Jones Act

... the "Jones Act Enforcer" tracks down and identifies violators of the 1920 protectionist federal maritime law known as the Jones Act ....

... the low-hanging fruit ....

... the 103-year-old federal maritime law started as "garden-variety political parochialism" ....

... The idea was to lower transportation costs and carbon emissions by shifting cargo transport along the country’s coastal areas from trucks and trains to ocean vessels ....

... there are no Jones Act-qualified cable-installation ships ....

... protectionist U.S. policies will inflate the cost of the island’s rebuilding effort ....

... the law has ended up hurting our national security by severely harming American shipbuilding, making us more dependent on imported energy, damaging our ports and waterways and inflicting unnecessary pain on victims of natural disasters ....

... clinging to this outdated policy is not an act of patriotism, but rather one of stagnation ....

... private shipping companies cannot exclude shipments to Hawai’i and other non-contiguous parts of country and cannot charge inflated costs ....

... The 1920 Jones Act is a familiar topic in Hawaii, but its precursor — the Foreign Dredge Act of 1906 — has largely escaped scrutiny ....

... guess which shipyard is upgrading Matson ships ....

... headlines confirm the Jones Act drives up shipping costs for aluminum cans, oil and gas, wind energy and just about everything else ....

... Grassroot Institute in the news ....

... An argument that the wasteful law violates the Constitution's Port Preference Clause ....

... Moving the fuel from Red Hill using international ships would cost $36 million, but $66 million using Jones Act tankers, Case said to Mayorkas in a letter ....

... He says waivers are needed to assure full, dependable and cost-effective availability of the ten oceangoing fuel tankers called for under Defense Department’s proposed defueling plan ....

... how Hawai'i can reduce the costs and the improve service quality of its various mass transportation systems ....

... Martin Jano Found Guilty of Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering & Lukner Weilbacher Found Guilty of Conflict of Interest in Micronesia International Ship Registry Case ....

... two public scoping meetings, March 30 and 31 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. ....

"...One more good reason to throw an antiquated maritime law overboard...."

... Despite the disagreements, there were a few points the guests all agreed on ....

... Grassroot Institute of Hawaii’s “wins” over the past year ....

... sailing from Oahu on his boat, fully fueled, and stocked with cash and enough provisions to sustain himself at sea ....

... Has the Jones Act finally run its course? ....

... Ted Cruz and AOC on the same team ....

... American Samoa and the U.S. Virgin Islands are both exempt from the Jones Act — and they like it that way ....

... There’s one large cruise ship that actually complies with the law. And that cruise ship is only operating in Hawaii ....

... how reform of the Jones Act — rather than all-out repeal or keeping the law the same — might be the way to appease both sides ....

... if your state is on a navigable river or an external coast you have been missing out on massive amounts of economic activity for decades ....

... a decade-long scheme to defraud investors of millions of dollars in connection with Semisub Inc ....

... In March 2020, a maritime shipping advisory panel offered a simple suggestion to the government: Charge all past and current members of two libertarian think tanks with treason ....

... Kress is challenging the incumbent Ed Case (D, HI-1) who has been a longtime supporter of Jones Act reform ....

... the Jones Act recently hindered Puerto Rico’s ability to receive supplies quickly after being hit by yet another hurricane; and the 102-year-old shipping law also threatens to skyrocket energy costs ....

... It’s hard not to look at the delay, political gamesmanship and dueling press statements and wonder how long it will be until Hawaii is in a similar situation ....

... The U.S. territory is again facing a humanitarian crisis after being hit by Hurricane Fiona, but the 1920 federal law is hindering outside assistance ....

... To avoid higher costs, many companies are forced to turn to imports ....

... Will Hawaii’s candidates on the 2022 campaign trail follow through on their promises? ....

... the Jones Act is harmful to the territory of Puerto Rico, and people throughout the U.S. should be skeptical of it, says Luis Ponce, co-founder and action director of the Boricuas Unidos en la Diaspora ....

... The Board last received a formal complaint in 1999 ....

... 87% of those who are familiar with the Jones Act want reform ....

... Even supporters of the 102-year-old federal shipping law admit that its restrictions on competition add to the cost of our fuels ....

"... The Jones Act increases the cost of food and virtually all other products in Hawaii and needs to be fixed ...."

... The Administration is scheduled to meet with oil company executives on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, to discuss ways to increase domestic production and lower costs, and one of the issues likely to be addressed is the Jones Act ....

... A confluence of events both in Hawaii and nationwide has led to a growing chorus of voices calling for either waivers from or reform of the federal maritime law known as the Jones Act ....

... The drumbeat for Jones Act reform has been growing louder ....

... “Houston, we have a problem.” ....

... with only 96 large oceangoing Jones Act-qualified ships left — down from 257 in 1980 — it is pretty clear the law has failed ....

... pathways to policy failure ....

... Hawaii County Council member Matt Kanealii-Kleinfelder said today he also is planning to introduce a resolution soon seeking a Hawaii waiver from the Jones Act .... 

... the International Longshore and Warehouse Union’s contract with the Pacific Maritime Association, a maritime employer representative, ends in July 2022 ....