Jones Act

“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....

“...this high level of service should provide better access and lower logistics costs for Asian goods....”

Dr. Keli’i Akina gave the following speech on June 30th, 2017, at the 2017 Maui County Affordable Housing Summit, hosted by the Maui Chamber of Commerce and Maui County Department of Housing & Human Concerns....

...the dedicated Asia–Hawaii Express will be upgraded from a fortnightly service to a weekly sailing starting in July 2017....

“Regarding our ability to retrieve energy, we don’t need anybody. Transportation may be our biggest impediment.”

...Guam, like the other four inhabited U.S.-governed territories, lacks even a semblance of political representation back on the mainland....

...reporting on the expiration of two maritime union contracts with Matson....

...APL Ltd. will inaugurate a direct Asia / Hawaii with the first vessel arrival to Honolulu scheduled on Sunday, August  13, 2017....

...“Benign neglect,” were the words Lieutenant Gov. Ray Tenorio used to describe Washington’s relationship with his island. “The feds view Guam only as a military asset. Nothing more.”....

...there is nothing in the public record that would indicate Admiral Buzby’s views on national maritime policy....

...the need for the Jones Act is sensibly being questioned and challenged as never before....

Pasha faces the more immediate need to renew its fleet, which still has four steamships over 30 years old....

VIDEO: Mike Hansen discusses what this means, whether it's likely to happen, and how it fits in the Hawaii marine seascape....

...New Anacortes-built trawler could be grounded by old law, endangering two Washington State firms....

...Philly Shipyard is in advanced talks with a leading Jones Act operator to establish a new shipping service in the Hawaii containership trade with up to four new, state-of-the-art, cost-effective and environment-friendly vessels....

...This is an important development for many shippers in Hawaii and Guam because it further places the supposed opportunity to take advantage of these international services to the islands out of reach....

...The SAMOANA is a fully cellular containership built in 2015 in China....

...Local shipyard Marisco Ltd. said the ship and its cargo — a dry dock 454 feet long and 150 feet wide — are expected to arrive today....

...Matson tried to hide it, but....

...One compromise could exempt Hawaii, Alaska and Puerto Rico from the American-built ship requirement....

...advocating for additional changes in federal and local regulations to improve Puerto Rico’s economy....

...While the act harms all Americans, some consumers are more acutely affected — such as non-contiguous states like Alaska and Hawaii and American territories like Puerto Rico....

...those in the U.S. maritime industry (or, the “Jones Act industry”) demand conformity from their fellows in support of the protectionist policies, and how difficult it’s to speak-out against them....

U.S. federal laws and regulations impacting waterborne shipping increased approximately 200% from 1970 to 2014....

Today, the U.S. has fewer shipyards than any time in the recent past. Between 2006 and 2011, the Jones Act-eligible fleet shrank by over 17 percent....

“McDew testified that the U.S. military cargo ship fleet is "aging out" and asked Congress to approve the purchase of used commercial vessels....

...Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and Guam have suffered the most from the restrictions of the Jones Act....

...Revocation of the rulings would close a loophole that allows the use of non-Jones Act eligible vessels to support the offshore industry....

...the Jones Act is not just a Hawaii problem — it’s a national problem....

...there is new criticism of the Food for Peace program and the requirement that much of the food aid be grown in the U.S. and transported on U.S. flag ships....

The 2nd Annual Maui County Carnival, scheduled for April 6-9, 2017, has been cancelled. Skyrocketing state government fees have been blamed....

At nearly 100 years old, it is still able to defeat reform efforts … despite a mountain of evidence that it cripples the economy, fails to achieve its aims and is badly in need of modernization....

...Jones Act distorts U.S. economy, endangers military....