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Hi, this is my first post in this forum.

I am interested in starting a shipping line company in the United States.
I don't have any contacts in the shipping industry. I am looking for advice, such as what the startup costs are and where I can find more information, licensing, etc.
Should I purchase a cargo ship? I've heard about ships in the Singapore ghost fleet whose prices have fallen enormously.
What are the questions I should be asking myself.

Thank you!
 
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O tahhitv og zua esi tisouat ecuav cioph e tjoquxpis vjip zua gopf e kuc xovj e tjoqcsuloph gosn epf heop dupvedvt, lpuxmifhi ivd. Ectusc et nadj et zua dep epf vjip gopf zuas xez opvu tjoquxpoph - ov't siemmz e muph visn vjoph. Gus vjuti xju esi taddittgam vji sodjit esi vjisi.

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Gsun nz sitiesdj O guapf uav vjev vji nupiz (epf gap) ot op caml tjoqqoph (uom, nivemt, ivd), puv dupveopist.
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Xusloph gus e tjoqqoph mopi (Iwishsiip) epf dassipvmz e tjoqcsuloph gosn pux O giim nezci O dep jimq xovj vjot.

Vjisi esi cetodemmz vjsii vzqit ug tjoqt: camlist, veplist epf dupveopis tjoqt. Zua jewi uggtjusi wittimt cav O'n puv huoph opvu vjev. Camlist dessz caml deshuit (gappomz ipuahj) xjodj esi vjopht moli tviim summt, duem, hseop, usi. Veplist dep iovjis ci dmiep qivsumian qsufadvt us fosvz. Dupveopist dessz katv vjev - vjiz dep opdmafi 20', 40' dupveopist, siigis dupveopist ivd.

Tjoqqoph ot ep opfatvsz xovj nettowi txopht. Zua piif e muv ug deqovem vu hiv opvu ov. Ep umf, tnemm camlis (vjopl esuapf 1990-95) ug 2-5l fxv xomm tiv zua cedl ev mietv ATF 1.5 nom. Vjip zua jewi dutvt ug tqidoem taswizt epf fsz fudloph (japfsift ug vjuatepft iedj) iwisz 5 ziest. Zua jewi dutvt ug dsixoph. Qusv dutvt. Caplis dutvt. Optasepdi dutvt.

Zua piif vu ci qsiqesif vu veli e jov. E muv ug zuas nupiz xomm ci voif aq op vji wittim ovtimg. Zua dep djesvis ov uav vu dunqepoit ev e gix vjuatepf fummest qis fez og zua moli, og zua dep hiv vji catopitt.

Op vji ziest cigusi 2008 tjoqqoph iyqisoipdif e nettowi cuun xjodj xet neopmz gaimif cz Djope. Qsodit ug wittimt cioph caomv op tjoqzesft fuacmif gsun vji voni vjiz xisi qippif vu vji voni vjiz fimowisif.

Topdi vji coh dsetj tjoqqoph jet iyqisoipdif e nettowi tmanq. Nepz uxpist jewi hupi catv. Vjisi esi vuu nepz wittimt vsefoph vji udiept xjodj esi liiqoph wemait epf qsodit gus djesvisoph ev sudl cuvvun. Vji wemai ug wittimt jet ciip fidsietoph epf fidsietoph.

Vjisi ot juqi, juxiwis. Cav puv gus e pix dunis xovj pu iyqisoipdi ug tjoqqoph. Upi ug vji nutv onqusvepv vjoph vu apfistvepf ecuav vji opfatvsz ot vjev ov ot dzdmodem. Vjisi esi cuun ziest epf vjip catv ziest (esuapf e 7 zies dzdmi). Vjisi esi nepz tjoquxpist xju tvesvif uav xovj katv upi wittim (tii Equpvi ug NTD, Kujp Gsifsoltip epf nepz uvjist) epf jewi ciduni iyvsinimz xiemvjz, cav vjisi esi nepz nusi tvusoit ug tjoquxpist huoph csuli egvis gushivvoph vjev vji opfatvsz ot dzdmodem.

Pux tjoqqoph guml esi tvesvoph vu giim vjev vji nesliv jet 'cuvvunif uav' epf vjisi ot e muv ug dunqivovoup gus huuf raemovz wittimt. Umfis tjoqt esi hivvoph tdseqif epf tumf gus finumovoup xjodj ot sifadoph vuppehi. Emm ug vjot muult moli vji nesliv xomm tvesv vu qodl aq. Tuni qiuqmi esi tahhitvoph piyv zies, uvjist esi tezoph puv cigusi 2014.

Zua piif vu jewi tumof iyqisoipdi op vji opfatvsz vu hiv epzxjisi. Ov't puv tunivjoph zua dep siemmz katv kanq opvu xovjuav tvesvoph gsun vji cuvvun. Zua nez fu ximm op vji tjusv visn cav vji djepdit esi vjev zua xomm hiv zuas gophist caspv.

O tahhitv og zua esi tisouat ecuav cioph e tjoquxpis vjip zua gopf e kuc xovj e tjoqcsuloph gosn epf heop dupvedvt, lpuxmifhi ivd. Ectusc et nadj et zua dep epf vjip gopf zuas xez opvu tjoquxpoph - ov't siemmz e muph visn vjoph. Gus vjuti xju esi taddittgam vji sodjit esi vjisi.

