Jones Act

...U.S. Coast Guard ordered all commercial harbors in the State closed as of Thursday morning and all commercial vessels of 200 gross tons and greater to evacuate to sea....

...Grassroot Institute president says a waiver will help island families rebuild....

...Federal agencies should take precautionary steps now to better assist Hawaii residents....

...What are the interests propping up this archaic legislation?....

...OIRA asked the public to weigh in on how regulations in the maritime sector could be modified or repealed to remove unnecessary burdens, increase efficiency or simplify compliance....

...support from the maritime unions for her support of Jones Act cabotage....

...there is one set of maritime regulations and laws that costs consumers and businesses millions of dollars every year....

...For its overseas sealift operations, America’s military generally relies on America’s Maritime Security Program (MSP) fleet — all foreign-built ships that do not comply with the requirements of the Jones Act....

...closer scrutiny finds the law’s national security justification to be unmoored from modern military and technological realities....

...It is the first of two new ships being built for Honolulu-based Matson by Philly Shipyard at a total cost of approximately $418 million for the pair, and the first of four new vessels that Matson will put into its Hawaii service during the next two years....

...This solution has passed the House before, but not yet in the Senate; however, this time the provision is included in a major bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration....

...the islands of American Samoa were exempted from maritime cabotage by the Tripartite Convention of 1899 concluding the Second Samoan Civil War....

On a 2015 voyage from Jacksonville, Florida, to Puerto Rico, the Jones Act–eligible cargo ship El Faro sailed directly into Hurricane Joaquin and sank, losing all 33 crew members....

...One issue the group is grappling with is how to justify a waiver for Puerto Rico while keeping Jones Act requirements for other US ports, such as Hawaii....

...Reforming its shipping laws to allow foreign ships to transport foreign goods between Philippine ports seems to have worked out well for the Philippines....

...The Heritage Foundation hosted on Friday, February 23, 2018, a panel discussion, “Time to Reform the Jones Act?”....

...PSI is one of seven active major U.S. shipbuilding yards constructing large self-propelled seagoing ships....

...why did LNG that arrived in Boston at the end of January come from Russia — and in violation of Obama-era sanctions against Russia?....

...ahead of releasing of their 2017 annual results and earnings conference call scheduled for February 20....

...new regulations in October 2016 requiring coal and raw palm oil exporters to ship on Indonesian flag ships....

...a cargo of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) was surreptitiously imported into the United States on January 28, 2018 at Boston, Massachusetts, in apparent violation of sanctions....

...the current carriers will in all probability avoid a “pricing war” and possible bankruptcy of one carrier....

...It might be hard to believe, but Hawaii’s internet system (and, indeed, all U.S. internet cable systems) are highly dependent on not being subject to the protectionist shipping law known as the Jones Act....

...Updates required at Hawai’i Terminals would prevent TOTE from entering Hawai’i trade in 2020/2021....

...Jones Act supporters in Congress are angling to require petroleum and liquid natural gas produced in the United States be exported on only so-called Jones Act ships....

...members of the Subcommittee are virtually all strong supporters of the Jones Act and typically receive industry backing in turn....

...a better operating model for Hawaii might be what operates in the Tasman Strait in Australia....

...the largest capital improvement project in the history of Hawai‘i’s commercial harbor system....

...that which has been done can no longer be done....

...Matson turned to Sause for a second hand deck barge....

...Hawaii Superferry was required to build its vessels in the U.S. by the Jones Act....

...Thomas A Allegretti is the outgoing chairman of the American Maritime Partnership (AMP), the primary Jones Act industry lobbying group....

...Boivin will assume duties as of December 22, 2017, replacing the retiring Glenn K. Y. Hong who served as the company’s president for 25 years....

...American Maritime Partnership responds to Bloomberg....

...over $50 million in bribes....

...“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....