COULD U.S. BUILT & CREWED SHIPS HELP U.S. EXPORTERS?

COULD U.S. BUILT & CREWED SHIPS HELP U.S. EXPORTERS?

BY STAS MARGARONIS The United States is facing growing challenges exporting agricultural products abroad at a time when it lacks the U.S. flagged vessels to support international trade, according to panelists addressing a Maritime Day symposium entitled “Do U.S....
Do US AG/LNG Exporters Need New U.S. Ships?

Do US AG/LNG Exporters Need New U.S. Ships?

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...