The key to building the commercial fleet is to expand cargo preference laws, regulations, and policies that require the use of U.S.-flag vessels to move cargo owned, procured, furnished, or financed by the U.S. government. America’s allies in the region will need a predictable, reliable, and robust energy flow to keep the lights on beyond the military needs of roughly one million barrels a day of refined products. Now is the time to establish that lifeline as the U.S. did in World War II when the U.S. supplied the U.K. and Russia in their desperate hours.
Author: March 16, 2026
Published at: 2026-03-16 00:00:00
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