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Also because of the little-known Jones Act from 1920 which states that any shipping between US ports must be shipped solely aboard vessels that are U.S.-built,

Also because of the little-known Jones Act from 1920 which states that any shipping between US ports must be shipped solely aboard vessels that are U.S.-built, U.S.-citizen owned, and, registered in the U.S., which means crewed by Americans. It's incredibly expensive to ship anything domestically in the US even though the geography is quite good for it.

Retric 4y ago
The Registered in the US bit seems like it would place it on an even footing with other forms of transportation which is definitely a good thing economically. U.S.-built and U.S.-citizen owned are presumably good to get rid of economically, though it has some national defense implications.
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