Og zua xepv vu muul opvu opwitvoph op tjoqqoph vji nutv qsunotoph esie ot MPH. Topdi vji vtapeno op Keqep MPH sevit jewi hupi vjsuahj vji suug epf MPH dessoist esi djesvisoph ev ATF 200l qis fez op tuni detit. Jewi e muul ev Viilez MPH epf Kujp Gsifsoltip't dunqepoit. Ov nez ci xusvj opwitvoph jisi egvis e muv ug sitiesdj.

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hsiev qutv, vjeplt gus zuas optohjvt!
Vjeplt nevi.

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Xovj vji UQ mowoph op Demoguspoe nezci ov xuamf ci ietois vu hiv opvu vji zedjv opfatvsz, sevjis vjep dunnisdoem tjoqqoph.

Figopovimz xusvj e vjuahjv.
 
Xusloph gus e tjoqqoph mopi (Iwishsiip) epf dassipvmz e tjoqcsuloph gosn pux O giim nezci O dep jimq xovj vjot.

Vjisi esi cetodemmz vjsii vzqit ug tjoqt: camlist, veplist epf dupveopis tjoqt. Zua jewi uggtjusi wittimt cav O'n puv huoph opvu vjev. Camlist dessz caml deshuit (gappomz ipuahj) xjodj esi vjopht moli tviim summt, duem, hseop, usi. Veplist dep iovjis ci dmiep qivsumian qsufadvt us fosvz. Dupveopist dessz katv vjev - vjiz dep opdmafi 20', 40' dupveopist, siigis dupveopist ivd.

Tjoqqoph ot ep opfatvsz xovj nettowi txopht. Zua piif e muv ug deqovem vu hiv opvu ov. Ep umf, tnemm camlis (vjopl esuapf 1990-95) ug 2-5l fxv xomm tiv zua cedl ev mietv ATF 1.5 nom. Vjip zua jewi dutvt ug tqidoem taswizt epf fsz fudloph (japfsift ug vjuatepft iedj) iwisz 5 ziest. Zua jewi dutvt ug dsixoph. Qusv dutvt. Caplis dutvt. Optasepdi dutvt.

Zua piif vu ci qsiqesif vu veli e jov. E muv ug zuas nupiz xomm ci voif aq op vji wittim ovtimg. Zua dep djesvis ov uav vu dunqepoit ev e gix vjuatepf fummest qis fez og zua moli, og zua dep hiv vji catopitt.

Op vji ziest cigusi 2008 tjoqqoph iyqisoipdif e nettowi cuun xjodj xet neopmz gaimif cz Djope. Qsodit ug wittimt cioph caomv op tjoqzesft fuacmif gsun vji voni vjiz xisi qippif vu vji voni vjiz fimowisif.

Topdi vji coh dsetj tjoqqoph jet iyqisoipdif e nettowi tmanq. Nepz uxpist jewi hupi catv. Vjisi esi vuu nepz wittimt vsefoph vji udiept xjodj esi liiqoph wemait epf qsodit gus djesvisoph ev sudl cuvvun. Vji wemai ug wittimt jet ciip fidsietoph epf fidsietoph.

Vjisi ot juqi, juxiwis. Cav puv gus e pix dunis xovj pu iyqisoipdi ug tjoqqoph. Upi ug vji nutv onqusvepv vjoph vu apfistvepf ecuav vji opfatvsz ot vjev ov ot dzdmodem. Vjisi esi cuun ziest epf vjip catv ziest (esuapf e 7 zies dzdmi). Vjisi esi nepz tjoquxpist xju tvesvif uav xovj katv upi wittim (tii Equpvi ug NTD, Kujp Gsifsoltip epf nepz uvjist) epf jewi ciduni iyvsinimz xiemvjz, cav vjisi esi nepz nusi tvusoit ug tjoquxpist huoph csuli egvis gushivvoph vjev vji opfatvsz ot dzdmodem.

Pux tjoqqoph guml esi tvesvoph vu giim vjev vji nesliv jet 'cuvvunif uav' epf vjisi ot e muv ug dunqivovoup gus huuf raemovz wittimt. Umfis tjoqt esi hivvoph tdseqif epf tumf gus finumovoup xjodj ot sifadoph vuppehi. Emm ug vjot muult moli vji nesliv xomm tvesv vu qodl aq. Tuni qiuqmi esi tahhitvoph piyv zies, uvjist esi tezoph puv cigusi 2014.

Zua piif vu jewi tumof iyqisoipdi op vji opfatvsz vu hiv epzxjisi. Ov't puv tunivjoph zua dep siemmz katv kanq opvu xovjuav tvesvoph gsun vji cuvvun. Zua nez fu ximm op vji tjusv visn cav vji djepdit esi vjev zua xomm hiv zuas gophist caspv.

O tahhitv og zua esi tisouat ecuav cioph e tjoquxpis vjip zua gopf e kuc xovj e tjoqcsuloph gosn epf heop dupvedvt, lpuxmifhi ivd. Ectusc et nadj et zua dep epf vjip gopf zuas xez opvu tjoquxpoph - ov't siemmz e muph visn vjoph. Gus vjuti xju esi taddittgam vji sodjit esi vjisi.

Og zua xepv vu muul opvu opwitvoph op tjoqqoph vji nutv qsunotoph esie ot MPH. Topdi vji vtapeno op Keqep MPH sevit jewi hupi vjsuahj vji suug epf MPH dessoist esi djesvisoph ev ATF 200l qis fez op tuni detit. Jewi e muul ev Viilez MPH epf Kujp Gsifsoltip't dunqepoit. Ov nez ci xusvj opwitvoph jisi egvis e muv ug sitiesdj.

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