Navy Backs Alabama Maritime Training as Shipyards Face Labor Shortages
The Navy allocated $30 million in March 2026 to expand maritime training at four south Alabama community colleges and awarded a separate $3 million grant for Bishop State Community College’s Gulf Coast Maritime Institute. The investments may create partnership opportunities for shipbuilders and suppliers as Hanwha Philly Shipyard prepares to fulfill nearly $3 billion in U.S. government shipbuilding contracts.