Opinion: Rebuilding American shipbuilding is urgently important. But it must be done without hurting America’s consumers and U.S. exports.

Port Canaveral's cruise operations were shut down for 16 1/2 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The port received $72.21 million in federal aid from the American Rescue Plan Act to offset losses.

If anything, Port Canaveral is one of America’s busiest seaports, handling roughly 4 million tons of cargo each year. And Port Canaveral’s cargo shipping alone supports more than 5,600 local ...