Jones Act

65.2% believe the Jones Act is not fit for purpose....

“Basically the Hawaiian market, we have seen as we noted an increase in demand for our service...."

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....

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....

...for participating in a price-fixing conspiracy....

"Their definition of seaworthy gets lower and lower because the ships are getting older and older.”

...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....

Why was El Faro was still on the water? And whose interest does the Jones Act protect today?

...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....

The Hill newspaper posted an op-ed on October 2, 2015 entitled “Time to repeal the Jones Act.”....

...Republicans said they are willing to consider exempting Puerto Rico from the Jones Act....

...the USAID and USDA’s cost of shipping U.S. flag was 23% greater than would have been by foreign flag....

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....

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....

... Finland Price, $139M / Mississippi Price $1B .....

A key provision of the FEGP is to seek a full exemption from Jones Act cabotage for Puerto Rico....

In the 1930s, residents and visitors could travel between Hawaii’s islands by boat....

...the recent dispute between dockworkers and marine terminal operators at West Coast ports took almost nine months to resolve....

The Krueger Report emphasized the need for Puerto Rico to be exempted from Jones Act....

Congressman Sean Duffy (R-WI), Chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations, is seeking solutions to the Puerto Rico financial crisis....

...And there aren’t that many shipyards left....

What was once seen as a partisan concern is gaining ground as common sense economics....

HTA has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for a cruise development consultant....

Trade negotiations offer a chance to modernize U.S. ports....

... Paul Krugman commenting on the Puerto Rico financial crisis ....

...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....

"This is one of the largest settlements for an environmental violation in Hawaii’s history,” said Chin....

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....

This is the same issue that spurred the founding in Hawaii of the Jones Act Reform Coalition (JARC) in the mid-1990’s....

The Resolution was passed on July 8th by the European Parliament with 436 yes votes....

...the Puerto Rico financial crisis has revived the Jones Act debate....

One barrier to business is the Merchant Marine Jones Act....

" ... Lawmakers should allow non-American ships to carry goods between the island and the mainland .... "

Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla announced the Commonwealth will not be able to pay its $72 billion outstanding debt....

A prominent European politician has urged the region's shipowners to get behind important trade talks....

Pasha and Matson both completed their acquisition of Horizon Lines today ....

European maritime industry trade groups are seeking several specific exemptions from U.S. maritime cabotage provisions....

the Canadian government lifted an import duty of 25 percent on foreign-built ships in 2011....

The Heritage Foundation offers a seven point recovery plan for the next president of the United States....

The clearance paves the way for an anticipated final closing before the end of the second quarter....

...that 95-year-old law has become a key bargaining chip in one of the world’s largest trade accords....

"I don't think we should get all agitated and upset when there's an effort to look at the Jones Act," Murkowski said....

...legislators from Hawaii, Guam and Puerto Rico came together for a videoconference forum to discuss legislative developments on the Jones Act for their respective jurisdictions....

Formerly, the resolution only considered the Washington State ferry as a model, but now it has been expanded to other possible jurisdictions as well....

There are several State regulatory issues that need to be resolved prior to attempting to establish a Hawaii interisland ferry and are at least as important as the technical modeling, facilities and feasibility considerations....

Alaska SJR17 is the product of a continual, cooperative effort with officials in Hawaii....