US Virgin Islands Open Ship Registry January 30, 2022 On this episode of What's Going on With Shipping, host Sal Mercogliano - Chair of the Department of History, Criminal Justice, and Political Science, former merchant mariner, and instructor of Maritime History, Security and Industry Policy - discusses the White Paper released by the Center for Ocean Policy and Economics entitled A Revitalization Plan for U.S. Maritime Trade, Commerce, and Strategic Competition from the Northeast Maritime Institute. The six actions items are: 00:42 Intro & 1. Launch Open International U.S. Flag 10:10 2. Establish a Short Sea Transshipment Hub 12:46 3. Build Public-Private-International Partnerships 14:37 4. Modernize Maritime Workforce 15:48 5. Establish and Implement Green Shipping Strategy 16:50 6. Create a Venture Capital Fund. 17:50 Conclusion & Assessment US Announces New Open Registry https://gcaptain.com/us-announces-open-registry/ A Revitalization Plan for U.S. Maritime Trade, Commerce, and Strategic Competition https://thecope.org/a-revitalization-plan-for-u-s-maritime-trade-commerce-and-strategic-competition/ Rough Waters: Sovereignty and the American Merchant Flag https://www.usni.org/press/books/rough-waters ITF: Flags of Convenience https://www.itfglobal.org/en/sector/seafarers/flags-of-convenience Review of Maritime Transport 2021 https://unctad.org/system/files/official-document/rmt2021_en_0.pdf