President Donald Trump issued a 60-day waiver to the Jones Act March 18, with the stated goal of reducing gas prices at the pump in the wake of the bombing… Read More
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Oil companies have a well-thumbed playbook. Every time a weather event or international incident spooks the oil markets, they bring up the Jones Act to scare the American public. They… Read More
A federal court shot down a lawsuit January 20 that challenged the Jones Act through an obscure provision of the Constitution. In what Jennifer Carpenter, president of the American Waterways… Read More
Cabotage laws, or laws restricting a certain percentage of shipping to a nation’s flagged vessels—of which America’s Jones Act is a prime example —have spread from 91 countries in 2018… Read More
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation’s Subcommittee on Coast Guard, Maritime and Fisheries addressed shipbuilding needs in an October 28 hearing titled “Sea Change: Reviving Commercial Shipbuilding.” In… Read More
Stephen Carmel, nominated by President Donald Trump to lead the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration, told a key Senate committee that his generation cannot stand on the sidelines… Read More
St. Johns Ship Building, a leading Jones Act shipyard and a subsidiary of Americraft Marine, announced October 6 it will build three 140’ x 40’ x 8’ steel material deck… Read More
As first announced in June, investment firm Redwood Holdings successfully completed its acquisition of New Orleans-based Canal Barge Company in early September. The acquisition of Canal Barge and all… Read More
Metairie, La.-based Maritime Partners, a leading provider of maritime solutions primarily focused on Jones Act vessels, has announced the recent purchase of West Gulf Marine, a family-owned shipyard in Galveston,… Read More
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC (GLDD) announced August 20 the delivery of its new hopper dredge, the Amelia Island, from Conrad Shipyard in Morgan City, La. Read More
