The united state shipbuilding sector prepares to deal with Donald Trump to aid recognize his objective of a 350-ship Navy, the Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) claimed Monday in a declaration congratulating the President- choose and also participants of the 115th Congress.

“We congratulate President-elect Trump, his nominees and the new and returning members of the 115th Congress and look forward to working with them on a positive agenda with a strong commitment to jobs, infrastructure projects and building up America’s Armed Forces and industrial base,” claimed Matthew Paxton, President of SCA.

The news release appeared hopeful concerning President- choose Trump’s promise to expand the united state Navy fleet to 350 ships. There are presently 273 deployable ships in the united state Navy, according to the Navy’s internet site.

“SCA and the entire U.S. shipyard industry stands ready to work with the new Administration and Congress and we are optimistic that in addition to building towards a 350-ship Navy, we can work together on policies that remove the uncertainty of sequestration, encourage predictable funding levels and building ships ‘smarter’ and more efficiently, including pursuing alternative funding strategies in addition to substantial and sustained funding to maximize taxpayer dollars.”

The personal shipbuilding and also repair work sector in the united state sustains over 399,000 work, adding $25.1 billion in labor earnings and also $37.3 billion in united state GDP throughout the nation, according to the SCA.

“More than 5000 suppliers, many of whom are small businesses, need predictability and stability in funding for Navy ships in order to invest in the procurement process,” the SCA news release claimed. “We look forward to working with President-elect Trump, his Administration and the Congress to achieve these goals in 2017 and beyond.”