Jones Act

The Jones Act is one of America’s most controversial laws. Reforming it could slash fuel prices, but there are caveats.

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U.S. shipbuilding also hit as demand dropped amid excess vessel capacity.

Crowley has the Jones Act-compliant marine transportation assets to accommodate the start of the burgeoning U.S. offshore wind industry.

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U.S. Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, has introduced three related bills in Congress to modify the Jones Act, saying that the law is “one of the key drivers of our astronomically […]

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Vessel group alleges “lucrative cost advantage” over American-flagged ships.

The Cato Institute has published a report that contends the Jones Act hurts, instead of benefiting, the U.S. Merchant Marine.

Offshore energy operations could get competition from foreign ships.

Maryland congressman was staunch supporter of the Jones Act and U.S. flag shipping.

A Cato Institute trade policy analyst and the president of the Hawaii Shippers Council respond to an editorial written by a Jones Act supporter.

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LNG shipments to Puerto Rico caught in the middle of latest battle over the Jones Act maritime regulation.

A year later, nothing has changed. The hurricanes keep coming on strong. But the stubborn, antiquated, protectionist law, won’t go away. It’s like a bad dream all over again.

Until Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico, few people had ever heard of the Jones Act. Now, armed with a basic knowledge, many are wondering if the Jones Act is actually harming the U.S. and whether lifting it might benefit shipping and logistics in this country.

A relic of a protectionist period in US history made the damage caused by Maria so much worse. Combined with a lack of logistics infrastructure and you have the making of an American made catastrophe.