by Stas | Apr 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
By Kevin Policarpo Over four decades ago, China’s paramount leader Deng Xiaoping stated that the country needed to compete with the Western nations and develop four sectors, the “Four Modernizations.” These four goals set by Deng were designed to strengthen China’s...
by Stas | Feb 24, 2022 | Uncategorized
Photo: Matson By Stas Margaronis The crisis faced by U.S. agricultural exporters unable to book sufficient space on foreign-flag ocean carriers will only be solved when the United States starts to build new ships, according to Dr. Salvatore R. Mercogliano, associate...
by Stas | Feb 3, 2022 | Uncategorized
By Stas Margaronis Following the end of World War II, the Japanese government sought to re-establish its industrial base through shipbuilding. It recognized that shipbuilding would replace its decimated merchant fleet with brand new vessels and that by developing...
by Stas | Jan 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
BY STAS MARGARONIS Last November International Propeller Club president James Patti, warned that a lack of U.S. flag shipping has made the United States vulnerable to the increasing economic dominance of China. He also warned that a lack of investment in the nation’s...
by Stas | Dec 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
Exporting Goods _ USDA BY STAS MARGARONIS On December 21st, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it had provided lists of U.S. food exporters in compliance with a Chinese Customs deadline of January 1st, 2022: “The FDA has provided the General...
