The big shipping companies are still European but their ships are built in Asia and crewed with whoever is cheapest. Its a relentlessly efficient industry and

The big shipping companies are still European but their ships are built in Asia and crewed with whoever is cheapest. Its a relentlessly efficient industry and I don't think a lot of Westerners are willing to spend an entire year on a cargo ship. The Jones act is actually an admission that the US cannot compete.