Although there have been many marine powers in human history, (Minoic, Phoenizian, Chinese, Polinesian, Arabs, Vikings, Venice, Spain, Portugal, England) none of them developed floating cities to create oceanic trade hubs, and control marine traffic.

This seems not logic in the first thought but it becomes clear when we remember that the only availble building material for floating structures in those times was wood - a fast victim to the Teredo worm  (within 16 weeks) and biofouling that made permanent floating structures a dream impossible to achive. Even with this ridicoulusly short lifespan of somtimes just 16 weeks at sea  marine empires where built on the value and power of wooden ships.

Steelbuilding of floating structures introduced by Isambard Brunel  in 1845 made floating structures a bit longer lasting - steel ships can have a maintenance free service life of some 5 years (Prelude LNG floating industrial plant) and a total service life of some 15-30 years (includes plating renewal ) until they are "structurally gone" to the point of scrap.

But this is still a "poor service life" for a floating real estate development. Real estate development requires a service life of hundereds of years (similar to land buildings).

Modern concrete floating structures can deliver the necessary service lifespan to make oceanic real estate development feasible.

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Make clear to investors that there has been a technological bottleneck that is solved now - so we can do today what ancient marine powers could not do... ocean colonization, PERMANENT DWELLINGS.

It is not about politics it is about the "opening of a historic business opportunity driven by technology".

 • To have a successful phase 1 investor communication you need to introduce "great floating light honeycomb shell construcion" very early in the project.

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Venetian Galley from the Battle of Lepanto 

It still looks a bit like a roman ship - but has already elements (as the sail configuration ) that is more modern.

Marine empires built on the base of wooden ship hulls.