> Japan and South Korea have active shipbuilders building immense container ships (Ever Given was built in Japan), and Europe dominates the cruise ship industry

> Japan and South Korea have active shipbuilders building immense container ships (Ever Given was built in Japan), and Europe dominates the cruise ship industry. Cruise missiles have entered the chat Besides, it's very nice in these scenarios to build your ships the same place that's sending cargo, so you don't have to risk an empty or low-priority cargo trip the wrong direction before you can load up with the good stuff. Plus, governments change. The US could well end up on a different side of a conflict from some current allies, or those allies might remain neutral and so avoid behaving too-favorably to the US.