Jones Act

...In 1950, 43 percent of global shipping was done by US-flagged vessels. According to a 2009 Department of Transportation report that percentage has fallen to 1.5 percent....

The event was attended by approximately 80-100 members of public, some legislators, legislature staff and members of the shipping industry....

The old arguments in favor of the Act are no longer persuasive in light of the overwhelming evidence that it raises the cost of living....

...a short documentary film to educate the public about the Jones Act, which will be shown this Friday, February 27, 2015 at 12pm in the Capitol Auditorium....

Refineries would have access to cheaper domestically-produced crude oil, which would lower the cost of gasoline, diesel and fuel oil. And there would be less need for imported oil....

Patrick Novak v. USA, in which plaintiffs appeal the Hawaii district court’s dismissal for lack of standing of their action brought against the United States, seeking a declaration that the Jones Act was invalid as it applied to interstate commerce involving the State of Hawaii....

Horizon and its board of directors believe that the claims in the actions are entirely without merit but are entering into this settlement because it will eliminate the risks, costs, and other burdens of litigation....

...ILWU: "There could be a delay on arrivals of vessels and that's the concern that we should have here in Hawaii"....

“The ILWU is essentially seeking the right to fire judges who rule against them.”

...the early years of one of the most successful tourist destinations in the world, Hawaii, from about 1870 to 1940....

The Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) announced today that weekend vessel loading and unloading operations will be temporarily suspended this weekend....

"...No one can predict when that will happen — five days, seven days, two weeks — but the ports will soon grind to a halt...."

...Jared Meyer of Economics21 at the Manhattan Institute says the 1920 law hurts the American economy, raises prices and harms the American shipping industry....

...the cost of a U.S.-manufactured ship is about four times that of foreign competition....

With the onset of another snowstorm hitting the Northeast, New Jerseyans are shaking their snow shovels at a federal law that causes them almost yearly fits.... 

...Matson’s order at $209 million per ship is more than five times more expensive than those same ships were procured outside the United States....

Mike Hansen, President of the Hawaii Shippers Council (HSC) interviewed by K57 Guam’s leading talk radio host Ray Gibson....

...McCain’s instant amendment would be a rider to the Keystone Pipeline legislation....

The Alaska governor is actually required to “use best efforts and all appropriate means to persuade the United States Congress to repeal those provisions of the Jones Act formerly codified at 46 U.S.C. 861, et seq.”...

Senator John McCain introduced a measure to modify the Jones Act so that American ship companies can purchase their ships from our allies....

the text of McCain's proposed amendment repeals the US Build requirement of the Jones Act....

...To date, the ILWU and PMA have reached tentative agreements on health care and increases to pay guarantees....

“Honestly, I didn’t even know you could arrest ships.” 

“In response to a joint request for assistance from the parties, collective bargaining...will continue as soon as possible under the auspices of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service...."

...780-foot container ship Horizon Pacific ran aground in the channel as it exited Honolulu Harbor.  The ship was able to “self-extract” and returned to port....

ILWU slowdown tactics have reduced productivity at Pacific Northwest ports for more than a month and a half....

The problem has also affected other restaurant chains, as a dockworker dispute on the West Coast of the United States has reverberated across the Pacific Ocean....

U.S. law allows shippers to transport goods domestically on cars, trucks, aircraft, or rail cars built in other countries. Just not ships....

West Coast ports are suffering a series of slowdowns....

"In the past decade, Matson has invested nearly $1 billion in four new containerships...."

...this proposed transaction undervalues the Company to the detriment of Horizon’s shareholders....

With the cost of U.S. newbuildings now five times that of constructing comparable ships in South Korea and Japan, Horizon could not afford to build new Jones Act ships....

Matson to acquire all outstanding shares of Horizon Lines immediately after Pasha acquires Horizon's Hawaii trade lane business....

...Matson Terminals Inc has pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor violations of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899....

With the right policies, the U.S. has an opportunity to become the world’s top energy producer and to continue the return of manufacturing jobs....

...allow the purchase of less expensive but more efficient foreign-built ferries....

5pm to 10pm Monday October 6th 2014 PIER 19 Ferry Facility....

...the monthly out of pocket expenses for groceries has increased $130.80 since 2013....

U.S. shipbuilding is less than 1% of the world share....

...the people of Hawaii are paying thousands of dollars more per family to subsidize this act....

"Hawaii has America's highest cost of living and I am committed to reducing this burden...."

From the point of view of shipping, there are several issues which will impinge on HECO’s planning to transition from liquid petroleum fuels to LNG....

...a major gubernatorial candidate in the general election has endorsed the Hawaii Shippers’ Council’s noncontiguous trades Jones Act reform proposal....

...These islands may soon be able to diversify their energy sources to include natural gas, because of relatively low natural gas prices and new shipping technology....

...we’re paying a premium not because of the distance from commodities that can be sold, but because of taxes and hidden costs of transportation....

...Potentially, consumers in Hawaii and Alaska could pick up the tab for Obamacare excise tax....

...Matson and Horizon improperly billed the U.S. Department of Defense, costing $2 million a year in damages....

...electricity prices in Hawaii are nearly double those in the state with the next highest prices because Hawaii generates 75% of its electricity from petroleum and must rely on Jones Act vessels for all domestic oil shipments....