merchant fleet
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Its vast merchant fleet and logistics industry play dual roles supporting the People’s Liberation Army’s ability to mobilize and carry domestic factory production to shoppers worldwide.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
Guy Platten is the secretary general of the International Chamber of Shipping, which is made up of national ship-owning associations, collectively representing 80% of the world's merchant fleet.
From BBC • May 14, 2024
“Deploying container-launched missiles on its merchant fleet would significantly enhance China’s warfighting capabilities,” according to retired Navy Capt. Raul Pedrozo, writing n the current issue of journal International Law Studies.
From Washington Times • Jan. 4, 2022
He found less success while fighting to overhaul government support for the U.S. merchant fleet, which received about $400 million a year in federal subsidies.
From Washington Post • Oct. 19, 2020
His violation of the neutrality of the Netherlands caused reprisals against the Dutch merchant fleet, but Antwerp and Brussels refused to wage war in its defence.
From Belgium From the Roman Invasion to the Present Day by Cammaerts, Emile
