Who Will Get The Spoils of War ?

As the fighting ends and the rebuilding of Kuwait and Iraq begins, it seems everyone in the shipping industry is trying to figure out the “angles”.

Call a big U.S. engineering company with a query, as we did several days ago, and the overworked operator might snap “Is this about Kuwait? Are you a vendor or supplier?”

Transportation managers and shipping executives expect there to be demand for many of the same types of ships that were used to carry war materiel. At the same time, the Military Sealift Command and the logistical arms of the other nations will continue to employ a numbers of ships to bring their gear home.

The war was a boon for U.S.-flag carriers, but some observers believe U.S. carriers will have a better shot at transporting liner cargo moving to post-war Kuwait than full ships of equipment.

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