FreightWaves Flashback: US yards watching plans for floating electric generating vessels

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The many industries that make up the world of freight have undergone tremendous change over the past several decades. Each week, FreightWaves explores the archives of American Shipper’s nearly 70-year-old collection of shipping and maritime publications to showcase interesting freight stories of...

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Viewpoint: Buy American — by choice

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The Biden administration issued an executive order on Jan. 25 designed to seek out more “made in America” sources to fulfill its procurement needs. Happily, this is mostly symbolic. It should be no surprise that the current and previous two administrations have used executive orders to tinker with Buy American policies. The Office of Management and Budget will set...

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