nikcers
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That's not a real thing.
They are primarily targeting US flagged vessels. Which in the shipping industry has traditionally been considered as something people pay for so that they won't be attacked. We lose that business if US flagged vessels are no longer safe to fly.
All ships pay more for insurance and when the shipping costs more that increases prices when you buy it.
It encourages shipping terrorism if you capitulate. Which means if we surrender to terrorists now in the future when other groups want something from us they will threaten shipping.