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Can Trump’s merchant fleet survive the realities of global shipping? The Trump administration’s push to revive a US-flagged merchant fleet under the SHIPS for America Act is bold, nostalgic, and politically charged.
It evokes the era of Liberty ships and wartime logistics, when American-built vessels carried the weight of Allied victory across the oceans. But in today’s hyper-efficient, consolidated, and globalised shipping industry, the practicality of such a vision is questionable.
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Why America’s economic strength lessens its risk of being targeted by radical Net-Zero states
As the world teeters on the edge of economic stagnation, one nation stands apart: the United States. It is the only major power both willing and able to pursue robust economic growth.
But until recently, this distinction may have become a liability. In an era where Western governments are increasingly beholden to radical climate orthodoxy, the US risks becoming the focal point of ideological and regulatory attack - not from adversaries abroad, but from its own allies.
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Silent cartel: How shipping giants and regulators converge to command the seas
Once upon a time, the open seas were a bustling, chaotic theatre of commerce, navigated by a colorful fleet of independent carriers, each jostling for advantage in the free market.
Today, however, the international shipping landscape is dominated by a handful of massive conglomerates - MSC, CMA CGM, Maersk, Cosco, Hapag-Lloyd, HMM, and Evergreen whose rise to prominence has been forged through an unrelenting wave of mergers, acquisitions, and strategic alliances. This concentration of power, often unchallenged and quietly applauded by regulators, has yielded troubling consequences for both competition and the supposed neutrality of regulation.
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If British Columbia won’t bend, let Manitoba open seaport of Churchill
Canada’s oil export debate has stalled yet again on the Pacific coast, where British Columbia’s reflexive hostility to tankers chokes frustrates Alberta’s producers.
But while BC digs in its heels, less affluent Manitoba could reawaken the Port of Churchill as a summer oil and gas gateway, and run a purpose-built pipeline from the heart of Alberta’s oil patch across permafrost and muskeg to Hudson Bay.
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