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The Sinking Shipping Industry, Cynthia Y. Mccoy
The Sinking Shipping Industry, Cynthia Y. Mccoy
Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business
The United States has yet to develop a coordinated national shipping policy despite constant calls for a strong merchant marine dating from the country's inception. The lack of such a policy implicates broader national interests than those of shippers and ship-owners, such as the national defense, diplmoatic relations with United States trading partners, and the United States balance of payments.