United States Shipping Policies and the World Market

by William A. Lovett

This book reviews the long history of U.S. shipping policy, and explains the present challenges (including the increasing use of open register arrangements). U.S. labor problems, tort and liability risks, environmental and safety regulations, and coastal and harbor security issues receive heavy emphasis. Options for reviving U.S. shipbuilding are analayzed, along with balance of payments implications, and sealift and national security requirements...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0899309453
• ISBN13: 9780899309453
• Release Date: April 1996
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"