Cavalier Shipping Featured in The New York Times

Cavalier Shipping is featured in today's The New York Times article "U.S. Ships Championed by Trump Cost 5 Times as Much as Asian Ones", authored by Peter Eavis

"An order for three Jones Act-compliant container ships, struck by the previous owner of the Philadelphia shipyard, cost around $330 million a vessel. A similar size ship built in Asia would cost about $70 million, said James Lightbourn, founder of Cavalier Shipping, a ship financing advisory firm."

Read the full article in the business section online or in print. (May 27, 2025)


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