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Re: New CSL Ship

by Guest » February 13, 2021, 8:38 am

Joe Provost wrote:I see posted in the today News Channel that CSL & Windsor Salt have ordered a new ship to be built in the Chengyi Ship Yard in Jiangyin China. QUESTION: Why isn't this ship being built in Canada or the States, would that not help the local economies. Just Curious
Bottom line. It's cheaper to build in China.

Re: New CSL Ship

by Jared » February 13, 2021, 3:13 am

Canada does not have a equivalent to the Jones Act. Local yards on both sides of the border cannot compete cost wise to a shipyard that will build a quality product for a third of the price. At the end of the day all that matters is the numbers at the bottom of a spreadsheet. Organized labor comes at a cost...

New CSL Ship

by Joe Provost » February 12, 2021, 8:41 pm

I see posted in the today News Channel that CSL & Windsor Salt have ordered a new ship to be built in the Chengyi Ship Yard in Jiangyin China. QUESTION: Why isn't this ship being built in Canada or the States, would that not help the local economies. Just Curious

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