The White House is preparing to send Congress a series of legislative proposals to implement its Maritime Action Plan, U.S Maritime Administration head Stephen Carmel told lawmakers Wednesday. The Trump administration published the Maritime Action Plan, or MAP, in February, advancing a broad strategy to bolster commercial and military shipping and shipbuilding. The MAP proposes a variety of actions, such as establishing a Maritime Security Trust Fund, that will require legislative backing. “There are two prongs here. One is...