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Re:Rotterdam bridge to be dismantled for Oceanco's 127m sail... by emteycz on Wednesday February 02, 2022 @09:15AM (#30177806)
This place would've been looking for another super yacht contract if Bezos didn't come around. It's not like Bezos caused this city to develop yachts, they built this industry there themselves and they need clients.

Bezos is paying for the bridge, not the city.

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Re:Rotterdam bridge to be dismantled for Oceanco's 127m sail... by bryanrasmussen on Wednesday February 02, 2022 @09:36AM (#30178099)
>Bezos is paying for the bridge, not the city.

This was not evident from the article?

>This place would've been looking for another super yacht contract if Bezos didn't come around

They build ships, they would have been looking for another building a ship contract.

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