brendan Falkowski, Owner, Shipwatcher News
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.
Shipbuilding has gone from a forgotten industry in America to routinely making front page headlines over the last 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.
However, the Great Lakes still go largely under the radar, with the spotlight only finding the industry when things go wrong, and almost never highlighting its large role in the U.S. economy and defense supply chain.
The Great Lakes maritime industry knows far too well that it is often overlooked.
Author's summary: Great Lakes shipbuilding remains under the radar despite its significance.
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