http://www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/the-state-of-u-s-sealift/ Your Source for Defense and Military News Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:36:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/the-state-of-u-s-sealift/#comment-2655 Jeffrey Smidt Sat, 30 Apr 2011 18:54:04 +0000 http://theyearindefense.com/?p=2690#comment-2655 Why would shipowners build ships here? Only a few shipping companies left in the US, and they're only here because of the Jones Act forces them to. The high cost of construction, manning and operation of an American ship makes it uncompetative in the world market. Throw huge fees and taxes on top, and goodbye US maritime forces. Why would shipowners build ships here? Only a few shipping companies left in the US, and they’re only here because of the Jones Act forces them to. The high cost of construction, manning and operation of an American ship makes it uncompetative in the world market. Throw huge fees and taxes on top, and goodbye US maritime forces.

]]> http://www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/the-state-of-u-s-sealift/#comment-221 col r powell Fri, 09 Jul 2010 04:02:58 +0000 http://theyearindefense.com/?p=2690#comment-221 as a former mariner I hope the us is adding new american bottoms faster than the shipowners can run to foreign flag operations to duck american taxes like they did in the sixties and seventys.. as a former mariner I hope the us is adding new american bottoms faster than the shipowners can run to foreign flag operations to duck american taxes like they did in the sixties and seventys..

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