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gCaptain CEO critical of Biden pick for maritime chief

The president's pick to head MARAD comes at a critical time for the seafood industry, which is dealing with significant shipping costs, container costs and port delays

By Undercurrent News | Oct. 19, 2021 19:26 BST
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John Konrad, the founder and CEO of gCaptain, a news service that follows the shipping industry, is critical of president Joe Biden's pick to oversee the US Maritime Administration (MARAD) in a sharply written editorial published this week [...]

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