According to the video, the US builds around 5 commercial ships a year, China 1700.
China's navy is larger than ours and the disparity is rising.
Yes, our navy is more powerful, despite the numbers because we have many more of the heavyweight ships, especially those with global reach. But for how long?
The video says we need nearly a quarter of a million experienced shipworkers to meet our needs. And training those people up can take 4 years.
China leads the world in ship building. S.Korea is next. We are way behind.
Part of our problem is the Jones Act. A protectionist law from 1920 that requires goods shipped from one part of the the US to another to go by way of US-made and US-piloted ships.
But mainly we've just been resting on our laurels for decades.
China's navy is larger than ours and the disparity is rising.
Yes, our navy is more powerful, despite the numbers because we have many more of the heavyweight ships, especially those with global reach. But for how long?
The video says we need nearly a quarter of a million experienced shipworkers to meet our needs. And training those people up can take 4 years.
China leads the world in ship building. S.Korea is next. We are way behind.
Part of our problem is the Jones Act. A protectionist law from 1920 that requires goods shipped from one part of the the US to another to go by way of US-made and US-piloted ships.
But mainly we've just been resting on our laurels for decades.
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