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Friday, December 25, 2015 |
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Jones Act unfairly hurts Hawaii while jeopardizing security of U.S.
By Michael Hansen @ 11:59 PM :: 5388 Views :: Jones Act
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Outlawing international competition is advantageous to U.S. ship builders, but is very costly to every other industry in America....
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Tuesday, December 22, 2015 |
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GAO: Freeze Funding for Littoral Combat Ship Building
By Michael Hansen @ 12:11 PM :: 6282 Views :: Jones Act, Military
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A primary rationale for the domestic ship build requirement of Jones Act cabotage – which requires commercial vessels in coastwise service be built in the US. -- is to support Naval shipbuilding capacity....
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Tuesday, December 15, 2015 |
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Another Triumph of Jones Act Shipbuilding: USS Milwaukee breaks down on Maiden Voyage
By Michael Hansen @ 12:16 AM :: 5560 Views :: Jones Act
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...U.S. Navy’s newest ship suffered a main engine causality on her maiden voyage and had to be towed 40 nautical miles to port....
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Saturday, December 12, 2015 |
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Jonesing for a Fix? Delving into the Merchant Marine Act of 1920
By Michael Hansen @ 9:23 PM :: 5886 Views :: Jones Act
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“When cows fly, it means there’s some serious market distortion.”
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Tuesday, December 8, 2015 |
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Debating Inouye on Jones Act
By Michael Hansen @ 1:03 AM :: 5247 Views :: Jones Act
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The PBN did not disclose the source of the newly “reported” Inouye letter....
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Monday, November 30, 2015 |
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Petition: Puerto Rico Demands Freedom from Jones Act
By News Release @ 10:32 PM :: 4603 Views :: Jones Act
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By acting now U.S. can avoid Puerto Rico becoming the next version of Greece....
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Monday, November 30, 2015 |
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Sending Christmas trees to Hawaii costs more than sending them to Singapore
By Michael Hansen @ 10:22 PM :: 6806 Views :: Agriculture, Jones Act
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Kirk Co., an Oregon shipper of Christmas trees, spends about $7,000 to send its trees to Hawaii, while it costs it just $3,500 to send them twice the distance to Singapore....
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Monday, November 30, 2015 |
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Video: Jones Act Business Forum
By Sen. Sam Slom @ 10:18 PM :: 4873 Views :: Jones Act
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This video is a condensed version of the Jones Act Business Forum held November 13th, 2015....
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Wednesday, November 25, 2015 |
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Matson Admits Rate Hikes Caused by Expensive Jones Act Ships
By News Release @ 12:05 PM :: 5582 Views :: Jones Act
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Matson has invested nearly $1 billion in new containerships....
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Thursday, November 19, 2015 |
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HPU Report: Lack of US Flag Merchant Ships puts US at Risk of ‘Sea Strangulation’
By News Release @ 4:01 PM :: 6997 Views :: Jones Act, Military
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“China, through a strategy we call ‘Sea Strangulation,’ now has the capability to crash the U.S. economy, threaten our allies and hold our military hostage”
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 |
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Will the Jones Act cause Hawaii’s last sugar plantation to close?
By Michael Hansen @ 8:33 PM :: 8278 Views :: Agriculture, Jones Act
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The cause of HC&S’s operating losses were poor growing conditions with too much rain and expenses relating to their elderly sugar-carrying vessel....
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Saturday, November 14, 2015 |
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How energy prices are elevated by the Jones Act
By Michael Hansen @ 4:21 PM :: 6616 Views :: Energy, Jones Act
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Hawaii-West Coast products deliveries have to be done by costly Jones Act tankers....
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Thursday, November 12, 2015 |
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Jones Act Business Forum set for UH Manoa
By News Release @ 6:30 PM :: 5232 Views :: Jones Act
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Nov. 12 at UH Campus Center Ballroom 5:30pm to 7:30pm....
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Saturday, November 7, 2015 |
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Asia, Europe look at Jones Act
By Michael Hansen @ 11:59 PM :: 4671 Views :: Jones Act
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65.2% believe the Jones Act is not fit for purpose....
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Friday, November 6, 2015 |
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With Horizon Gone, Matson Profits Soar
By Michael Hansen @ 12:12 AM :: 4995 Views :: Jones Act
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“Basically the Hawaiian market, we have seen as we noted an increase in demand for our service...."
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Monday, November 2, 2015 |
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TTIP: Europe to Negotiate for Jones Act Reform?
By Michael Hansen @ 2:01 AM :: 4389 Views :: Jones Act
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The exemptions from U.S. cabotage are being sought in the context of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (EU), a bilateral free trade agreement currently being negotiated between the United State and the EU....
