26-03-2025, 07:16 AM
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26-03-2025, 08:48 AM
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the idea ...... threatens the survival of the same shipping companies and customers that would drive demand for orders from the US shipyards Mr Trump wants to rebuild.
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Agriculture exporters are already having trouble booking ships beyond May
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the port fees would result in a loss of jobs for American workers, higher costs for American exports and imports, as well as shortages and rising prices for American consumers.
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Vessel owners could minimise the hit by using bigger ships and limiting calls to large US ports – a feast-or-famine strategy that would starve small ports, swamp the largest and cause supply-chain stresses harkening back to the early days of the pandemic.
Ship operators could also shift US-bound cargo to ports in Canada and Mexico, and rely on trucks and trains to finish the journey, according to vessel and port operators, clogging border crossings and causing more infrastructure wear and tear.
the idea ...... threatens the survival of the same shipping companies and customers that would drive demand for orders from the US shipyards Mr Trump wants to rebuild.
......
Agriculture exporters are already having trouble booking ships beyond May
......
the port fees would result in a loss of jobs for American workers, higher costs for American exports and imports, as well as shortages and rising prices for American consumers.
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Vessel owners could minimise the hit by using bigger ships and limiting calls to large US ports – a feast-or-famine strategy that would starve small ports, swamp the largest and cause supply-chain stresses harkening back to the early days of the pandemic.
Ship operators could also shift US-bound cargo to ports in Canada and Mexico, and rely on trucks and trains to finish the journey, according to vessel and port operators, clogging border crossings and causing more infrastructure wear and tear.
26-03-2025, 09:19 AM
Choke own ports.
26-03-2025, 09:45 AM
(26-03-2025, 09:19 AM)Migrant Wrote: [ -> ]Choke own ports.
Choking big ports is not as bad as starving the smaller ports, which may lead to closure of the ports.
26-03-2025, 04:04 PM
Same article but below the article there's dozens of comments by Americans especially those in the shipping and shipyard industries. Do read them.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trumps-fe...31215.html
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trumps-fe...31215.html