California Forever Blames Permitting Delays for Losing Saronic's $3.2 Billion Shipyard to Texas

California Forever and a broad coalition of labor, manufacturing, construction, housing, and business organizations say California lost Saronic’s planned $3.2 billion Port Alpha shipyard because the state could not move fast enough to meet the company’s permitting timeline.

The coalition issued the statement after Saronic announced it had selected Brownsville, Texas, as the site for Port Alpha, a next-generation shipyard expected to create up to 10,000 direct jobs as part of a planned investment exceeding $3 billion.

According to the coalition, California was one of two finalists among 17 states considered by Saronic, with Solano County offering what it described as