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Friday, April 1, 2016 |
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SB 2618: Ferry Feasibility Study
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:12 PM :: 4566 Views :: Jones Act
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...Free market think tank says study should include effects of a Jones Act exemption....
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Friday, April 1, 2016 |
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Jones Act Exemption Missing from Puerto Rico Relief Bill
By Michael Hansen @ 1:20 AM :: 4290 Views :: Jones Act
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...long awaited Congressional legislation to address the Commonwealth’s financial crisis....
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Tuesday, March 29, 2016 |
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Stevedores Shutdown Matson Oakland Terminal
By Michael Hansen @ 5:25 PM :: 6438 Views :: Jones Act, Labor
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...a dispute about starting times....
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Tuesday, March 29, 2016 |
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Jones Act Campaign Contributions: Mazie Hirono is Living the Dream
By Michael Hansen @ 5:04 PM :: 5624 Views :: Ethics, Jones Act
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...The Jones Act pays off — in politics....
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Wednesday, March 16, 2016 |
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House committee to hear ferry bill Wednesday morning
By News Release @ 1:46 AM :: 4221 Views :: Jones Act
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...Requires the department of transportation to conduct a feasibility study of establishing an interisland ferry system....
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Thursday, March 3, 2016 |
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Impact of Jones Act Shipping on Hawaii Cost of Living? House Refuses to Study Issue
By Michael Hansen @ 1:22 PM :: 4917 Views :: Jones Act
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Mizuno decided the bill was necessary after Matson raised its rates by 5 percent for goods shipped to Hawaii at the end of November. This came after the company had reported a 93 percent jump in profits....
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Friday, February 26, 2016 |
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Puerto Rico moves to privatize local ferry services
By Michael Hansen @ 4:46 AM :: 5331 Views :: Jones Act
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While Hawaii goes the other way....
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Thursday, February 25, 2016 |
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El Faro Disaster could reshape Jones Act
By Michael Hansen @ 3:41 AM :: 4667 Views :: Jones Act
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...negative public opinion being generated by TOTE officials seemingly callous testimony....
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Sunday, February 14, 2016 |
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Jones Act Navy Sinking in Sea of Red Ink
By Michael Hansen @ 5:29 PM :: 5853 Views :: Jones Act, Military
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The LCS were originally projected to cost around US $90 million each in 2001, when the program was being conceived. Bloomberg reported in January 2016 the LCS have cost on average about $440 million each....
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Sunday, February 14, 2016 |
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Jones Act Exemption, LNG Imports Key to Puerto Rico Recovery
By Heritage Foundation @ 5:24 PM :: 6439 Views :: Energy, Jones Act
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Exempting Puerto Rico from the Jones Act is the single most important step Congress can take....
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Monday, February 1, 2016 |
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McCain strikes at Jones Act to reform U.S. energy policy
By Michael Hansen @ 8:58 PM :: 4916 Views :: Jones Act
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Senator John S. McCain (R-AZ) submitted on January 28, 2016, legislation to eliminate certain domestic build requirements of the Jones Act....
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Saturday, January 30, 2016 |
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The Drama of the Jones Act Follies
By Michael Hansen @ 2:50 AM :: 4630 Views :: Jones Act
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...studies invariable degenerate into preachy Gospel-like statements parroting back talking points from whichever side commissioned the particular economic study....
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Tuesday, January 26, 2016 |
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Will Navy Buy More Foreign-Built Ships?
By Michael Hansen @ 10:31 AM :: 5215 Views :: Jones Act
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The cost of merchant ship construction in the U.S. is approximately five times that of building comparable ships in South Korea and Japan....
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Tuesday, January 26, 2016 |
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Jones Act: “Diffuse costs and concentrated benefits”
By Michael Hansen @ 1:24 AM :: 4617 Views :: Jones Act
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Jack P. Suyderhoud, Professor of Business Economics and Director of the MBA Program, Shidler College of Business, University of Hawaii at Manoa, answering a question about the Jones Act....
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Monday, January 25, 2016 |
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Another Brand New Navy Ship Breaks Down
By Michael Hansen @ 3:02 AM :: 5160 Views :: Jones Act
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There is no estimated date of completion to the repairs....
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Saturday, January 23, 2016 |
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Jones Act Shipbuilding: Only the Price is American
By Michael Hansen @ 1:41 PM :: 4534 Views :: Jones Act
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Daewoo designed the Marlin Class containerships, built the main engines, and arranged the supply of much of the equipment installed on board. DSME engineers were on board for the sea trials....
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Friday, January 22, 2016 |
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Alaska Groceries Short due to Repeated Ship Breakdowns by Jones Act Carrier Behind El Faro Disaster
By Michael Hansen @ 5:22 PM :: 4777 Views :: Jones Act
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...the ship that was supposed to arrive in Anchorage on Sunday never made it further than the port in Tacoma, Wash.....
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Thursday, January 14, 2016 |
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Jones Act, LNG at Center of Puerto Rico Recovery Plan
By Michael Hansen @ 12:53 PM :: 7273 Views :: Energy, Jones Act, Cost of Living
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Cong Perluisi stated there “. . . . are eight constructive steps the federal government could take,” including the need to “update the Existing Jones Act LNG and LPG Exemption in Puerto Rico” ....
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Saturday, January 9, 2016 |
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Sorry OHA, Free Trade Zones are not free of the Jones Act
By Michael Hansen @ 5:15 PM :: 7358 Views :: Akaka Bill, Jones Act, OHA
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Hawaii Business Magazine published in its January 2016 issue an article entitled “Change Agents” profiling four Hawaiian activists and describing their visions for Hawaii....
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Thursday, January 7, 2016 |
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VIDEO: Everything You Wanted to Know About the Jones Act with Michael Hansen
By Michael Hansen @ 3:25 AM :: 5043 Views :: Jones Act
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Kelii Akina and Mike Hansen discuss the Jones Act and its implications for the economy of Hawaii....
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Wednesday, December 30, 2015 |
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Jones Act Unions file protest over crewing of APL Guam
By Michael Hansen @ 4:16 AM :: 7431 Views :: Jones Act, Labor
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...a labor dispute over the manning of the U.S. Flag containership APL GUAM which is scheduled to provide regular liner service between Yokohama, Japan, Apra Harbor, Guam, and Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands....
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Tuesday, December 29, 2015 |
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Lifting US Oil Export Ban could substantially change Jones Act dynamics
By Michael Hansen @ 1:21 PM :: 6209 Views :: Energy, Jones Act
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“This [Jones Act] market did receive a boost from the coastwise transportation of crude oil in the past, but these movements, which already declined significantly in 2015, may disappear altogether....
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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 :: 4938 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 :: 5811 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 :: 5023 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 :: 5248 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 :: 4697 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 :: 4250 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 :: 6332 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 :: 4498 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 :: 5161 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 :: 6286 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 :: 7459 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 :: 6151 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 :: 4900 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 :: 4308 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 :: 4563 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 :: 4061 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 :: 4914 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 :: 5036 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 :: 4292 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 :: 4014 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 :: 6029 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 :: 4169 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 :: 4302 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 :: 4430 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 :: 4444 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 :: 6112 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 :: 4095 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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