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Thursday, October 29, 2015 |
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Investment Advice: Repeal the Jones Act
By Michael Hansen @ 3:23 AM :: 5433 Views :: Jones Act
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Lutts mentions the Jones Act in the context of the Puerto Rico financial crisis, the loss of the EL FARO, and the distortions it causes in the economy....
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Sunday, October 25, 2015 |
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Jones Act Ship: Only the Price is American
By Michael Hansen @ 2:35 PM :: 5413 Views :: Jones Act
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Will pigs fly before the Jones Act changes?
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Sunday, October 25, 2015 |
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5 Years: Another Jones Act Shipping Exec Heading to Prison
By Michael Hansen @ 2:17 PM :: 4677 Views :: Jones Act
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...for participating in a price-fixing conspiracy....
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Tuesday, October 20, 2015 |
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NYT: Missing Cargo Ship Highlights Vulnerability of Aging U.S. Fleet
By Michael Hansen @ 2:15 PM :: 4391 Views :: Jones Act
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"Their definition of seaworthy gets lower and lower because the ships are getting older and older.”
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Tuesday, October 13, 2015 |
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American President Challenges Matson's Guam Monopoly
By Michael Hansen @ 2:49 AM :: 6714 Views :: Jones Act
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...foreign-owned American President Lines Ltd. (APL) will inaugurate a new service from the U.S. West Coast to the U.S. islands of Guam and Saipan employing foreign-built U.S. flag containerships....
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Thursday, October 8, 2015 |
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Taiwanese Animators' Bermuda Triangle mystery: El Faro missing ship still on the water after 40 years
By Video @ 4:24 PM :: 4541 Views :: Jones Act
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Why was El Faro was still on the water? And whose interest does the Jones Act protect today?
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Wednesday, October 7, 2015 |
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Why was 40-Year Old Ship Sent into Path of Hurricane?
By Michael Hansen @ 4:27 AM :: 4763 Views :: Jones Act
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...maritime attorney and former merchant seamen Rod Sullivan opined that the ship was beyond its useful life and this lead to a catastrophic failure at sea....
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Monday, October 5, 2015 |
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“Time to repeal the Jones Act”
By Michael Hansen @ 4:15 AM :: 4832 Views :: Jones Act
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The Hill newspaper posted an op-ed on October 2, 2015 entitled “Time to repeal the Jones Act.”....
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Thursday, October 1, 2015 |
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Senate Puerto Rico Package to Include Jones Act Exemption?
By Michael Hansen @ 2:22 PM :: 4786 Views :: Jones Act
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...Republicans said they are willing to consider exempting Puerto Rico from the Jones Act....
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Tuesday, September 29, 2015 |
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GAO: Jones Act Ships Drive up Cost of US Food Aid
By Michael Hansen @ 7:28 PM :: 6713 Views :: Agriculture, Jones Act
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...the USAID and USDA’s cost of shipping U.S. flag was 23% greater than would have been by foreign flag....
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Wednesday, September 23, 2015 |
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Matson pledging not to scrap ships in South Asia
By Michael Hansen @ 5:57 PM :: 4464 Views :: Jones Act
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This will impact Matson’s financial results by lowering revenue and possibly increasing costs, which lead to the need for increased freight revenue from their customers....
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Tuesday, September 22, 2015 |
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Will Jones Act Lobby Sink Puerto Rico to Save Itself?
By Michael Hansen @ 10:43 PM :: 4666 Views :: Jones Act
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The remarks were made by Thomas Allegretti, Chairman of the American Maritime Partnership (formerly known as the Maritime Cabotage Task Force), the primary Jones Act maritime industry trade association....
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Friday, September 18, 2015 |
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US Navy, Coast Guard Sinking Under Weight of US Shipbuilders
By Michael Hansen @ 4:59 AM :: 6350 Views :: Jones Act, Military
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... Finland Price, $139M / Mississippi Price $1B .....
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Friday, September 11, 2015 |
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Jones Act Exemption at Heart of Puerto Rico’s New Plan
By Michael Hansen @ 9:41 PM :: 4622 Views :: Jones Act
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A key provision of the FEGP is to seek a full exemption from Jones Act cabotage for Puerto Rico....
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Thursday, September 10, 2015 |
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Where did our interisland ferry go?
By Rachelle Chang @ 4:53 PM :: 9389 Views :: Environment, Hawaii History, Jones Act
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In the 1930s, residents and visitors could travel between Hawaii’s islands by boat....
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Tuesday, September 8, 2015 |
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Feds Asked to Step in Earlier on Future West Coast Port Disputes
By Michael Hansen @ 7:37 PM :: 5343 Views :: Jones Act, Labor
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...the recent dispute between dockworkers and marine terminal operators at West Coast ports took almost nine months to resolve....
