Comments on: Jones Act, Get Your Act Together – YOUblog Featured Article http://gcaptain.com/jones-act-act-youblog-featured/?7723 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 07:11:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: FredFry http://gcaptain.com/jones-act-act-youblog-featured/?7723#comment-19502 FredFry Mon, 06 Apr 2009 04:17:48 +0000 http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/?p=7723#comment-19502 The problem here is the cost to domestic shipping as part of supporting domestic shipbuilding. There is no requirement that trucks in the US be US-built or even manned for that matter, nor is there is a US requirement that planes in domestic service be US Built. And talking about 'Made in USA' there is nothing to say that you can't build a ship in the US competitively, especially if the shipyards are given more freedom to use parts/sub assemblies that are imported. If the US wants to shift cargo to travel on water, it needs to do more to make sure that the equipment is there to do the transporting. The problem here is the cost to domestic shipping as part of supporting domestic shipbuilding. There is no requirement that trucks in the US be US-built or even manned for that matter, nor is there is a US requirement that planes in domestic service be US Built. And talking about 'Made in USA' there is nothing to say that you can't build a ship in the US competitively, especially if the shipyards are given more freedom to use parts/sub assemblies that are imported.

If the US wants to shift cargo to travel on water, it needs to do more to make sure that the equipment is there to do the transporting.

]]> By: FredFry http://gcaptain.com/jones-act-act-youblog-featured/?7723#comment-23212 FredFry Mon, 06 Apr 2009 04:17:00 +0000 http://gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/?p=7723#comment-23212 The problem here is the cost to domestic shipping as part of supporting domestic shipbuilding. There is no requirement that trucks in the US be US-built or even manned for that matter, nor is there is a US requirement that planes in domestic service be US Built. And talking about 'Made in USA' there is nothing to say that you can't build a ship in the US competitively, especially if the shipyards are given more freedom to use parts/sub assemblies that are imported. If the US wants to shift cargo to travel on water, it needs to do more to make sure that the equipment is there to do the transporting. The problem here is the cost to domestic shipping as part of supporting domestic shipbuilding. There is no requirement that trucks in the US be US-built or even manned for that matter, nor is there is a US requirement that planes in domestic service be US Built. And talking about 'Made in USA' there is nothing to say that you can't build a ship in the US competitively, especially if the shipyards are given more freedom to use parts/sub assemblies that are imported.

If the US wants to shift cargo to travel on water, it needs to do more to make sure that the equipment is there to do the transporting.

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