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AS U.S. NAVY SHIPBUILDER ADMITS WELDING FAILURES, CHINA’S NAVY GROWS
In This Report: NAVSEC Reveals Welding Failures By Newport News Shipyard U.S. Cannot Build Three Destroyers Per Year GAO: Poor Shipbuilding Quality Causes Increased Cannibalization of U.S. Navy Ships Other U.S. Naval Shipbuilding Problems CSIS: Superior Chinese...
AS U.S. NAVY SHIPBUILDER ADMITS WELDING FAILURES, CHINA’S NAVY GROWS
In This Report: NAVSEC Reveals Welding Failures By Newport News Shipyard U.S. Cannot Build Three Destroyers Per Year GAO: Poor Shipbuilding Quality Causes Increased Cannibalization of U.S. Navy Ships Other U.S. Naval Shipbuilding Problems CSIS: Superior Chinese Shipbuilding Is Driving Chinese Naval Supremacy China’s Shipbuilding Continues To Gain Ground In 2024 Conclusion By Stas Margaronis...
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Coronavirus: Presidential Activation of Defense Production Act Will Expedite Medical Supplies & Could Direct Investments In Jobs, Infrastructure, Transportation, Manufacturing Vital To National Security
“First of all, governors are supposed to be doing a lot of this work, and they are doing a lot of this work…The federal government is not supposed to be out there buying vast amounts of items and then shipping. You know, we’re not a shipping clerk.”- President Donald Trump, March 19, 2020 By Stas Margaronis As doctors and nurses clamor for protective gear and medical supplies to combat the...
TEXAS PROMOTES $37 BILLION COASTAL PROTECTION COMPLEX- INCLUDING $12 BILLION GALVESTON BAY BARRIER – TO PROTECT CITIES, PORTS & PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Illustration: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers BY STAS MARGARONIS In 2017 Hurricane Harvey caused 51 inches of rain to fall on the Houston area causing massive flooding, shut down the Port of Houston, damaged petrochemical facilities and caused $125 billion worth of damage. With that experience in mind, Texans are supporting a gigantic storm surge defense complex projected to cost as much as $37...
As Storms Continue In 2020, Mayors Say Flood Impact To Mississippi River Cities, Ports & Farmers Will Require New Infrastructure Spending & Factoring Climate Change
By Stas Margaronis The catastrophic flooding of 2019 appears to be repeating itself in 2020 with another round of rains and flooding that have motivated Mayors from hard-hit Mississippi river cities as well as farmers, shippers and ports to demand that Congress and the Trump administration invest as much as $12 billion to: upgrade neglected waterways, repair flood damage and factor climate...
ARCADIS’ DIRCKE WARNS OF GROWING FLOOD AND SEA LEVEL THREATS TO VENICE
BY STAS MARGARONIS, RBTUS The City of Venice must to adopt “a resiliency plan to stave off the long-term threat of increased flooding and that flooding can come not just from high sea levels but also from the rivers and heavy rainfall,” according to Piet Dircke, a water management consultant for the Dutch firm Arcadis. The resiliency plan needs to factor new construction and upgrades that...
TEAMSTER HARBOR TRUCK DRIVERS WELCOME NEW CALIFORNIA LAW REGULATING OWNER/OPERATORS
By Stas Margaronis Two Southern California owner/ operator harbor truck drivers say they welcome the passage of California’s Assembly Bill 5 which they hope will help pave the way for owner/operator drivers to become employees with better wages, healthcare and job security. The recent passage of California’s Assembly Bill 5 (AB-5) makes employing owner operators more difficult for companies,...
REPUBLICANS SAY TRUMP AIDS ISIS BY ALLOWING TURKISH ATTACK ON U.S. KURDISH ALLIES IN SYRIA
BY STAS MARGARONIS Republicans in Congress are urging President Trump to reverse his decision to allow the Turkish attack on U.S. Kurdish allies, which could cause the release of 10,000 ISIS fighters from detention camps in Northern Syria. Kurds Strike A Deal With Russia and Syria The effect of the President’s action has led to a reported deal between the Kurds, Syria and Russia that may...
U.S. Coast Guard Warns Of Cyber-Attack & Electronic Interference Threats To Commercial Vessels
Photo: U.S. Coast Guard By Stas Margaronis The U.S. Coast Guard warned of a “significant cyber incident” on one ship that “exposes potential vulnerabilities on board commercial vessels” and reported on a second incident in which “unknown interference” impacted a U.S. flag vessel. Both incidents occurred in 2019: A February “significant cyber incident” with a vessel bound for the Port of New York...
How Federal Spending Helped Pull U.S. Out of Depression: American-Made: The Enduring Legacy of the WPA by Nick Taylor
By Stas Margaronis The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was created in 1935 and typified President Roosevelt’s New Deal programs that provided jobs, economic stimulus, and upgrades to the nation’s infrastructure. The WPA provides a positive historical model for the United States to embrace in 2020. At a time when the United States’ infrastructure is crumbling due to lack of...
REVIEW: Brunelleschi’s Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture By Ross King
By Stas Margaronis On August 19, 1418, Filippo Brunelleschi was awarded the contract to build the dome that would enclose the Florence cathedral Santa Maria de Fiore. Brunelleschi would dedicate the next 28 years to solving the puzzles of the dome’s construction. In the process, he did nothing less than reinvent the field of architecture according to King. Denounced at first as a madman,...
CMA’S CONTAINERSHIPS BEGIN LNG FEEDERSHIP SERVICE IN EUROPE
Credit: Containerships BY STAS MARGARONIS CMA CGM-owned Containerships has received the 1,400-TEU Containerships Nord – the first newly built container ship sailing in Europe to run on dual-fuel LNG. The company announced that “The second of our LNG-Powered vessels, CONTAINERSHIPS POLAR, will join her fellow her vessel in Europe in just a few short weeks!” The two 1,400-TEU feeder...
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