After decades of under-investment in the nationās port infrastructure and maritime industries, American-flagged ship operators, domestic seaport operators, and maritime commerce analysts called on the federal government to āfund port infrastructure projects at the level on par with other modes of transportationā during a joint April 5 Congressional hearing in the Port of Miami.
āThe very unfortunate incident last week in Baltimore Harbor is making the case that our prosperity, which relies to a great extent on maritime trade, is not as secure as it once was,ā Heritage Foundation Senior Research Fellow Brent Sadler testified before the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committeeās Coast Guard & Maritime Transportation Subcommittee, and the House Homeland Security Committeeās Transportation & Maritime Security Subcommittee…. Original News Source Link – Epoch Times
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