Green Shipping Line

China, Brazil and now India have declared that their commercial shipyards are “Strategic National assets”
“US-built coastal ships are the trucks of the US Marine Highway”
The United States needs a fleet of modern coastal container and trailer ships and modern commercial shipyards that are up to the task. This new fleet is essential to the nation’s economic security and viability. It will be one element of a strategy to...

Sometimes the Simplest Solutions are the Hardest to See
Today the United States has two well-recognized surface transportation modes—rail and road— and a third, which largely is forgotten. Missing is the marine mode.
Less than .003% of the U.S. Department of Transportation budget is proposed to be spent on the marine mode. A tiny fraction of that amount was allocated in FY 2010-2011 to starting up and supporting the American Marine Highway program and zero funding...

Government incentives have jump-started new technologies, and fostered the revitalization and retooling of entire U.S. industries. .Recent examples include substantial Federal rebates for electric cars, credits for LEED certified building systems, Renewable...

National Security is Critical but ensuring our Economic Survival is Essential
The United States needs a modern commercial shipbuilding sector to secure the nation’s national and economic security. We must be prepared to face a catastrophic event or an overseas conflict that requires U.S. built commercial vessels to transport provisions...