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To: Bearcatbob who wrote (182932)3/9/2014 2:02:04 PM
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  Respond to of 206185
 
>>Perhaps the requirement could be phased in as the ships become available.

This would be a total disaster for LNG exports. Jones Act ships have total costs approaching twice that of foreign built and crewed ships. Cloaking it in national security is just a cover - the US is no more or less secure if we build LNG tankers here or in Asia, and no more or less secure if we crew them with expensive US crew or cheap foreign crews.

Peter



To: Bearcatbob who wrote (182932)3/9/2014 6:08:38 PM
From: sm1th  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 206185
 
I wonder what our ability to build such ships is.
US shipbuilding capacity is certainly limited, but LNG tankers are one of the few types of ships where we can be competitive. The more complex a ship is, the less labor costs matter. The US should never build another large tanker, but we can be competitive in extremely complex ships.


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