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More problems for ships calling at US ports:

US visa crackdown creates turmoil for shipmanagers - Splash247

Shipmanagers say the implications are stark: soaring crewing costs, flight expenses for mid-voyage crew swaps, and serious disruption to vessel schedules.

With more than 84,000 vessel arrivals at US ports annually, industry insiders fear the visa squeeze could quickly cascade into a systemic issue for global supply chains.

That just add to the question asked here: IMO News - #42 by ombugge

PS> It appears that the intention is to “pull up the drawbridge across the moat” on both sides of “Castle America”:

Source: The Brief - Pulling up the drawbridge - Euractiv

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PS> Another drawbridge that has been pulled:

Source: Vaccine Equity Cartoons and Comics - funny pictures from CartoonStock