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Same reason there are rules about ships going between US ports been manufactured in the US - to keep strategic ship building capacity in the event of a war.
by noir_lord 7y ago
Same reason there are rules about ships going between US ports been manufactured in the US - to keep strategic ship building capacity in the event of a war.
- tobylane 7y agoThat well meaning law means there’s one cruise ship that fits the requirements, all the others visit one foreign port. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride_of_America https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride_of_America It looks like the cargo ship law, Jones Act, is more successful in creating capacity.
- brobdingnagians 7y agoEven then, it took a special exemption from Congress since it was towed to and finished in Germany after the initial company filed bankruptcy. > Norwegian Cruise Line Ltd acquired the unfinished ship and was towed to Germany for completion as Pride of America for their newly launched NCL America division. > A special exemption on the part of the U.S. government allowed the modified, mostly German-built ship to attain U.S. registry. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride_of_America https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride_of_America
- dantheman 7y agoThe Jones act is a complete failure. https://www.cato.org/publications/policy-analysis/jones-act-burden-america-can-no-longer-bear https://www.cato.org/publications/policy-analysis/jones-act-...