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How could I start up a shipping business?

It saddens me when I see once massive and bustling shipyards becoming ghost towns, and I always wanted to re-industrialize a lot of areas that have suffered as a result of globalization. I figure the only way to do this is to start my own shipping business and work my way up. How would I go about doing this?

Public Comments

1. I would go work for one to find out what the reality of it all is, I think there must be a good reason why you see what you are seeing. See if you can find out a number for a place & ask for the owner & then ask if it would be possible for you to interview them. Write down you questions & say "do you have about 15 minutes now or can I set something up to speak iwth you at a later day. Follow that & maybe this person can be a mentor for you. If you are in the USA be careful cause we are going to go through some big changes & business people are going to be losing their businesses so don't jump into investing anything at this time.
2. How about knowing about the shipping industry in the first place, because if you did then you wouldn't need to ask on here, would you ??