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Wednesday, September 2, 2015 |
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Former World Bank Chief Economist: Jones Act Very Costly
By Michael Hansen @ 10:10 PM :: 5358 Views :: Jones Act
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The Krueger Report emphasized the need for Puerto Rico to be exempted from Jones Act....
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Saturday, August 22, 2015 |
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Jones Act Reform to be Part of Puerto Rico Relief Package?
By Michael Hansen @ 12:55 AM :: 5138 Views :: Jones Act
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Congressman Sean Duffy (R-WI), Chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations, is seeking solutions to the Puerto Rico financial crisis....
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Sunday, August 16, 2015 |
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PBS: Jones Act suffocating Puerto Rico
By Michael Hansen @ 5:08 PM :: 5288 Views :: Jones Act
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...And there aren’t that many shipyards left....
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Sunday, August 9, 2015 |
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Video: New Allies for Jones Act Reform
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:48 PM :: 4650 Views :: Jones Act
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What was once seen as a partisan concern is gaining ground as common sense economics....
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Sunday, August 9, 2015 |
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HTA "Will Continue to Monitor the Jones Act"
By Michael Hansen @ 12:05 AM :: 6370 Views :: Jones Act, Tourism
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HTA has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for a cruise development consultant....
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Friday, August 7, 2015 |
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European Trade Negotiators Push Jones Act Reform
By Michael Hansen @ 3:28 PM :: 5127 Views :: Jones Act
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Trade negotiations offer a chance to modernize U.S. ports....
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Tuesday, August 4, 2015 |
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Krugman: Puerto Rico Crisis 'exacerbated by Jones Act'
By Michael Hansen @ 3:29 AM :: 4953 Views :: Jones Act
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... Paul Krugman commenting on the Puerto Rico financial crisis ....
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Friday, July 31, 2015 |
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9th Circuit Rejects Hawaii Jones Act Suit
By Selected News Articles @ 5:29 PM :: 6437 Views :: Jones Act
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...it was possible that plaintiffs could establish standing if they amended their complaint, any amendment would be futile because plaintiffs’ Commerce Clause challenge to the Jones Act would fail on the merits....
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Thursday, July 30, 2015 |
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Senators Try to Separate Jones Act, Oil Export Ban
By Michael Hansen @ 11:31 PM :: 6489 Views :: Energy, Jones Act
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"Century-old law looms as hurdle for exports push"
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Thursday, July 30, 2015 |
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Molasses Spill Produces $15M Windfall for State
By News Release @ 12:06 AM :: 6094 Views :: Environment, Jones Act
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"This is one of the largest settlements for an environmental violation in Hawaii’s history,” said Chin....
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Thursday, July 23, 2015 |
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Greece, Puerto Rico and the Jones Act
By Michael Hansen @ 9:28 PM :: 5532 Views :: Jones Act
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The only real answer is a coordinated, unified, and well-reasoned effort to persuade Congress to repeal or modernize this relic from a bygone century....
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Monday, July 20, 2015 |
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Jones Act Squeezes Mainland Cattle Industry
By Michael Hansen @ 4:11 AM :: 5317 Views :: Jones Act
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This is the same issue that spurred the founding in Hawaii of the Jones Act Reform Coalition (JARC) in the mid-1990’s....
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Thursday, July 9, 2015 |
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Europe, Manhattan, Puerto Rico all Demand Jones Act Reform
By Michael Hansen @ 11:33 PM :: 5208 Views :: Jones Act
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The Resolution was passed on July 8th by the European Parliament with 436 yes votes....
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Wednesday, July 8, 2015 |
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Puerto Rico’s Financial Troubles Revive Discussion of Jones Act Reform
By Michael Hansen @ 1:48 AM :: 4945 Views :: Jones Act
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...the Puerto Rico financial crisis has revived the Jones Act debate....
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Sunday, July 5, 2015 |
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Progressive Paradise Lost
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:58 AM :: 6665 Views :: Jones Act, Labor
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One barrier to business is the Merchant Marine Jones Act....
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Sunday, July 5, 2015 |
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NYT: Chorus of Calls to Relax Jones Act for Puerto Rico
By Michael Hansen @ 12:38 AM :: 5004 Views :: Jones Act
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" ... Lawmakers should allow non-American ships to carry goods between the island and the mainland .... "
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Monday, June 29, 2015 |
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Report: Jones Act Reform Could Help Save Bankrupt Puerto Rico
By Michael Hansen @ 5:10 PM :: 5352 Views :: Jones Act
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Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla announced the Commonwealth will not be able to pay its $72 billion outstanding debt....
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Friday, June 19, 2015 |
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European Trade Talks 'Can Open Jones Act'
By Michael Hansen @ 6:11 PM :: 4598 Views :: Jones Act
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A prominent European politician has urged the region's shipowners to get behind important trade talks....
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