Could Britain and America revive merchant shipbuilding competition?

Could Britain and the United States enter a new merchant shipbuilding competition?

Not credibly with present yard capacity; the US has greater industrial scale, while Britain may have somewhat easier state coordination in some cases.

Britain and the United States competed in merchant shipbuilding historically, but the panel says neither presently has enough yard capacity for a convincing new contest. The United States holds an advantage in available space and overall industrial depth. Britain may have an easier time assembling land for a state-backed programme because American projects can face more political and legal challenges. Both countries would first have to rebuild substantial capacity before a competition in output became meaningful.