NOVEMBER 21, 2017 — Philly Shipyard, Inc. yesterday delivered the American Pride, the fourth of four next generation 50,000 dwt product tankers built for American Petroleum Tankers (APT), a subsidiary of Kinder
NOVEMBER 14, 2017 — A veil has been at least partially lifted from one of the greatest mysteries of all time: How the Coast Guard’s National Vessel Documentation Center (NVDC) arrives at
OCTOBER 27, 2017—The humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico following the devastation of Hurricane Maria gave an opening to critics of the Jones Act to blame the law for hindering the relief and
OCTOBER 17, 2017 — Honolulu, Hawaii-based Pasha Hawaii has announced that it will be providing the U.S. Jones Act vessel Horizon Spirit to ship hundreds of containers from the U.S. West Coast
OCTOBER 13, 2017 — The AFL-CIO has written U.S. senators today saying that the Jones Act has “in no way impeded Puerto Rico’s recovery” in the wake of Hurricane Maria, noting that
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
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,
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
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
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