New CSL Ship

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Re: New CSL Ship

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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.
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Re: New CSL Ship

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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...
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New CSL Ship

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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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