Jones Act

...How do you know you’re starting to make a real difference on an issue? The quality of both your critics and your friends improves....

...A new study that allegedly shows the Jones Act has no “negative impact” on the cost of living in Hawaii actually shows the opposite, according to the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii....

... in recognition of its 100th anniversary ....

...the Jones Act, a protectionist federal maritime law enacted in 1920, is one of the few political issues that doesn’t break down along party lines....

...“Trump backed off shipping reform under political pressure, former advisers claim”....

...The HPUC perceives the underlying problem as YB management’s inability to control costs and operate an effective service....

"...This will allow local shippers and businesses, especially those on the neighbor islands, to conduct business without worrying about a rate increase at this time....”

...Who opposes repeal of the Jones Act?....

...200 reservists will fill in for missing workers at Pearl Harbor Shipyard....

... Oregon-based Sause Bros. Ocean Towing Inc. ended their common carrier Hawaii Barge Service after 54 years with the arrival of their final voyage in mid-April 2020 ....

... I wrote one of its 17 chapters, “Updating the Jones Act for the 21st Century,” wherein I argue that reform of the act would not be a threat to either jobs or national security ....

... American Enterprise Institute webinar streamed live on line ....

...Virtually no sealift is provided by Jones Act ships....

...The best gift for this 100-year-old law that harms Hawaii would be to modernize it for the 21st century....

...Mulligan says that despite Trump’s reputation as a strong supporter of protectionist tariffs, the President sees the Jones Act as a “harmful regulation” and is particularly disappointed by the lack of competitiveness of U.S. shipyards....

... he notes the complete absence of self-propelled oceangoing liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers in the Jones Act fleet ....

...The Jones Act turns 100 years old today....

“...Hawaii and Puerto Rico now receive more cargo from foreign countries than they do from the U.S. mainland....”

... YB is absorbing operating costs for Saltchuck's unregulated services.  This is a standard accounting trick for companies that are partly regulated and partly unregulated ....

...Rust Buckets: How the Jones Act Undermines U.S. Shipbuilding and National Security....

“...South Pacific island nations are scouring shipping records for vessels with links to North Korea after Fiji said it had identified 20 falsely flagged ships it suspects the isolated regime is using to evade United Nations sanctions....”

...Hawaii Business Magazine May 4, 2020: “BOSS Survey: Taking Hawai‘i’s Pulse on Important Non-Covid-19 Issues”....

...defendants include FSM previous TCI Sec'y Lukner Weilbacher, the former boss of Lyon Associates convict Massey Halbert....

...Even with all the regulations for shipbuilding in the United States, shipyards silently outsource many critical components....

...rather than handing out taxpayer dollars to these firms....

...The tug RACHEL with the KAUAI departed Oakland, California, on April 6, 2020 and is currently enroute to Balboa, Panama, with an estimated time of arrival of May 1, 2020....

...supporters of the law argue that it helps thwart the ambitions of countries such as China. The truth is almost the complete opposite....

...a temporary waiver of the Jones Act, which would allow more ships to transport oil around the U.S....

...IQ Test: Do you believe that banning these cargoes protects YB workers from Corona Virus?....

...to and from Australia and New Zealand, freight costs have increased substantially....

...COVID-19 causes mass hysteria.  This is the cure....

...The ONE Line AHX Service is the incumbent carrier on this trade lane and is facing new competition from APL Ltd. Eagle Express X (EXX) Hawaii service, which inaugurated fortnightly service in August, 2019....

...the pros and cons of ships, trucks and trains....

...The fortnightly EXX (Hawaii) service is the third iteration of a contemporary APL Asia – Hawaii service they’ve attempted since August 2017.... 

...77% of the Jones Act fleet consists of unpowered barges....

...the bill would grant Jones Act exemptions to any state or territory not served by at least three Jones Act ocean carriers....

...a big reason why construction budgets are about 25% higher than the rest of the country....

...Hawaii would certainly know....

...Alaska professor compares Jones Act to other forms of cabotage....

...Navy considers shipbuilding cuts for upcoming budget....

...With an 11% top rate, many Hawaii residents are looking for two tickets out of paradise....

...On Dec. 19, Rep Ed Case introduced three measures to reform the archaic, century-old law....

...The first bill would reduce the ocean shipping companies’ capital and operating costs and the second place a hard cap on ocean freight rates. The third bill would be a failsafe alternative....

...“My three bills aim directly at one of the key drivers of our astronomically high cost of living in Hawai‘i and other locations in our country that are not part of the continental U.S,” said Case....

...The project is the largest capital improvement project in Hawaii harbors history....

...The shipping regulation known as the Jones Act turns 100 next year.... 

...the Jones Act was enacted a century ago, when warfare and trade were very different....

...OECD estimates that the law's repeal would increase U.S. economic output by up to $135 billion....

... the absence of Jones Act asphalt carriers means that Hawaii must import it from abroad ....

...the costs associated with the Jones Act are empirically important and should be taken into account by policy makers....