[rockinqsranch]

Here’s a look at the “mechanical problem” Matson has.

https://gcaptain.com/hull-crack-matsonia/

[kaehurowing]

Because of the Jones Act, the only vessels that can bring supplies into Hawaii from the Mainland are “domestic bottoms,” that is, ships built in the U.S. The problem is they don’t build ships in the U. S. any more. So this is a good example of what is going on—decrepit vessels still being used because there is no other option. Another example of how we are now living in the Soviet Union.