Throughout its history, the United States has been a nation not given to conscious recognition of the importance of maritime affairs. This fact notwithstanding, in the post-Cold War world, we remain a nation dependent on the seas and maritime capital for commerce, defense and links to overseas allies. Geography is our most important constant. With no current likelihood of global war, strategic emphasis in this uncertain world is shifting from global containment and warfighting to a global stability strategy with regional defense and economic focus. The domestic Shipbuilding and Repair Industry, Department of Commerce Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) 3731, is in long term decline and may not have adequate capacity for construction, repair or strategic reconstitution of the nation's naval or cargo vessel needs. Recent public debate has been focused on salvaging the future of the private U.S. flag cargo fleet within the framework of existing 50 year-old legislation and government subsidies.
Achieving Adequate United States Maritime Capital in an Era of Declining Resources
1992
26 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Marine Engineering , Logistics Military Facilities & Supplies , Marine & Waterway Transportation , Repair , Shipbuilding , Cargo , Classification , Cold war , Commerce , Constants , Construction , Domestic , Economics , Geography , Global , History , Legislation , Money , Oceans , Overseas , Recognition , Shifting , Stability , Standards , Strategy , United states , Post Cold War era , Shipbuilding and repair industry , Logistics support , Marine transportation , Maritime affairs , Global stability strategy , Regional defense
United States Maritime Strategy
NTIS | 1988
|Managing with declining resources
Taylor & Francis Verlag | 1988
|United States and maritime safety
Engineering Index Backfile | 1933
|Mission of United States Maritime Commission
Engineering Index Backfile | 1948
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