Canals can be useful for this as well, Lowell MA used to have a huge industry all on waterfronts

In that case AWD and ABS are more important than curb weight.

The biggest flex we (US) could do is pouring money into NASA and grabbing asteroids.

The likelihood of one blowing its top is about as likely as the front of a boat falling off, which I’d like to make clear is very uncommon