Open shipping routes between US ports, including Puerto Rico, by building, owning, and operating container ships by US companies. Invigorate the US shipbuilding industry and utilize green fuel technologies to be a better steward of the planet.
2. Current Challenges
The Jones Act requires shipping between two US ports, such as the
mainland US and Puerto Rico, to utilize vessels built, owned and
operated by Americans.
Shipbuilding subsidies ended in the 1980's leaving few US
shipbuilders, less than 1% of the world's ships are US built.
Average cost to ship a 20 foot container to Puerto Rico is $3,500
vs. $1,100 to the Dominican Republic or other nearby islands.
Less opportunity to sell and enjoy goods from/by the mainland and
Puerto Rico. This also applies to Guam and Hawaii.
3. Solution: U.S. Built Ships and a
Direct Mainland-Puerto Rico Route
Shipyard and ships built on the Florida coast.
New ports built in Florida and Puerto Rico.
Increased employment.
Direct, regular route between Florida and Puerto
Rico (2 round-trips per month).
Affordable and flexible shipping options.
Less-than-full-container availability.
Expanded and sustainable commerce.
Opportunity to sell goods to a new market for
both large and small vendors.
7. Ship Specifications
Length: 220 Feet
Width: 44 Feet
Depth: 14 Feet
Draft: 11 Feet
Speed: 9 Knots
Flag: United States
Containers: 20 or 40 Feet
Cargo Capacity: 150 TEU
Main Engines: 2 General
Motors 502 Marine Engines
Propeller: 2 Carbon Fiber
Resin Propellers
Fuel: LNG
Fuel Consumption: 1/2 Tank
per roundtrip
8. Innovative
Green
No Polluting, Toxic Heavy Fuel*
Efficient & Clean LNG (Liquified
Natural Gas) Fuel
9% More Fuel Efficient Carbon Fiber
Resin Propellers
Aerodynamic Spherical Bow
Good Operational Practices
State-of-the-art Technology
*Currently, 15 of the largest ships emit more pollution than all of the cars in the world.
11. Does this initiative interest you?
Do you find this a worthwhile endeavor?
Would you like to help?
Funding Shipbuilding USA will enable the
management team to form the SPAC
through the SEC to become a publicly
traded company on the NASDAQ. From
there, investments will allow the
acquistion of a company to realize the
mission of the SPAC.
Please see the contact page for more
information or to get involved!