...water-borne export and inport foreign commerce of the United States and to provide shipping service essential for maintaining the flow of such domestic...capable of serving as a naval and military auxiliary in times of war of national emergency; (c) owned and operated under the US flag by citizens of the United...

...development of its foreign and domestic commerce that the United States shall have a merchant marine * * * (c) owned and operated under the United States flag...of the United States insofar as may be practicable * * *" 3 2. SHIPPING ACT, 1916, AS AMENDED The basic United States citizenship requirements are spelled...

...development of its foreign and domestic commerce that the United States shall have a merchant marine owned and operated under the United States flag by citizens of the United States. We certainly understand and appreciate the concern of DOT that revitalization and expansion of the...

...development of its foreign and domestic commerce that the United States shall have a merchant marine owned and operated under the United States flag by citizens of the United States. We certainly understand and appreciate the concern of DOT that revitalization and expansion of the...

...sufficient to carry a substantial portion of the waterborne foreign commerce of the United States and capable of serving as a naval and military auxiliary in time of war or national emergency l) Now, through no fault of their own, find themselves in an impossible situation....

...ships. The stated purpose of the bill is to strengthen our naitonal defense by providing a bulk fleet capable of serving as a naval and military auxiliary in time of national emergency. Another stated purpose is to revitalize our ship-building industry and to provide...

...water-borne export and import foreign commerce of the United States and to provide shipping service essential for maintaining the flow of such domestic...of the United States insofar as may be practicable, (d) composed of the bestequipped, safest, and most suitable types of vessels, constructed in the United...

...water-borne export and import foreign commerce of the United States and to provide shipping service essential for maintaining the flow of such domestic...of the United States insofar as may be practicable, (d) composed of the best-equipped, safest, and most suitable types of vessels, constructed in the United...

...Marine is necessary for national defense, development of foreign and domestic commerce and shall be capable of serving as a naval and military auxiliary in time of war and national emergency. The Act also states that the US Merchant Marine shall be capable of carrying...

...development of its foreign and domestic commerce that the United States shall have a merchant marine . . . (b) capable of serving as a naval and military auxiliary...United States flag by citizens of the United States . . . (d) composed of ... vessels, constructed in the United States and manned with a trained and efficient...