Christian St. Clair
Christian St. Clair is the Fantagraphics Books production manager in How to get through the Strait of Hormuz. The episode follows him as he tracks two books printed in India that he first believes are stranded on the bright pink container ship One Majesty after an attack near the Strait of Hormuz.
His role is to make Chokepoint Shipping Confidence concrete at the level of an ordinary publishing schedule. A geopolitical standoff becomes a delayed book launch, uncertain container information, possible insurance exposure through General Average, and dependence on negotiations far outside the publisher’s control.
Connections
- Fantagraphics Books - publisher whose shipment he manages.
- One Majesty - ship he initially believed held the books.
- India - printing origin for the books.
- Strait of Hormuz, Chokepoint Shipping Confidence, and General Average - shipping-risk frame created by the episode.