VIDEO: Crowley continues round-the-clock Puerto Rico response
OCTOBER 12, 2017 — With employees working around the clock and its vessels calling the Port of San Juan almost daily, Jones Act operator Crowley Maritime Corp. had, as of the end
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House bill seeks five-year Jones Act waiver for Puerto Rico
OCTOBER 10, 2017 — Congressman Gary Palmer (R-AL) and Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) have introduced H.R. 3966, the Puerto Rico Humanitarian Relief Act. According to a press release issued by Congressman Palmer,
DHS won’t extend unnecessary Jones Act waiver
OCTOBER 6, 2017 — The Department of Homeland Security will not extend the 10 day waiver of the Jones Act for Puerto Rico that it issued on September 28. “”We believe that
McCain seeks to make Puerto Rico Jones Act waiver permanent
SEPTEMBER 29, 2017 — U.S. Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Mike Lee (R-UT) yesterday introduced legislation that would permanently exempt Puerto Rico from the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, or the Jones
Why the White House granted a Jones Act waiver that wasn’t needed
SEPTEMBER 29, 2017 — The U.S. maritime industry is become angered by what some see as a quite cynical attempt by long time Jones Act opponents to leverage the situation in Puerto
Congressmen concerned by Puerto Rico Jones Act waiver
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017 — The Trump Administration’s decision to issue a 10-day waiver of the Jones Act for Puerto Rico was called into question today. Congressmen Duncan Hunter and John Garamendi (D-CA),
Trump authorizes 10-day Jones Act waiver for Puerto Rico
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017 — At the request of Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello, President Trump has authorized a Jones Act waiver for Puerto Rico. The news was announced in this tweet from
McCain calls for Jones Act waiver for Puerto Rico
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 — Problems with shoreside distribution rather than any shortage of Jones Act vessels are proving to be the major obstacle to getting relief cargoes to Puerto Rico where they
Crowley sends 14 Jones Act tankers to Florida ports
SEPTEMBER 15, 2017 — Crowley Maritime Corporation said yesterday that it had dispatched 18 company owned and/or operated Jones Act petroleum vessels to discharge gasoline and diesel into Florida ports in the
DHS extends Jones Act waiver
SEPTEMBER 13, 2017 — Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary Elaine Duke today extended the limited Jones Act Waiver initially signed on September 8 at the recommendation of the Departments of Defense