Jones Act

...“Varley noted that it likely would cost the company nearly twice as much to build its ships in an American shipyard and noted it already has a contract with a European shipbuilder. In addition, the current political climate in the U.S. makes it unlikely a variance to the Jones Act allowing Viking to use European-built vessels, would be approved.”....

...The debate over the Merchant Marine Act of 1920 (Jones Act) has been revived as devastating hurricanes stormed through the Caribbean and public figures like Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) have introduced legislation for its partial or total repeal....

...First, grant at least a five-year waiver of the act to Puerto Rico. This would speed the island’s recovery. It would also test how best to regulate foreign-flag carriers, and provide data to show exactly what the act is costing....

...The benefits of the act are concentrated among special interest groups, but the costs are broadly dispersed....

...Still playing with U.S. ports....

...the second in a planned series of four editorials focusing on the impacts of Jones Act cabotage on the U.S. economy....

... Bloomberg -- “Hurricanes or no hurricanes, this ridiculous policy needs a rethink” ....

...the Jones Act, Federal Regulation, politics in Washington, and other issues that impact Hawaii....

...It may also lead to speculation that Pasha and the shipbuilder Keppel have not yet completed their ship design....

...“To impose the Jones Act on the people of Puerto Rico is deplorable,” U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-IL, told a crowd at the City Club of Chicago. “You cannot strangle an economy by saying that the only way that a state can ship its goods in or out is by using the most expensive shipping in the world.”....

...We are grateful for your partnership in striving for a Hawaii that leads the world in individual liberty and economic opportunity....

...Despite her crucial role in Puerto Rico recovery, Jaresko was apparently unaware of the Jones Act or its effects on the Commonwealth....

...“proposed by economist Anne Krueger.”....

...Grassroot Institute of Hawaii President and CEO Keli’i Akina, Ph.D., was part of a panel moderated by Lara Yamada that discussed the federal maritime-related Jones Act on “Insights on PBS Hawai‘i,” Oct. 12....

...It isn't often that a supposedly controversial political issue builds to an overwhelming consensus among Hawaii citizens — especially when that consensus is in direct opposition to the official position of the state's Democratic Party....

...Expiration of Trump’s temporary Puerto Rico Jones Act waiver validates Sen McCain’s permanent exemption bill....

...Seafarers Fret Over New Assault on Jones Act in Wake of Storms....

...U.S. House Subcommittee hears the Jones Act industry praise themselves....

...Jones Act carriers in Jacksonville, FL were able to take time away from Puerto Rico hurricane relief shipments to dial in to a Hawaii online poll....

...Tell Congress: Extend the Jones Act exemption....

...surveys taken in 2012 and 2017 show similar results....

... legislation that would permanently exempt Puerto Rico from the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, or the Jones Act, to aid recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricane Maria and encourage long-term economic growth ....

...Puerto Rico needs more than temporary Jones Act waiver...the Jones Act had been significantly hindering essential relief efforts to the millions of hurricane victims on the island....

...TOTE has every intent to challenge Pasha Hawaii not only for assignment of KCT, but also Pasha Hawaii’s current operations prior to completion of KCT....

Crowley taking action to defend their interests and forestall the administration from declaring a Jones Act waiver to cover Hurricane Maria and Puerto Rico....

...the Jones Act has contributed to a smaller and older domestic shipping industry with more dangerous conditions for American seamen....

...the Diamond Head Terminal at Piers 1 & 2 – where TOTE would operate -- won’t be available until the 2024/2025 time frame....

Cong Velázquez is one of five representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives of Puerto Rican descent....

...the Harbors Division isn’t satisfied with three years of triple-digit increases....

"...we waived regulations, we waived rules, we waived the Jones Act restrictions to free up additional capacity."

...PASHA gets the new Kapalama Container Terminal (KCT)....

The very fact that such waivers are standard in emergencies reveals something that the Jones Act lobby doesn't want people to understand....

...The century-old law restricting trade between U.S. ports is a costly failure....

...Grassroot Institute of Hawaii praises waiver to help hurricane victims....

...AMP is the leading domestic maritime industry trade association....

This will be another test of the Trump Administration’s willingness to stand-up to the domestic maritime industry....

...President Keli'i Akina Discusses Act’s Economic Impact, Reform at SBA Hearing....

“Matson signs contracts for a total of six new and upgraded cranes for Honolulu terminal” 

...Pasha Hawaii’s announcement is in direct response to Saltchuk Resources Inc.’s press release....

...How Congress abets seaway robbery....

...“This week [TOTE] began conversations to secure the new deep water Kapalama Container Terminal (KCT) in Honolulu...."

...big enough to sail four ships through....

...the Jones Act has stifled coastal shipping and shifted the movement of freight to the nation’s roadways....

...once their Marshall Islands service is in place, Matson will no longer use Kyowa Line to transship cargo....

...Sacco’s column was in response to U.S. Senator John S. McCain’s introduction on July 13, 2017, of Open America’s Waters Act of 2017....

...lower construction related cargo to Hawaii as the boom of high-rise condominium developments in Honolulu has begun to ebb....

“Matson announces new U.S. flag Marshall Islands service”

“Senator John McCain introduces legislation to repeal the Jones Act & promote free trade”

...American Samoa seeks federal avaition cabotage waiver....

...National conservative advocates for Jones Act on national security basis....