{
  "id": 818075,
  "title": "Trump signs memo permitting foreign shipbuilders to build up to 2 US ships in their shipyards",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/trump-signs-memo-permitting-foreign-shipbuilders-to-build-up-to-2-us",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T00:07:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260814/trump-signs-memo-permitting-foreign-shipbuilders-to-build-up-to-2-us-ships-in-their-shipyards"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed a national security memorandum allowing foreign shipbuilders to construct up to two ships in their U.S. shipyards for delivery to the United States. This move aims to bolster the United States' Navy and shipbuilding industrial base. The memorandum follows the United States' increased collaboration in shipbuilding with South Korea, which has pledged to invest $150 billion into the U.S. shipbuilding sector, as part of a broader $350 billion investment commitment under a recent bilateral trade and investment agreement. According to the White House, as foreign shipbuilders invest heavily in American shipyards and establish a workforce of American workers, they will be granted temporary authorization to build up to two ships in their parent shipyards, which will be delivered to the U.S. to address urgent needs. Subsequently, additional ships will be constructed in revitalized American shipyards.",
  "summary": "WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a national security memorandum permitting foreign shipbuilders to build up to two ships in their parent shipyards for delivery to the United States, as the U.S. seeks to rebuild its Navy and shipbuilding industrial base. The memorandum came as the U.S. is stepping up shipbuilding cooperation with Korea, which has committed to investing…",
  "key_points": [
    "Move aims to bolster US Navy and shipbuilding industrial base.",
    "Follows US collaboration with South Korea, investing $150B in US shipbuilding sector."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Foreign shipbuilders gain temporary access to build ships in their own yards for US delivery, reflecting increased collaboration and investment in the US shipbuilding sector.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Trump signs memo permitting foreign shipbuilders to build up to 2 U.S. ships in their shipyards",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/trump-signs-memo-permitting-foreign-shipbuilders-to-build-up-to-2-u-s",
        "published": "2026-08-13T23:00:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Trump signs memo permitting foreign shipbuilders to build up to 2 US ships in their shipyards",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/trump-signs-memo-permitting-foreign-shipbuilders-to-build-up-to-2-us-818961",
        "published": "2026-08-14T00:17:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "KBS World Radio",
        "title": "Trump Allows Foreign Shipbuilders to Make up to 2 US Vessels in Home Country",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/trump-allows-foreign-shipbuilders-to-make-up-to-2-us-vessels-in-home",
        "published": "2026-08-14T00:40:01.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}